How to Wrap Christmas Presents

Christmas Presents:

How to Wrap

Warning: this is not a 12 step program or informational on how to wrap Christmas gifts. Do not worry, this is ideas on what kind of paper to wrap with and how to decorate gifts to make them look a little fancy without having to curl up twenty ribbons and fight with multiple attempts making a halfway decent bow.

On Thursday, Home and Family hosts mentioned how to use ornaments as a gift tag or as a simple decoration on top of gifts. Over the years, I have learned such suggestions are extremely helpful. I am not gifted with the ability to make ribbons, mini wreaths, or beautifully curled bows as my mom and sister have been. Since I lack the capability of doing such, I've used other methods to make my presents unique.

Memorable Wrapping Paper

  What parent does not want to remember their child's tiny hand and footprints, and what grandparent does not turn into a joyful mess when seeing those prints on anything given to them (especially grandma's)? This is a great way to wrap a gift, be it from the family or from the child. Not only will the receiver like the gift, they will want to keep the wrapping paper.

Materials:

• Large Paper Bags with the bottoms cut off or Kraft Wrapping Paper
• Small Bows
• Green Paint for Finger Painting, kid safe
• Markers
• Scissors
• Clear Tape

Directions:

Cut out the size of paper needed to wrap the gift, lay flat on a hard surface. Place one foot at a time into the paint (to make it less messy, use a brush and paint the paint onto the bottom of the foot). Place the painted foot slightly pointed out onto the paper. Repeat with the second foot. Let the paint dry. Once it has dried, write the name of the child and year on the gift, wrap the present, place the on the heels of the painting and get ready to give.

Families could also make a wreath using all the hands of the children in the family or even all the feet. For the bow, use the child with the largest feet. 

Wreath Wrapping

Materials-Same as above-plus red paint-omit red ribbon (optional)

Directions:

Cut out the paper needed, determine how the gift will be wrapped and plan on placing the wreath front and center. Place one pair of hands into the paint, or paint the paint on, and start where the top of the wreath will be with fingers pointing away from the child, hands together. Go around in a circle with each child (if needed alternate, let the kids take turns to create the wreath) with fingers away from the person. Let the paint dry. Write the names of the hands owner beneath each pair. Let the child with the largest feet or any child, use the red paint to make a bow (one foot at a time pointed out). Let paint dry. Write the year under the bow and wrap the gift.

These are wonderful ideas and I will share some more tomorrow, when it comes to wrapping. Merry Christmas ya'll!!