Blog: Ways to Wrap Presents

Christmas is next week and if you’re like me, you haven’t even begun wrapping presents or bought all the gifts you need to for the people in your life. Heck, you probably bought someone’s present early, hid it for the time being until you needed to wrap it, and then forgot where it was (this has happened to me several times). But, if you have somehow managed to not lose all the presents you bought and still need to wrap them, here are five ways to go about doing it.

#1: Put Them in a Bag

This is the last-minute option where you either don’t have time to wrap the present, the present is too big and complex to wrap (for example: a bike), or you just had a bag and some tissue paper lying around. It works, it looks pretty, and it’s easy to transport.

#2: Wrap Them Normally

This is pretty self-explanatory, though you may have to get creative with it if the present isn’t in the perfect box shape. Even better is that with this method, you can get fairly creative with it.

#3: Envelope

This is optimal for gift cards, cash or small trinkets. This way, you kill two birds with one stone: you have your card ready to go, as well as the person’s present.

#4: Origami

You’re either really extra or have WAY too much time on your hands. I’m not even sure what type of present you could do this on.

#5: And My Favorite…

If you are a family member, close friend, or happen to be the unlucky recipient of a White Elephant gift from me, you will know that I am the gift wrapper from hell. This means that regardless of what your present may be, you can be assured that it will be wrapped in anywhere from 3-10 layers of gift wrap and held together with a healthy amount of packing, electrical, or duct tape (or even have a few layers of tape just for good measure). It looks innocent at first until you start ripping and find that you have a long journey ahead of you.

Unfortunately, this method has backfired on me, as my brother has learned my tricks and has even taken it to the next level, giving me gift cards hidden in things ranging from cleverly tampered-with Kleenex boxes to boxes of trash bags hidden (of course) in a much larger box to trick me even further.

Use this newfound way of wrapping gifts responsibly and only target people with it who have a low chance of hating you afterwards.

Until next time,

M.J.