JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<p>Paragraph 1</p>
<p>Paragraph 2</p>

CSS

.myContainer { padding: 20px; border: solid 1px #ddd; }

JavaScript

$("p").wrap("<div class='myContainer'>");