It’s already December 7! Raise your hand if the gifts are driving you crazy. For your parents, your partner, your children, your siblings, your Secret Santa… But here we are with more ideas so you don’t have to deal with the whole hassle alone. Today we thought we’d look for fun ways to wrap gifts for kids.
We also want to remind you that last year we suggested original ways to wrap gifts with fabric, a post where you’ll find fabulous ideas for the rest of the family. But little ones are a world apart and deserve something special, don’t they?
So here are 5 easy and fantastic ideas for them!
5 fun ways to wrap gifts for kids
1. Interactive wrapping: draw what’s inside!
This wrapping is really cool and also quite a challenge. Our little, impatient mini-mes will have to resist the urge to tear the paper to pieces. Instead, we can invite them to play a game. Color the box, draw what they think is inside, paint Santa Claus, a reindeer, a camel…
Obviously, this isn’t wrapping for just anyone. Perfect for tiny aspiring artists who enjoy coloring.
All you need is white paper, clear tape, and colored pencils.
2. Sweet gifts inside and out
Putting a few candies in the wrapping is a classic, although in this case it’s something a little bigger. Simple brown paper, a little string, and a giant lollipop, a candy cane, or whatever you have on hand.
In this case, the gift is inside and outside, so it counts as two.
Your little one is sure to love sweets, and perhaps at Christmas you’re a little more permissive about these things. But if you’re not a big fan of this kind of candy, you can replace the lollipop with something else.
But it has to be something you both like, not just you ;)
3. Tender, adorable gifts you’ll feel bad opening
Another great way to wrap gifts for kids is to create animals, monsters, or fun figures using the wrapping itself. It’s very easy, and you only need a little cardstock, glue, wrapping paper, and a marker.
You can do it in a thousand different ways, and the internet is full of adorable ideas. We chose these fun reindeer so you can see the concept.
Now you understand why we feel bad opening them, right? But don’t worry—your little ones won’t have as many reservations.
4. Gifts that are race tracks
Why not turn the gift box into a race track? Although this example inspires us to come up with even more possibilities. Where there’s a road, we could place a yellow brick road for a tin man to walk along. Or perhaps a river for a boat to sail down. Or a dirt track for a horse to gallop along…
Whatever your little one likes best.
Build a story inside and outside the box.
5. Personalized bags for holding gifts
And this is our personal suggestion. The latest tutorial we’ve uploaded to Lulu Ferris. Let’s admit it—they’re absolutely gorgeous! Very easy to make and sooo beautiful.
You can learn how to make them step by step by clicking this link: Three Kings bags. Although if you’re more of a Santa Claus person, you already know you can personalize them however you like.
Remember that to access all the tutorials (there are already more than 70!) you have to sign up for Lulu Ferris. And for only $10 USD per month, they’ll all be yours. You can cancel anytime, and we upload a new video tutorial every week.
But that’s really more of a gift for you. Don’t forget that you deserve them too.
Let’s wrap!