How to wrap a present or gift

Sick and tired of stuffing a box in a bag and saying happy birthday? It's about time you learned to wrap like the pros!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• clear tape
• scissors
• wrapping paper
• gift and a box.

1. Do a test run before you begin cutting. Wrap the gift wrapping paper all the way around the longest part of the box until the two sides meet. let the paper over lap by a half an inch or so.
2. Make sure there is enough wrapping paper to cover the sides of the box completely.
3. cut the desired amount of paper.
4. lay paper on a flat surface with the decorated side down.
5. place the box in the middle upside down
6. take one side of the wrapping paper and pull it along the longest side of the box until it reaches the middle.
   Tape that piece to the box.
7. Grab the other side of the wrapping paper. it should overlap the taped side because you allowed an extra half inch (remember?) Tape that side down on top of the other already taped wrapping paper.
8. Right now you should see each side of the untaped area sticking out.
9. THIS PART IS IMPORTANT!!!
   Turn the box until one of the untaped areas that is sticking out is facing you.
10. Take one of the sides (not the top or bottom) and pull it inward as if you were closing it to the box. The top piece on that side sill start to crease. Use your finger and crease that side completely on the top. Repeat on the other side. don't touch the bottom yet.
11. Bring the center of the two creased edges down. if it folds down past the end of the box, cut it until it is about 2/3rds down (a little more than half way down the box). Tape it.
12. Flip box over and repeat the bottom part (which is now the top).
13. Do the other side. and you are done.
14. If you followed the directions I am sure you did a splendid job.