A woman has shared a clever hack she uses to save wrapping paper at . The big day is nearly here, and lots of people will be scrabbling to get their wrapped and laid under the tree before Christmas morning.

But with shops closing earlier and festive budgets squeezed, many of us might be reluctant to fork out for a fresh roll of wrapping paper so close to December 25 – especially since it won't be useful again until next year. If you are running low, you may instead want to consider a technique posted to to wrap any gifts that come in plain boxes using less paper.

In a video, content creator Amy Katherine said: "Wrapping hack: only the front of the gift needs to be wrapped." She then showed the front of the present, which appeared beautifully wrapped, before turning it over and showing a small patch of exposed white box.

"This is for all my last minute gift wrappers like me," she explained in the caption. "One side of the gift has to sit on the floor. Why waste the paper."

However, not everyone was convinced by the hack. One person said: "[If] I had scraps left over I would cover... maybe... but yeah not recutting anything if I don't have to."

Another joked: "Don’t worry family only a couple rooms need painted in our new house," while a third chimed in: "Technically yes. But leaving it makes me want to die," and a fourth simply said: "No…"

It comes after a woman shared the reason she never prepares Christmas Eve boxes for her kids. A woman known as thebudgetingmum on TikTok . Instead, she's found a much more financially-friendly alternative

The boxes appear under the tree the day before Christmas and are often filled with gifts like pyjamas, chocolates or maybe a cuddly toy. But, as lovely as they are, they can also be super expensive for some families.

This is a part of the reason why one woman refuses to do them. The mum, known as thebudgetingmum on, admitted she's never done them for her own children as she doesn't see the point in them having extra gifts a day early.

Instead, she's come up with her own genius idea that makes the kids happy as well as saving on her bank balance. In fact, some parents have praised the clever hack.

In a video, she explained: "I don't do Christmas Eve boxes, I do this instead. I've never understood the trend to give the kids a load of stuff on Christmas Eve.

"Why would you give them a box of Christmas things a day before the big day? So, I've always done a December box for mine, and I fill it with loads of activities we can do together during December.

"I also include their advent calendar in here too, and it really gives us a nice box of activities to actually spend time together over the festive period. Sometimes, you can get so caught up in thinking you need to be out of the house, seeing Santa here, there and everywhere but – for me – Christmas is about being home, doing crafts together, making Christmas cards and baking gingerbread."