7 Creative Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas
The holidays are right around the corner, and that means it’s almost time to start picking out Christmas gifts for the people you care about. That said, purchasing awesome presents for your friends and family members is only half the battle. After all, approximately one in 10 people end up returning their gifts to the store. But the presentation is key, and if you really want to impress people this Christmas, you’ll need to do a great job with your gift wrapping as well.
While there’s nothing wrong with a traditional wrapping job, it’s been done a million times before. If you choose to do something creative instead, you can make your gifts truly stand out from the moment you put them under the tree. Here, we’ll take a look at a handful of unique gift-wrapping ideas for you to spice up the holiday season this year.
1. Unique Stockings
No Christmas is complete without the stockings. And before your loved ones start digging into their main gifts, they’ll want to pull out all of the candy, trinkets and other small presents. Although it isn’t technically gift wrapping, you can get creative with the way you present the stockings this year as well. Instead of going with any generic options, consider picking out personalized stockings for every member of your family. For one, that will eliminate the possibility of accidentally putting a gift in the wrong person’s stocking. More importantly, though, it will make each person in your home feel that much more special.
2. Photo Gift Tags
If you want to really show people in your life that you care this Christmas, why not take the opportunity to remind them of your close relationship? A great way to do this is by adding photo tags to your wrapped presents before you give them out. This idea works especially well for friends, distant family members and anyone else that you’re only buying one Christmas gift for.
Simply wrap the present, pick out your favorite photo of you and the recipient having fun together and attach it to the gift wrap. That way, they’ll know exactly who the present is from and be thinking of you fondly when they open it. Photo gift tags are perfect for custom presents, such as personalized Christmas ornaments or an item that represents an inside joke between you and the other person.
3. Blanket Scarf
Rather than going the traditional route with your gift wrapping, why not wrap a present or two up using a beautiful blanket scarf? For one, using a scarf will make the present stand out from other gifts, both in the way it looks and the way it feels. Plus, you’ll essentially be giving people two gifts in one. They’ll get to keep the wrapped present, and they’ll also have a lovely new scarf.
If you happen to have someone in your life who’s particularly fond of blanket scarves, then this will be a fantastic choice. Because a blanket scarf will be easy to shape as you please, using one should work quite well for large, uneven presents, such as unique gift baskets or clothing items.
4. Sheet Music
Are any of your friends or family members huge music lovers? If so, consider giving them a present wrapped in sheet music. Not only do the printed musical notes create a lovely aesthetic, but using sheet music gives you the chance to add some extra meaning to the gift as well. Rather than just picking any random sheet music, you can pick a song that you know the recipient loves. You could also choose a piece of music that has some significance in your relationship or go with a classic Christmas song.
5. A Piece of Nature
Another great idea to add some variety to your gift wrapping is giving your presents a bit of a rustic feel. You can achieve this in a number of ways, and it doesn’t need to be too difficult. One lovely option is to wrap your presents in simple brown craft paper, then attach pieces of nature to each one.
You’ll have various options you could go with, such as pinecones, sprigs or cinnamon sticks. Whatever you decide to decorate the presents with, you can use twine to snugly tie it onto the package. With this technique, your gifts won’t be overly flashy, but they’ll look absolutely wonderful under the Christmas tree.
6. Gift Sculpture
If you want to get creative this Christmas, you can take several gifts and turn them into one great work of art. If you take a few presents for the same person, you can combine them to create an amazing sculpture.
There are several possibilities for what you can make using your boxes, with a snowman, Santa Claus and a Christmas tree all being excellent holiday-themed options. It will definitely take some effort and persistence to get your gift wrap sculpture just right, but if you can pull it off, the finished product will surely blow your loved ones away.
7. Emojis
When you’re buying Christmas presents for kids, it gives you the opportunity to get silly and have some fun. For example, why not get some emoji wrapping paper for some or all of the children’s gifts? You could choose a different funny emoji for each present, and if you want to get even more clever, you could pick expressions that somehow relate to their respective gifts. This will make the gift wrapping a bit more fun for you and the gift opening a lot more fun for the kids!
Gift Wrapping Doesn’t Need to Be a Chore
For many people, wrapping Christmas gifts is viewed as a tedious obligation. In fact, more than half of Americans view wrapping gifts as the worst part of the holidays. However, it doesn’t need to be that way. If you get creative and think outside the box (no pun intended), wrapping your Christmas presents can easily become something to look forward to. Plus, the friends and family members you’re giving them to will enjoy receiving them that much more. Everybody wins!
