This season, try using these festive ideas to cover your Hanukkah gifts in style. No matter how big or small your eight presents are, these gift wrapping hacks will add a fun personal touch to each gift.
Add Tradition as Decoration
Use traditional Hanukkah elements and gifts as part of your gift wrap. Dreidels can be tied on with a gift tag and ribbon. Or chocolate gelt can be attached to strips of ribbon or decorative tape using adhesive dots for a fun and tasty gift wrap decoration.
DIY Hanukkah Wrapping Paper
Origami Star of David Tag
Using scrapbook paper, make this origami Star of David as a gift topper. Cut paper to 13"x6" and fold.
Wrapping Paper Gift Bag
DIY Gift Bow
Once the present is wrapped, it’s time to dress it up with a beautiful ribbon bow that you make for a personal touch. Pick something that complements the wrapping paper like one of our easy handmade gift bows, or use wrapping paper itself to make gorgeous paper bows that turn out perfectly every time. If you’d rather use ribbon, you can also make a pom-pom bow or make a chrysanthemum bow using a wide ribbon and a few simple cuts.
Homemade Gift Envelope
For the box or outside of an envelope, follow the directions provided with the gifting board. For the envelope lining, repeat the steps for an envelope, except trim ½ inch off all sides then punch corners using the gifting board. (We used a contrasting paper in the envelopes to elevate the gifts.) Secure the lining to the envelope using double-stick tape. Fold around a gift, and you’re done.
Wrapping Paper Star of David
For this cut-and-fold detail, you’ll want to use a paper that looks pretty on its front and back. Cut wrapping paper to fit the gift then wrap it without securing in place. (We are just creasing the edges as a guide.) Remove the wrapping paper. Locate the section that will cover the box top. On the backside of this portion of the paper, draw a hexagon centered on the paper. Draw diagonal lines in the hexagon to create six triangles. Cut along lines using a crafts knife. Fold the triangles to the outside, creasing the fold for a crisp edge. Cut a piece of contrasting or decorative gift wrap about the same size as the box top. Tape it inside the wrapping paper to cover the opening, then wrap the gift.
Dreidel Shaped Gift Box
Give this dreidel-shape gift box a spin as a gift box. Download, print, and cut out the free patterns below. Use the box pattern to cut one or more boxes from cardstock. Cut the dreidel markings from the self-adhesive paper, then adhere to the boxes as decoration. You can also draw on the symbols using markers and the patterns as your guide. Fold the box along the score lines and glue the tabs to secure the pointed end panels. Fill with small gifts like silver and blue Hershey Kisses and glue the tabs on the flat end to secure. Add a bow to the flat end, if desired.
