Abstract: Provided herein is, among other things, a packaging assembly comprising a substantially rigid panel having a pair of side edges; a pair of end edges; a center portion; a pair of proximal segments, each connected respectively to the right side and left side of the center portion; a pair of distal segments, each connected to one of the proximal segments opposite to the center portion; a first pair of substantially parallel fold lines; a second pair of substantially parallel fold lines; and a flexible film material secured on the rigid panel, wherein an object to be packaged is held securely between the flexible film material and the rigid panel. Also provided herein is a method of packaging an object using the packaging assembly disclosed herein.