Wrap Christmas Gifts Using These Creative Steps
When it comes to wrapping Christmas presents, everyone thinks there are only certain steps to getting it done. Cut a piece of Christmas gift wrapping paper, put the present on it and then fold the wrapping paper around the present. That’s the way it’s always been done, and if it was good enough for … well, you get the picture. However, not only are there new and creative ways to wrap your gifts that are not the old "standard" way but it can also be a whole lot of fun!
Here’s a quick list:
1) Everyone knows about the gift bags. There are all sorts, from the ones that advertise a store down to ones that look like gift wrapping. However, getting plain bags and then putting pieces of your wrapping paper on them to match the gift is unique.
2) Wrapping Christmas gifts with multiple layers of different gift wrap not only adds a level of eagerness to unwrapping it, but the process also lets you have the opportunity to show your panache as well.
3) This one is an oldie but a goodie. If it's fun your looking to have and you have a small gift, wrap it in a box that fits it, then put that in a slightly larger box, wrap, and so on and so on. You can go through 3 or 4 boxes. That way, someone who is real impatient when it comes to opening presents will have to stop and take their time getting into your present. Not only is it a little frustrating for them, but everyone who knows what you've done will get a kick out of it.
4) Instead of just simply handing out all the presents, send them on a quest. You can do this especially if you have a very special present you want to give. You can start with photo Christmas cards that have a picture of their present on it. Then inside the card, give a clue that leads them to the present or where there is another clue. You can string that out as long as you want, even making them go out and drive around town if you can put the cards in places where no one will disturb them.
5) And last, but not least, if you have a really small present like a ring, scrunch it up in a piece of gift wrap and put it in a box with a lot of other wadded up pieces of gift wrap. That way, they’ll have to go piece by piece until they get to their present.
You can use any combination of these and be truly creative, or truly frustrating, depending on how much creativity and fun you want to have with your gift giving. Let’s face it, one of the key elements of Christmas is to have fun. And what better way to have fun than to be totally different when it comes to wrapping presents?