JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div class='container'>
<div>one</div>
<div>two</div>
<div>three</div>
<div>four</div>
</div>
JavaScript
$('.container').children('div').each(function(e, el) {
$(el).replaceWith( $('<p />', {text: $(this).text()}) );
});