momof5plus1hubby Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Last year my to oldest wanted Gameboys. So we wrapped them in several different sized boxes. The last box it was wrapped in was about 2' x 2' LOL. When they came down Christmas morning, they scoped out all their presents to guess what they were. LOL They were upset not to see a package the size of a gameboy. Then they opened the big boxes. It was so funny to see them tear through all the boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripn Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 The boys bought their Mom a pair of pajamas 1 year...so I had them wrap the jammies after they were laid out completely flat...and said "you'll never guess what the present is". The boys got a kick out of it anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Never did that. Just wrap and get it over with. LOL. Now this year I bought a bike bag w/ decor on it as I bought my son an Emerson free standing boxing bag. This box is HUGE and I swear I'd have to use a whole roll of paper to wrap it. Taking the easy way out and putting it in the bag. I'll put a bow on it too of course. No fancy way of wrapping that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
able Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 once flled a bg box wth balloons and n the very bottom was a tny present... uggg the "eye" and "ca" dont wor on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof5plus1hubby Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 once flled a bg box wth balloons and n the very bottom was a tny present... uggg the "eye" and "ca" dont wor on here good idea LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 My kids are impatient, they would be like "what the heck". Famous saying with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berry1014 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 For my hubby, one year I took a very large box and placed some of my old college text books at the bottom to make it "feel" heavy. I then wrapped his present and placed the wrapped gift inside the bigger box and then wrapped the bigger box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramel Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I once got a gift from someone who wrapped in saran wrap! I kid you not. I was so shocked by the wrapping that I couldn't tell you what the heck she got me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readerof3 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 One time my older brother took a big huge box the size of a refrigrerater box and filled it with newspapers and put a really small box about the size of playing cards in it. It sure was fun digging through all that paper for one little teeny tiny gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JeepMom Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 One year I used USPS boxes because they were free and all I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoismom Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 One year we bought my MIL a Mothers ring, It was wrapped in a dish washer, We gaver her a portable dishwasher and inside there was the wrapped ring box, Oh that was a fun year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramel Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 One year we bought my MIL a Mothers ring, It was wrapped in a dish washer, We gaver her a portable dishwasher and inside there was the wrapped ring box, Oh that was a fun yearLuckily she checked what's inside before she started washing the dishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayhaysay Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 One of my cousins always wraps something in duct tape (lots of it) for my aunt because she is known for using waaaaay too much tape so that it's hard to find a seam to open the gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublehsmom Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 My dh wrapped my Christmas gifts with two sided tape that was not fun at all to open! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemansgal311 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I wrapped a pair of sunglasses for my ds1's 3rd Bday in a TP roll, Then rolled wrapping paper around and tied curling ribbon the ends so it kinda looked like one of those party "crackers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmward725 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I love wrapping gifts in box after box, with each box being wrapped itself before sealing it in the next box.... I did that one year. I have to get creative with our gifts under the tree, by putting fake name tags on them until the last minute. Otherwise, people sneak under the tree and do the shake-and-squeeze, trying to figure out what they are. DH is the world's worst about trying to ruin a surprise from me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverbffool Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I love wrapping gifts in box after box, with each box being wrapped itself before sealing it in the next box.... I did that one year. I have to get creative with our gifts under the tree, by putting fake name tags on them until the last minute. Otherwise, people sneak under the tree and do the shake-and-squeeze, trying to figure out what they are. DH is the world's worst about trying to ruin a surprise from me..... Someone has a little too much time on their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I wouldn't go thru all that lol. Just wrap, tag, and put under the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokanm Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Well I got a pony once and he was "wrapped" inside a tent I also got a car and it had an enormous bow on the top of it with a gift card that was about 2'X2' OK I admit it I was spoiled:giggle: The youngest and the only girl. Plus the only female grandaughter on either side...I have many many cousins as well, all male. Funny my brothers and I all have only boys as well:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gporter34 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I just wrap the gifts normal and then put an ornament on the bow so that when the kids are grown they will have all of these ornaments from each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
able Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 ive wrapped a gift in a toilet paper roll... i forgot about that., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayhaysay Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 My mom uses whatever box she can find to wrap presents. It's not unusual to find that she has wrapped a scarf in a hamburger helper box, cracker box, cereal box...whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof5plus1hubby Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 I love wrapping gifts in box after box, with each box being wrapped itself before sealing it in the next box.... I did that one year. I have to get creative with our gifts under the tree, by putting fake name tags on them until the last minute. Otherwise, people sneak under the tree and do the shake-and-squeeze, trying to figure out what they are. DH is the world's worst about trying to ruin a surprise from me..... I love to trick my kids with presents..it's so much more interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish1298 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 My brother wraps things in tin foil, you don't have to use tape. It stays were you put it. It's much better than the tying it in Walmart bags that he used to do. And he's only 31, maybe by the time he is 40 he will use wrapping paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopping mom Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 My mom uses whatever box she can find to wrap presents. It's not unusual to find that she has wrapped a scarf in a hamburger helper box, cracker box, cereal box...whatever.I have done that! I also add loose change so that it helps disquise the gift. One year I wrapped all of DH's gifts then put all the gifts in a big box and wrapped the big box. Another year we had hard to wrap gifts for the kids so I wrapped up clues and put them around the house. Everytime the found a clue they unwrapped a small gift that went with the big gift. By the third clue they knew what they were getting and could not wait to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoismom Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 My mom uses whatever box she can find to wrap presents. It's not unusual to find that she has wrapped a scarf in a hamburger helper box, cracker box, cereal box...whatever. My mother in law does that, Its kinda of funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileya82 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I once wrapped a present in clear packaging tape for my fiance and woudn't let him use scissors or a knife or anything else for that matter....it took him about 2 hours to open the present...but it was well worth it in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG480 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I really like some of these ....I know what I might be doing this Christmas.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopping mom Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 My DS who is 19 has always been a good guesser. So for a couple of years the tags had colors on them instead of names, and I was the only one who knew which color was for which kid. It was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayhaysay Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Its kinda of funny I know. The Hamburger Helper box she used was probably the best one. My 5 yo's favorite food is hamburger helper and when that box was unwrapped last year he shouted, "Oh man, Hamburger Helper!". He was so excited. He was dissapointed when it wasn't actually HH in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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