What do you put home-made cakes in to give as presents?

[franch]

I'm making a lot of simple things with DD1 these days - jam tarts, mince pies, scones and the like - and no one ever gives back the plates and plastic boxes I bring them on. I'd like to give them away in something gifty but cheap and disposable. Any ideas? I seem to remember people using paper plates with cellophane tied over them with ribbon when I was a child, maybe I should find some cellophane somewhere ...

i did cellophane this xmas. you can get loads of different colours at art or craft shops. if you use plenty it scrunches up lovely at the top and then buy some christmas ribbon in the sale, tie it round, curl it up and it looks fab. alternatively, make some boxes out of card and let dd decorate it, then just cling film the stuff before putting it inside

cellophane available at florists!

cake boxes like these ?
DD could decorate them, but they look pretty just with a ribbon round. I'd say better than cellophane as it's a surprise to open and protects the stuff better, but the site also does cellophane rolls, bags etc.

Ah, useful thoughts - many thanks. Hadnt thought of florists - v useful site too thanks MrsB

MrsBadger that reminds me of my Saturday job in a Baker's. One of my tasks was to assemble the boxes for the week (they came flat).

I only know them because I had a vacation job in [name deleted - pretentious kid's clothes shop]
Far too expensive for grotty north london suburb, so most of our trade came from guilty divorced fathers buying emergency presents.
They always wanted stuff giftwrapped but we didn't have official [shop] giftwrapping stuff. Manager bought a job lot of those boxes and a reel of ribbon - and charged £5 a time cash in hand. Made a fortune. Wish I'd thought of it.