How to Wrap a Present

Wrapping holiday gifts is a simple thing to do. Many people however, have some difficulties. In this article, you will learn a simple yet tried and tested method to wrap presents.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Wrapping Paper
• Scissors
• Scotch Tape
• Present that you wish to wrap
• Possibly a bag (used for certain presents)
• Possibly a box

1. 
   The shirt can be folded or put into a box

   Alright, to start wrapping a present, you will need to determine what the present is. Pretty easy. Now, if it is a shirt or something small and flexible, then you will either want to put it in a box or fold it into a small square. This can be done with little difficulty. See picture.

2. 
   Make sure the wrapping paper can be folded across the present halfway

   Now that you have that done, set the gift aside and pull out the wrapping paper. Depending on the size of the gift, pull out a sheet of wrapping paper that, when folded over the present, reaches about half way across the present. See picture.

3. 
   Present inside the wrapping paper.

   Now you place the present UPSIDE DOWN on the sheet of wrapping paper. This is important, so make sure you do it. Then fold the sides of the wrapping paper over halfway or more and tape it to the gift. (Note: if the gift should not be taped, tape the wrapping paper together.) Now you should have something that looks like this.

4. Here comes the hard part. You will want to do these next two steps one after the other.

5. 
   Fold the end into two triangles

   Take the end that was sticking out, not the part with the present in it, and fold it like in the picture. This should make you end up with something like a pointed arrow. DO THIS WITH BOTH SIDES. See picture for detail.

6. 
   Fold up and onto the present. Then tape it.

   Now take that "pointed arrow" you just made and fold it up and onto the present. Then tape it there. Now you should have something that looks like the picture. DO THIS ON BOTH SIDES.

7. Now all you need to do is pick up the present, flip it over and your done. Now you can see why you put the present in there upside down. This is so the tape and wrapping do not show and so that the present is right side up when they open it. It is neat and showy.

8. Since I am not a expert on how to wrap lopsided things, I can not give you perfect advice. However, here are some tips you can use:
   You can put the gift in a box, then wrap.
   If the gift is round, you can either attempt to wrap it, or if that is unsuccessful(don't worry, you wouldn't be the first person) just put it in a bag and put some tissue paper over it.

9. Now you know how to wrap a present. Enjoy.

Tips & Warnings

• Always remember to put the present down upside down before you start wrapping it. If it is a present that cannot be put upside down then don't worry about it, just wrap it right side up.
• Don't cut yourself on the scissors or the paper. Self explanatory.

[kristenborrelli]

on 11/8/2008 Great advice!