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December.2.2013 · 15 Comments

Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas

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I must admit to being the laziest gift wrapper ever. Here’s my usual technique: find used gift bag in my garage, stuff gift in, throw some used tissue paper on top, hand off to recipient under the guise of “I’m trying to be earth-friendly” when in actuality, I lacked effort and creativity. This holiday season, however, the Walgreens Happy & Healthy Holiday Guide has come to my rescue! I was inspired by the gift-giving and gift-wrapping ideas throughout to be more creative.

Walgreens carries so many gift-wrapping options. The Walgreens Happy & Healthy Guide provides creative suggestions for how to use many of their products along with recipes and gift ideas for everyone in your family.

Walgreens Gift Wrap options #shopI bought Bryce a Hot Wheels car ramp at another store, but found that Walgreens carries Hot Wheels cars. This gave me the idea to create an interactive gift wrap for him. I began by taking an ivory piece of wrapping paper. Using painter’s tape, I created two parallel lines and painted them using chalkboard paint. I wrapped the gift, and used chalk to create lines down each road. I then taped the Hot Wheels cars to the box. How fun is this?

Race Car Gift Wrap #shop

Walgreens had several toys for boys and girls of all ages on sale for just $6.99 each (or Buy 2, Get 1 Free). I picked up a Kitchen Appliance Mixer for Lydia because her absolute favorite thing to do is pretend to bake cupcakes. I decided to create a fun, interactive gift wrap for this gift, too. She’s really crafty, so I wrapped the gift in gold wrapping paper (the reverse side of the ivory paper I used for Bryce) and cut out a green Christmas tree from an old gift bag. I glued the Christmas tree to the front of the box. Then I cut around stickers that I found at Walgreens and taped them to the box. She can peel the stickers and apply them to the tree.

Decorate-a-tree Gift Wrap #shop

For my husband Richard, I wanted to create gift wrap that would bring tears to his eyes. I found a matte black gift bag in the regular gift-wrapping section. I painted my daughter’s left hand and son’s right hand white and made handprints on the bag. My daughter wrote her name and her brother’s name under the corresponding handprints, and I wrote “Christmas 2013”. The gold wrapping paper to match with the gold lettering adds the perfect festive touch! Handprint Gift Bag #shop

These Toy Story decals were on sale at Walgreens for Bryce. Toy Story is his favorite! The box is small, flat, and tall, so I thought I’d use it to make a snowman, complete with black hat, two coal eyes, carrot nose, and buttons.

Snowman Gift Wrap #shop

And finally… bringing an edible treat to a holiday party? Here’s a really easy idea! These little open boxes are just 99 cents each. Add some holiday tissue paper, and this gift becomes a serving dish for a party!

Gift Wrap a Treat #shopLooking for more Christmas present ideas and gift-wrapping inspiration? Check out the Walgreens Happy & Healthy Holiday Guide for something for everyone on your list!

Creative Gift Wrap Ideas #shop

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Comments

  1. C. Lee Reed says

    December.2.2013 at 9:51 pm

    Absolutely loved your gift wrapping ideas. So inventive and adorable. May I steal them?? Merry Christmas!

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    • Carrie Wells, Ed.D. says

      December.2.2013 at 10:01 pm

      Thanks so much – feel free to steal away!

      Reply
  2. ivffaithbabies says

    December.3.2013 at 12:24 pm

    So cute. I love them and will have to try some of them out. I think granparents will love the handprints. I think I may also buy white and let my son paint his own paper to wrap gift with. Thanks for the ideas it got me thinking.

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    • Carrie Wells, Ed.D. says

      December.3.2013 at 1:41 pm

      You’re welcome! I hope you come up with some great ideas for wrapping your gifts this Christmas.

      Reply
  3. irishred13 says

    December.3.2013 at 1:38 pm

    very cute! love these ideas!

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    • Carrie Wells, Ed.D. says

      December.3.2013 at 1:42 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Lydia says

    December.3.2013 at 2:04 pm

    Love these! And your daughter’s name is gorgeous. 🙂

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    • Carrie Wells, Ed.D. says

      December.10.2013 at 3:09 pm

      I agree! Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  5. Joelyn Morgan says

    December.3.2013 at 7:21 pm

    Very cute ideas! I like to be creative, but that is amazing!

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    • Carrie Wells, Ed.D. says

      December.3.2013 at 11:26 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  6. jamie4flanary says

    December.4.2013 at 10:06 am

    I’m loving the race car gift wrap!

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  7. Alyssa Curran says

    December.5.2013 at 1:39 am

    The handprint gift wrap is adorable!

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  8. Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says

    December.7.2013 at 11:23 pm

    I love these! I’m more like the lazy you…all the time! These are so cool and I definitely need to try these this year! #client

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  9. Maria-Victoria Ramirez says

    December.9.2013 at 6:40 am

    The race car and the snowman are awesome. The others are cute too! Great ideas Huppie Mamma!

    Reply
    • Carrie Wells, Ed.D. says

      December.10.2013 at 3:38 pm

      Thank you so much 🙂

      Reply

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