How do you wrap a gift?

Answer 1

• use cool wrapping paper, stuff with cool colors and designs.
• brown paper bags with fabric holiday cut-outs glued on, fold over at the top and attach as bow
• holiday bags with tissue paper gently stuffed over the gift
• Newspaper can make your gift seem funky.
• You could also get some white wrapping paper or different colors with an assortment of ribbons tied on to it for a simpler look.
• Boxes which need no wrapping - the top will look as if it is wrapped. You can add ribbon and bows to make it more festive.
• Use holiday towels and wash cloths as wrapping - something useful. Add ribbon and bows and they look very nice.

Answer 2

Step 1

To wrap a gift, first gather your materials and lay them out on a clean, flat work surface. Remember to remove the price tag from the gift before wrapping it.

Step 2

Place the box containing the gift along the length of wrapping paper and unroll enough paper to wrap it around the box, leaving at least a 2-inch overlap. Make sure there is enough wrapping paper at each end of the box to cover the ends completely when folded over them.

Step 3

Use a pencil to mark where this overlap ends and cut the wrapping paper in a straight line at this point. Fold the paper or use a yardstick to guide you in cutting a straight line.

Step 4

Eyeball the wrapping paper at the ends of the box. Trim away any extra paper so that the remaining flaps are long enough to cover the box but short enough to fold over smoothly into flaps.

Step 5

Open the paper you've just cut and lay the box in the center of the unprinted side, top down.

Step 6

Bring one lengthwise edge of the wrapping paper to the center of the box and secure it with tape. Turn the opposite edge of the paper under approximately 1 inch and bring this to the center of the box as well so that it overlaps the first edge, and tape it down.

Step 7

Position the gift box so that one short end is facing you. Grasp the left and right edges of the wrapping paper and push the sides in so that top and bottom flaps are formed. Make sure the edges are pushed in as far as they will go without ripping the paper. Tape the edges to the box.

Step 8

Bring the upper flap down against the side of the box, making sure the flap is sharply creased at its folds. Tape the flap to the box.

Step 9

Bring the lower flap up against the side of the box. Crease and secure it as you did the upper flap.

Step 10

Repeat for the opposite end of the box.

Step 11

Position the package so the seamless side is facing down.

Step 12

Wrap a long piece of ribbon around the gift box lengthwise, then twist the ribbon at the lengthwise seam to wrap it around the box width-wise.

Step 13

Turn the box over so that the seamless side is facing up and tie the ribbon into a bow on top of the present where the ribbons cross.

Step 14

If you have a card, slide it under the ribbon and secure it with tape on the underside. If you have a gift tag, use the loose ends of the ribbon to secure the gift tag (if it has a hole in it), or adhere it directly to the gift (if it has adhesive on it.)

Answer 3

Assuming you want to wrap a box of dimensions Length x Width x Depth

# Obtain a sheet of paper ((1.75 x Depth) +Length) by 1.1 x ((2 x Width)+(2 x Depth)) # Position the box on the paper so the mid point of the length of the box is at the mid point of the dimension of the paper "((2.25 x Depth) +Length)" with the edge of the Length of the box on the edge of the paper. # Tape the edge of the paper to the edge of the box. # Rotate the box so that the paper is rolled into the remaining paper. This will cover the box with paper

# Tape the loose flap of paper with the dimension ((2.25 x Depth) +Length) to the paper covering the box. # Fold the paper overhanging one end of the box onto the ends one side at time and tape in place. # Fold the paper overhanging the other end of the box onto the ends one side at time and tape in place. # Add pre-formed bought bow to box if desired

Answer 4

See Related links for a very good video on wrapping Christmas presents.

I normally put the presents in the gift bags so that I don't have to wrap them - I'm not so good in wrapping, lol.

Answer 5

Get scisors and wraping paper. Spread out paper and place item on paper. You know the paper is the right length it you can flip over the item twice going both ways and it is still on the paper. Cut your needed amount of paper. Place item facing upside down on paper.Put and tape paper securely around the item. Use the ends by folding them to a triangular shape. take them up on BOTH sides.Flip present over and and place on name tag.

Answer 6

Measure out the gift on the wrapping paper and get some extra space on both sides. Then lay it horizontal and wrap its sides over on another. Once you have done that look at the front and back un-wrapped edges and fold one over another then the folds. Do the same on the other side. There you go. Put a bow for fun!

Answer 7

well you first put the gift in the floor or another flat surface. then you estimate if the present will fit into the wrapping paper you cut off the roll. you then fold it over the gift and tape it up. If there is any of the gift showing they cut a little piece off and tape that on it. If you have children, there is a good trick my mother always does. She puts the gift in a box from a store like JC Penny's, or sears, Macy's. she puts as many gifts in the box and me and my brothers always thought they were clothing of some sort and most kids hate getting clothes for Christmas. its very funny to see there facial expressions when they see the box. It adds surprise to it too.

Answer 8

• wrapping paper
• scissors
• tape
• tape measure (optional)
• name tag card
• ribbon (optional)
• bow (optional)

Answer 9

One possible unique way to wrap a christmas present is to wrap it up so that it looks like a christmas cracker so as to hide what the the present really looks like.