Today I’m sharing parenting tips on ways to recycle Christmas cards.  Year after year we receive beautiful Christmas cards, but we have no idea what to do with them after the holidays.  They’re too beautiful to throw away, so we just place them in a box and store them from year to year.  Christmas is around the corner.  Again, Christmas cards will be arriving in the mail or handed out at the office. Many have beautiful scenery or a picture of Santa.

Here’s a list of way to reuse them:

Name Tags –  First, use designs on the card for gift name tags.  Cut out a square from the design on the Christmas card.  Next, Embellish it with To and From lines.

Embellish Gifts Bags – Second, cut out design and embellish gifts wrapped in Kraft or plain colored wrapping paper.

Frame Them – Furthermore, you can frame the cards and make a vignette or wall display.  Pick up a few frames at your local Dollar Store.

Scrapbook Pages – Use cutouts from the cards to create designs to Christmas scrapbook pages.

Lid Covers for Jars –  Additionally, you can use a large circle punch to create a design for the top of jars.  You can fill the jars with cookies, candy, hot chocolate and more.  Be creative.

Drink Coasters  – Buy ceramic tiles and cover them with designs from

Design a Wreath – Recycle Christmas cards by making craft items.  Christmas Cards make great wreaths.

Embellish a Fireplace Mantel – So, your mantel is bare.  Display cards along your fire place mantel or shelves.  Add lights or greenery to the mantel to create a festive mood.

Decorate a Door Frame –  Furthermore, when I was growing up, sending Christmas cards to family and friends was a tradition.  One of my favorite childhood memories was seeing the Christmas cards received during the holiday season around the door frames in the house.

Create Jigsaw Puzzles – Also, recycle Christmas cards by creating jigsaw puzzles. I purchased this jigsaw puzzle maker for my scrapbook pages and I love it.

Christmas Ornaments –  Use a circle punch to create designs from the cards.  Next, use a hole punch to make a hole at the top of the circle.   Thread a piece of ribbon through the hole and tie on a tree or tree branches.

Last, we hope you like a few of our recycle ideas and will put them into affect.  Finally, you may also like 7 Christmas Morning Tips You Need.