SASKATOON- Once you’ve finished all of your holiday shopping, it’s time to wrap up all your gifts to hide under the tree. Aditi Garg has been volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House Midtown Plaza gift wrapping station for the past nine years, and gave us an expert lesson.
Wrapping a box
Step 1: Tools
Step 2: Measure and trim
Step 3: Bring out the tape
Step 4: Hide your edges
Step 5: Folding down the sides
Step 6: Make a point
Step 7: Repeat on the other side
Finishing Touches: Ribbons or bows
If you want to wrap your gift in ribbon, Aditi recommends having nine time to length of the box so that you can add a nice curl to the end.
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Awkward shaped gifts
When you gift doesn’t come in a box you have three options: try to wrap it with the above method and probably end up with a gift covered in tape, find an empty box to put it in before wrapping or use the candy technique.
Step 1: Measure your paper
Step 2: Fold in all the edges
Step 3: Tie a ribbon around it
Easy as that!
If you find yourself completely lost when it comes to wrapping, most malls have wrapping stations where a simple donation to charity gets you a nicely wrapped gift.
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