Katy Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 PSA: Don’t buy the gorgeous red glitter wrapping paper at Walmart. It’s beautiful but it’s a PITA. I usually buy each kid their own wrapping paper. I usually get the premium (foil) paper at Walmart. This year there isn’t any, but they do have glitter papers. I took a kid with me, and he picked out papers for his siblings and cousins and a gorgeous red glitter paper for himself. I spent two hours trying to wrap one gift with it before I finally tried reinforced packing tape, which won’t stick to the paper but does stick to itself. So hopefully the white stripes in the tape look like ribbon because I’m never doing that again. By the end of the day I was covered in glitter and my hands were covered in cuts from the glitter. Only bleeding did I think about microplastics. Never again. 6 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Since I have become a mom, I hate glitter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: Since I have become a mom, I hate glitter. I never got the hatred before, but I definitely get it now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 More kid craft stuff I hate Slime. putty, playdough (not as bad as the first 2), and kinetic sand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Glitter is a nightmare. I've noticed that it is everywhere this Christmas. Perhaps companies are unloading their overstock here since the EU ban took effect earlier this year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, TechWife said: Glitter is a nightmare. I've noticed that it is everywhere this Christmas. Perhaps companies are unloading their overstock here since the EU ban took effect earlier this year. Oh, I bet that’s exactly what it is! Now I’d be open to a ban too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 14 minutes ago, TechWife said: Glitter is a nightmare. I've noticed that it is everywhere this Christmas. Perhaps companies are unloading their overstock here since the EU ban took effect earlier this year. Why is it banned there? I had not heard about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 My son once worked at ACMoore and would often come home covered in glitter. Now that he has his own home, glitter is banned from entering. He calls it the herpes of the crafting world. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: Why is it banned there? I had not heard about that. I would guess because of the microplastic pollution 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkTulip Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Yep, glitter of any form has been banned from my house since the Great Glitter Glue Disaster of 2007. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 19 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: Why is it banned there? I had not heard about that. 12 minutes ago, Melissa in Australia said: I would guess because of the microplastic pollution @Melissa in Australia is correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Hopper Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Reason #437000 I keep a glitter free home. Yes, it’s pretty, but cleaning up every bit of glitter takes longer than a spilled box of grits. Also, I’m pretty sure there’s a layer of glitter on the bottom of the sea. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 19 minutes ago, PinkTulip said: Yep, glitter of any form has been banned from my house since the Great Glitter Glue Disaster of 2007. Please tell me this story. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 You warned me at the word "glitter". If there is a satan, glitter is his muse! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 55 minutes ago, Faith-manor said: You warned me at the word "glitter". If there is a satan, glitter is his muse! Yep, Satan invented glitter. I am sure of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Can you post a pic so I can be sure which one you are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 This is the paper: https://www.walmart.com/ip/2161608825 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkTulip Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 5 hours ago, Katy said: Please tell me this story. It started out benignly enough when my then in-laws were in town for their annual 17-day stay over Christmas (now that’s another story for another time!) My kiddos were 8, 6, 5 and 3 at the time and I needed to run to the store to get food for dinner that night. Grammy suggested that she would stay with the kids and do a craft with them so I could go by myself. Sounds great, right?! Oh no. Apparently the craft involved tubes and tubes of glitter glue, which the kids quickly tired of, so they moved on to playing with their toys and moving throughout the house. Except they all had stepped in globs of it the had spilled on the floor, and had it sticking to their hands without cleaning up. Grammy had stepped outside to take a call, leaving the kids unsupervised, and glitter was EVERYWHERE throughout my house. Footprints in the carpet, handprints on the walls, all over all the toys - I came across that stuff for years later. Grammy just kind of shrugged, and was like, “kids, right?” From that time forth, any form of glitter is forbidden to cross my threshold! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 25 minutes ago, PinkTulip said: It started out benignly enough when my then in-laws were in town for their annual 17-day stay over Christmas (now that’s another story for another time!) My kiddos were 8, 6, 5 and 3 at the time and I needed to run to the store to get food for dinner that night. Grammy suggested that she would stay with the kids and do a craft with them so I could go by myself. Sounds great, right?! Oh no. Apparently the craft involved tubes and tubes of glitter glue, which the kids quickly tired of, so they moved on to playing with their toys and moving throughout the house. Except they all had stepped in globs of it the had spilled on the floor, and had it sticking to their hands without cleaning up. Grammy had stepped outside to take a call, leaving the kids unsupervised, and glitter was EVERYWHERE throughout my house. Footprints in the carpet, handprints on the walls, all over all the toys - I came across that stuff for years later. Grammy just kind of shrugged, and was like, “kids, right?” From that time forth, any form of glitter is forbidden to cross my threshold! I'm laughing, but that's horrible! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkTulip Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 25 minutes ago, El... said: I'm laughing, but that's horrible! Understandably, I was pretty angry about it at the time. I mean, who leaves kids that age unsupervised with glitter glue?! But I can totally laugh about it now. And my kids and I really do refer to it as the Great Glitter Glue Disaster of 2007! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Katy said: I spent two hours trying to wrap one gift with it before I finally tried reinforced packing tape, which won’t stick to the paper but does stick to itself. So hopefully the white stripes in the tape look like ribbon because I’m never doing that again. This happened to me a few years ago. I don't even know why they sell glitter wrapping paper, because tape doesn't stick to it. I still have that roll in the attic, but I need to get rid of it. It's so pretty though -- a coppery gold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 27 minutes ago, Serenade said: This happened to me a few years ago. I don't even know why they sell glitter wrapping paper, because tape doesn't stick to it. I still have that roll in the attic, but I need to get rid of it. It's so pretty though -- a coppery gold. I was thinking maybe if I glued it to a sturdy box with a separate lid, and tied the lid on with ribbon. But honestly my hands have so many tiny cuts on them, it wouldn't be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbard Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) This post has sent me on a deep dive into Australian glitter laws. So far, microbeads are banned but glitter is not (plastic straws/cutlery/bags are banned also). Some of the big retailers won't sell it anymore, though. eta: balloon releases are illegal too, didn't know that! Edited December 1, 2023 by bookbard 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Serenade said: I don't even know why they sell glitter wrapping paper, because tape doesn't stick to it. The Dollar store super glue tubes do work. 4 hours ago, bookbard said: eta: balloon releases are illegal too, didn't know that! The mylar balloons cause power outages here. My city and nearby cities would post reminders on social media during graduation season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Balloon releases cause huge damage to marine life and birds 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 I feel your pain. I bought glitter paper for L many years ago. I think I ended up cutting it into strips and using it as trim, and the room looked like it was attached by a troop of pixies! I do use glitter glue at times for craft purposes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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