How to Gift Wrap Stuffed Animals

Wrap a stuffed animal with tissue paper and cellophane.

Gift wrapping is a skill in itself, but when the item is something that is oddly shaped, it may be a bit more difficult. Stuffed animals may be harder to wrap because they're not a normal shape and are soft. You can go about wrapping stuffed animals in several ways, or just simply place a bow or ribbon on the animal. Wrap the animal gently because if you pull the paper too tightly it may rip.

Things You'll Need

• Gift bag
• Candy
• Confetti
• Tissue paper
• Scissors
• Tape
• Box
• Ribbon
• Wrapping paper
• Cellophane

Instructions

1. Place the stuffed animal into a gift bag that is slightly larger than the animal. Add small items to the bag like candy or even confetti. Loosely wrap the stuffed animal in opaque tissue paper before placing it into the bag. Place tissue paper on top of the animal so that it's coming out of the gift bag.

2. Wrap the stuffed animal in tissue paper and put it into a box. You want the box to be large enough so it can accompany the stuffed animal. You also don't want to pack the stuffed animal in the box tightly because it will lose its shape when opened. Tape and wrap the box in a decorative wrapping paper.

3. Place the stuffed animal in the middle of about three sheets of opaque tissue paper. Pull the pieces of tissue paper up so they encase the animal, leaving enough room on top to secure the animal in the paper. Loosely twist the tissue paper ends and tape them so they are secure. Place the package in the middle of a sheet of cellophane. Wrap the cellophane in the same way you did the tissue paper. Tie a decorative ribbon around it and curl the ends.

4. Roll the animal up in a couple of pieces of tissue paper. Tape the tissue paper to itself to keep it secure. You will have two ends that are open. Place the package on a piece of cellophane that is about eight inches longer on each side of the open ends. Measure out a second piece of cellophane that is the same size as the first and place it on top of the package. Use double-sided tape to secure both pieces of cellophane to the tissue paper. You want it to follow the curves of the tissue paper. Bunch the open ends of the tissue paper and cellophane and tape each end to secure. Wrap decorative ribbon around each bunch to make it look like a piece of wrapped candy.

References

• TV Lesson: How to wrap stuffed animals
• People of Faith; Wrap Adorable Baby Shower Gifts; Abigail Beal