6 cool ideas on how to wrap your Christmas gifts nicely

Christmas is getting closer and closer and you are already looking for original gifts for your loved ones. The lovingly selected gifts need attractive packaging that you can also make yourself. We’ll show you six different ways of wrapping your Christmas gifts nicely and turning the gift into something very special.

Wrap Christmas presents nicely – idea with a homemade bow

There are many different ways to spruce up a gift box for Christmas or any other occasion. A beautiful bow, for example, can turn the simple, one-colored wrapping paper into a real eye-catcher.

For our first handicraft project you will need the following materials:

Tissue paper (different colors)

Wrapping paper

scissors

Stapler

duct tape

Instructions:

Wrap your present with pretty wrapping paper as shown in the picture.

Take a few sheets of tissue paper and cut them into a rectangle. Fold it into a harmonica and tack it in half. Cut the corners at an angle. Separate each sheet of paper. Finally, glue the finished bow onto the gift.

Wrapping gifts for Christmas – designing a Christmas tree out of drinking straws

A small Christmas tree made of colored straws gives the winter gift packaging an individual touch and is the perfect Christmas ornament that can be made in no time.

Required materials:

Wrapping paper

Hot glue gun

duct tape

Pearls

yarn

scissors

colorful drinking straws

ruler

pencil

Wrap the gift with beautiful wrapping paper with Christmas patterns. Draw a Christmas tree, consisting of a triangle and a small rectangle, on it with the pencil. Now shorten the straws to the appropriate length by making each additional straw shorter.

Glue the drinking straws to the wrapping paper and decorate the fir tree as you wish. We used wool yarn, little stars and white pompom for the top.

Wrapping gifts in a different way – simple and quick DIY ideas

If you don’t have time for elaborate gift wrapping, but still want to give the gift a personal touch, our next suggestion might be something for you. The packaging is suitable for light items with a regular shape. In our example, a rectangular pillow is packed to match the occasion.

Required materials:

Wrapping paper

scissors

pencil

needle

thread

ruler

Put the present on the wrapping paper and draw a rectangle on it. Then cut it out in duplicate. Lay the two sheets of paper on top of each other, left sides facing, and sew up both sides. Now put the present in and sew up the open sides. Finally, cut out the protruding paper edges along the vicinity.

Make gift wrapping a festive one with Santa Claus

Wrapping Christmas presents nicely is very important, especially for adolescents. Delight the little recipients with packaging that looks just like Santa Claus’ costume. This packaging idea is easy to carry out and very pretty.

Required materials:

red wrapping paper

black construction paper

golden craft paper

scissors

ruler

pencil

Hot glue gun

duct tape

First, wrap the gift with red wrapping paper. Cut a wide, long strip out of the black construction paper and glue it onto the package. Draw a square on the gold construction paper and inside another smaller square. Starting from the middle, cut out the square as shown and glue it in the middle of the black strip.

Wrap Christmas presents nicely with fir tree garland 

If you are looking for creative and colorful ideas for wrapping Christmas gifts, you can decorate your lovingly selected gift with such a nice Christmas tree garland in just a few simple steps.

Required materials:

Wrapping paper

Felt (different colors)

colorful corrugated cardboard

Gift ribbon

scissors

ruler

pencil

Craft knife

Hot glue gun

Instructions:

Wrap the gift as usual with craft paper. Draw a fir tree on the felt and cut it out. Use it as a template and cut two more fir trees out of corrugated cardboard. Take the craft knife and make two slits on the side of each Christmas tree through which the ribbon can fit. As you can see in the picture, thread the ribbon through the fir trees and glue the ends of the ribbon to the back of the packaging.

Make a gift bag

A colorful gift bag is another last-minute idea for self-made packaging for Christmas that is child’s play and can be tinkered with just a few materials. It is best to match the wrapping paper and the bow in color.

Required materials:

Wrapping paper

duct tape

Perforator

scissors

Gift ribbon

Place the construction paper in front of you and fold the right and left sides inwards so that they overlap slightly. Secure with a strip of duct tape. Then reach into the opening below and unfold it. Pull the folds of paper right and left with your fingers. Next, fold the bottom half of the bottom up and the top half down. Tape the bottom in the middle with a strip of duct tape. Punch two holes in the top of the bag. Put your present inside, thread a piece of ribbon and tie it in a beautiful bow.