Try these fun crafty gift wrap ideas at home – it’s a great touch to personalise your gifts!
Pillow Boxes
A small gift is made extra special when it is presented in neat little gift box. It’s easy to make a pillow box from a cardboard tube.
You will need:
- Cardboard tube
- Scissors
- Gift wrap or coloured paper
- Glue stick
- Ribbons
- Googly eyes
Method:
Choose a cardboard tube big enough to fir your gift.
Fold in a side at one end of the tube. Then turn the tube over to fold in the opposite side. Fold the other end of the tube in the same way.
Cut a piece of gift wrap to fit around the box. Glue it onto the box.
Open one end of the box and pop in the present. Tie a ribbon around the box to finish, or decorate with googly eyes and paper wings to make a cute owl or bird.
The Reindeer
Pipe cleaners bent into antler shapes turn plain parcels into cute reindeer!
You will need:
- Scissors
- Brown and pink paper
- Glue stick
- Two brown pipe cleaners
- Sticky tape
- Googly eyes
- Red pompom
Method:
Wrap your gift/box in brown paper.
Bend pipe cleaners in half. Bend each half backwards and forwards to create the antlers. Twist antler to finish.
Cut out a brown and pink ear shape and glue them together to create ears. Fold the base of the ear and glue together.
Tape an ear and antler to each side of your wrapped box.
Add paper wings and a paper triangle beak to create a cute owl/bird. Finish off with googly eyes.
Source: Crafty Gifts by Jane Bull.