How to Wrap Gifts

Gift wrapping is a cute act to show your love for a person. If you know how to fold and cut paper, wrapping gifts is not difficult. After completing the preliminary wrapping, you can personalize the gift by attaching bows and decorations. In the end, you will have a beautiful gift to give to your loved one.

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Measuring gift wrapping paper

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Remove the price tag. Leaving a price tag on a gift is often considered inappropriate, as the recipient doesn’t need to know how much you spent on it. If you can’t remove the label, use a black pen to black out the price.

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Put the gift in the box. Using boxes to wrap gifts will be much easier. You can buy the box at the same supermarket where you buy the wrapping paper. You can also use an old box like a shoe box that you throw away somewhere in the house.

You should tape the lid of the box with tape to prevent it from opening during wrapping.

Spread the gift wrapping paper. Choose a flat surface to work with, like a wooden floor or a table top. Spread the wrapping paper on the table and pull out a piece of paper twice the length of the box. Please cut the paper from the roll.

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Place the box on top of the wrapping paper. Place the box in the center of the paper, with the top side down. Place the box between the edge of the paper and the roll of paper. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Wrap the wrapping paper over the box. Wrap the edge of the paper around the gift box to cover half of the box. Then, rotate the roll of cover paper all the way to the other side of the box. Now, the gift box is completely wrapped in wrapping paper. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Cut the paper so that the two edges overlap. The two edges of the paper will overlap on the top of the box. Cut a straight line across the top layer of paper so that it overlaps the bottom layer by a few centimeters. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Box-shaped gift wrapping

Glue one side of the wrapping paper to the box. After you’ve cut enough paper to wrap the gift, you can set the roll aside and grab a piece of clear duct tape. Place one edge of the paper on top of the box and press it against the bottom of the box. Glue a piece of tape to the center of the box to secure the paper. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

Fold the remaining paper over the box and tape it. Fold the other side of the paper over the box. Stack this layer of paper on top of the paper you just glued to the box. Glue a piece of tape to the center of the box to secure the top paper to the bottom paper. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

This part of the paper will be exposed after wrapping. If you want the edge of the paper to be straighter, you can fold the edge of the paper inward before applying the tape.
If the gift is too big, you’ll need to stick a lot of tape to keep everything in place.

Tear the paper in the corners of the box in. The other two sides of the box still have the unfolded paper inside. Working with each side, push both sides of the paper inward so that it hugs the corner of the box. ^{[6] X Research Sources}

Triangular folds. Once the two edges of the paper have hugged the corner of the box, you should see four triangular folds in each corner. Use your fingers to press each crease to secure the triangle. ^{[7] X Research Sources}

Fold the two sheets of paper together. At this point, on the top and bottom of the box there are two trapezoidal flaps of paper. Fold the top flap down and fold the edges to keep it in place. Then, fold the bottom flap up so that it overlaps the other. You also rub the edge of the paper to keep it in place. ^{[8] X Research Sources}

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Tape to secure the edges. Cut a piece of clear tape. Glue the top flap to the bottom flap by placing the tape at the center point of the face of the box. Now, this box is covered with wrapping paper. ^{[9] X Research Source}

Repeat for the other side. Turn the box over and wrap in the same way for the other end of the box. Fold the wrapping paper at the corners of the box inwards. Fold the folds of the four triangles. Fold the top flap down and fold the bottom flap up. Use masking tape to glue the two pieces of paper together. ^{[10] X Research Source}

Cylindrical gift wrapping

Measure the size of the item to be packed. Measure the circumference of an object with a tape measure. Add 10 cm to the circumference measurement. Then, measure the length of the object and the diameter of the circle.

To measure the circumference, wrap the tape measure around the object to be wrapped.
To measure the diameter, measure from one end of the circle to the other.
If the object has two circles with different sizes, measure the larger diameter circle.

Cut tissue paper to make gift wrapping paper. Cylinders should be wrapped in tissue paper instead of regular gift wrapping. Cut the tissue paper into a rectangle. The width of the rectangle is the perimeter of the object plus 10 cm. The length of the rectangle is the diameter plus the length of the object. ^{[11] X Research Source}

For example, the circumference of a circle is 13 cm, the length of the object is 20 cm, and the diameter is 10 cm. The rectangle will be 23 x 30 cm.

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Place the object in the center of the paper. Spread the paper on a flat surface. Place the object in the center of the paper. ^{[12] X Research Source}

Wrap the paper around the object. Wrap one edge of the paper around the cylinder. One edge of the paper will overlap the other a little. Glue the top layer of paper to the bottom layer of paper at the center of the object. ^{[13] X Research Source}

Twist the ends to enclose the cylinder. The paper at the ends of the object is still protruding. Twist the protruding paper at one end of the object two to three times. Then, wrap duct tape around the twist to keep it in place. Repeat for the other side. ^{[14] X Research Source}

The way the cylinder is wrapped is similar to that of a candy, such as Tootsie Rpl.

Decoration for gift wrapping

Flip the box over. The ornament will be attached at the top of the gift box. Flip the box over so that the edges of the paper are not visible from the top.

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Tag “Dear/Sender”. Tag “Dear/Sender” on the box to make your gift unique. You can use pre-printed cards available at most supermarkets. However, you can also make this card yourself out of cardstock, glue the outside with decorative craft paper, and use a ballpoint pen or pencil to write a message on it. ^{[15] X Research Source}

Bow on the gift. Use ribbons purchased at a department store or supermarket. Turn the gift box upside down so that the edges of the previously glued paper are facing up. Glue one end of the ribbon to the center of the gift box. Wrap the wire around the perimeter of the box along the short side, then cut and glue this end to the box.

If you want, you can wrap the bow twice. Repeat this process, but this time you will wrap the ribbon around the gift wrapping along the long side.

Things you need

Gift wrap
Drag
Tape
Tissue
Bow tie
Ribbons
Dear/Sender Card
Optional: measuring tape, bells, fake berries/leaves, anything that makes the gift more beautiful!

Advice

Clear duct tape is best for wrapping gifts that are mailed, or for wrapping gifts that are prepared a long time in advance.
To prevent the wrapping paper from unfolding, cut an old roll of toilet paper and insert it into the wrapper.

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