24 Clever Christmas Wrapping Hacks

Last year, our youngest was only 4 weeks old at Christmas, so my poor husband was left wrapping all of the kids’ gifts on Christmas Eve – right after he finished building the girls’ massive doll house. I was pacing in and out of the room, rocking and bouncing my baby boy (who didn’t sleep then, and still doesn’t sleep now…) micromanaging the wrapping. I’m pretty sure we argued the whole time… Lack of sleep and all, plus my husband hates when I hover… poor guy.

My former sister in law (long story…) wraps presents beautifully. Like amazing. She wraps them exactly like the presents you are going to see in the list below. She’d walk in with her pile of kraft paper packages with velvet ribbons, fresh greenery and perfect labels, and I’d walk in with my uneven stack of barely taped shut presents. sigh Do you have someone like that in your family? Or maybe you’re that person? (I’d love to be that person someday…).

24 Clever Christmas Wrapping Hacks

Now, I’m not going to say this list of Christmas wrapping hacks is going to magically make you more organized. I know it’s definitely not going to make ME more organized. But maybe it will inspire you to start wrapping your gifts a few days before Christmas rather than the night before. And maybe, just MAYBE, you can be that person with the amazingly wrapped gifts.

Photograph Gift Tags

How cute is this idea!? Print out a picture of the person the gift is for, and tie it to the gift instead of writing their name on a label.

via DIY Network

Shower Caddy Gift-Wrap Organization

Use a shower caddy to organize your scissors, tape and other wrapping goodies. How organized is this?!

via Better Homes and Gardens

DIY Gift Wrap Stand

Use old Pringles cans (painted or wrapped of course) to store all those tubes of wrapping paper.

via Vorstellung von Schöen

Chalkboard Wrapping Paper

Use black paper with a white marker to switch things up. Looks pretty cool, doesn’t it?

via Going Home to Roost

Gold Sharpie Gift Tags

Now this I can totally get on board with. Use a gold Sharpie to write people’s names on their gifts… in curvy and fancy writing of course!

via Saffron Avenue

Old Book Gift Bags

Be a little different and make your own gift bags from old books. Aren’t they pretty!?

via Craft and Creativity

Polka Dot Gift Wrapping

Dress up regular Kraft paper with DIY polka dots!

via The House that Lars Built

Use Double Sided Tape

Get that professionally wrapped look by using double sided tape instead of regular tape. It’s completely hidden!

via Pretty Handy Girl

DIY Ornament Clusters

Dress up those ribbons and bows with some dollar store ornaments. So pretty!

via Oh Happy Day

Matchbox Wrapping Paper

Create a toy from the box itself by adding some toy cars and a road to the outside! So fun for kids!

via Lines Across

Toilet Paper Pillow Box

Save those empty toilet paper rolls! This is a great way to wrap up those smaller items!

via Fair Ivy

Flat Iron Ribbon Smoother

Are your ribbons all wrinkled and creased? No problem! Use your flat iron to straighten them out.

via Real Simple

DIY Recycled Bows

Instead of using store bought bows, make your own with old magazines!

via Whole Living

Toilet Paper Wrapping Paper Holder

Another great use for empty toilet paper rolls – use them to keep the paper on the roll from unwrapping.

via Apartment Therapy

Shake-It Confetti Wrap

Wrap your gift, throw in some confetti, and then wrap it again with cellophane. The confetti moves underneath the cellophane!

via Mini Eco

Color Me Wrapping Paper

Another great idea for kids! Wrap the present in white plain paper and then tape some crayons on it. A great way to keep kids occupied while they are waiting to open their gift!

via Lines Across