Stress Free Holiday Gift Wrapping Tips

When it comes to waiting until the last minute to wrap gifts, I know how much stress that can create. The holidays are supposed to be a pleasurable time of the year so why not make gift wrapping part of the pleasure too. So last year I created a system that really helped to reduce the stress when it came to wrapping gifts and addressing my holiday cards.

Here are my tips stress free holiday gift wrapping tips:

1. Set up a small area in your home to be your gift wrapping station. Find a spot that you can leave this set up for a bit. Use a large rectangular table or folding card table that has ample space for wrapping. You want to make sure that your area has proper lighting.

2. Head out to the store and buy everything you think you will need in one shopping trip. For me, I headed to my local dollar store and picked up numerous rolls of wrapping paper, several packs of holiday print gift bags, ribbons, bows, gift tags, colored tape and regular gift wrapping tape. I also picked up a pack of fun colored gel ink pens for doing my gift tags in fun colors. I always make a point to buy a little more supplies than what I think I will need, so that I don’t have to run out again.

3. Organize all of your supplies onto your table so that things are kept neat and tidy. I purchased small plastic bins (at the dollar store) and have all of my ribbons in one, gift tags in another, bows in a third and so forth. If you are organized, the gift wrapping will go much quicker and you won’t get stressed out trying to find something.

4. Designate an area in your home for the wrapped gifts to go. I have four large plastic bins and each bin is labeled for the family; eg: Hubby’s Family, My Family, Friends, etc. Once you got the gifts wrapped place them into the appropriate bin to keep things organized.

5. Once a week, spend 30 minutes to 1 hour wrapping gifts and addressing holiday cards. Create a holiday mood by playing Christmas music or watch a holiday DVD. Setting the mood reduces the stress!

By the time the Christmas eve rolls around, you should have all of your gifts wrapped, sorted and be ready to go come Christmas morning! It’s a great way to cut down the stress and a fantastic way to get the most enjoyment out of this important holiday.

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