How to store Christmas lights

Every year we dig through boxes marked "Christmas lights" and spend hours untangling the lights. Read this guide for easy storage and easy retrieval of Christmas lights.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Lots of newspaper
• Cardboard box or plastic case (whatever you usually store Christmas stuff in)

1. Fold the newspaper in half and then roll it into a cylinder. (You should use several sheets of newspaper so the roll is pretty thick)

2. Unravel the Christmas lights from your tree and/or house.

3. Wrap the Christmas lights around the newspaper cylinder

4. Grab 1 sheet of newspaper and wrap the above Christmas lights like you would a present

5. Tape up the newspaper and mark which lights they are. (For example, if they are multi-colored, mark it "Multi")

6. Gently place the rolled up and marked newspaper bundles into a box and mark the outside of the box with the words "Christmas lights"

7. Ta da! Come next year, the lights will be easy to get to and they will all be in a working condition!