Hello all! I know I am a bit early, but I have a question about Christmas gifts. (I'm a pre planner can you tell?) Anyway, I have two girls that are a year apart and we've bought them a Wii for Christmas. That is all that they are going to get this year (with a few accessories and games I'm sure) so since there will not be a lot of "separate" gifts for them I'm wanting to know of a creative way to have them both open the present. I was thinking something along the lines of wrapping it in multiple boxes and have them take turns opening each layer....but not sure thats a good one. So please let me know of any cool ideas for this! Thanks!
Hi,
I have given gifts with up to 8 boxes layered to finally get to the gift. Each time I have done this it has been enjoyable and fun! It sounds like a great idea when you are giving it to two people and letting them take turns open the present!
I am detailed and enjoy planning in advance too!
Have a nice day!
Ruth
The layer idea sounds fun. Another thought.. Have a scavenger hunt to find the item. Start with a small gift under the tree that has a note inside....(maybe something like "Its cold outside where would I go to find something warm to wear", and have them go to the coat closet. There you will hide another small wrapped gift with another hint inside. This will give them the opportunity to take turns searching and opening gifts as the hunt for the big surprise. Good luck and have fun.
I love the mutiple box idea and the scavanger hunt idea. you could wrap the clues and wrap the gift in mitiple box's! Sounds fun!!
What about a scavenger hunt. You could wrap each clue and hide them thoughout the house. We are planning on buying a wii and doing this for our three kids. Makes it fun and they can all be involved.
Now, I don't know how you would think about this for Christmas.. You could do it in a Christmas theme... I once tried to be creative for Valentine's and did a treasure map hunt for my son. He opened the "map" and then the hunt began... it took him many to many clues and places around the house to find his gift... He still remembers this and has asked to do it again...I had to amke my husband get away - he was enjoying it too much - ha.
Ask a friend for their empty Wii box, fill it with paper so it seems heavy and have each of them open a Wii box. Or stuff the empty Wii box with the accessories. We bought our kids one for their after school year reward and they loved it. They all (3-11,9, and 5)sat on the floor together and ripped it open.)
Have fun.
How about hiding it wrapped..then leave clues for them to find it..racing from room to room....leading them from room to room,,,until finally leading back to the Christmas tree!
Hi there,
My family loves to wrap creatively. My suggestion is; design the letters, "w i i", cut them out and wrap the "i's" identically. They can be BIG or small and you can be as creative as you want...even putting a message on the letter itself with such creative things using the letter "I" (ie: I love you, you and I are two pieces of a yummy pie, etc.) Have them unwrap the "I" at the same time. At then end of your writing include a "clue" to find the "w" using some play on words like; "I wish you could find the next clue but I guess you will have to Wait." Of course, include more depending on the the layout and items in your house that they would be familiar with. When they figure out that they need to find the "w" the actual "wii" could be already set up w/ the big "W" on it. :) I hope this makes sense. If you wanted to wrap the wii and just have the "w" stuck on it that would be fun too if they hadn't figured it out by then. Happy wrapping!
I was going to suggest the scavenger hunt. Kids have so much fun with those that they don't usually have to have separate gifts to open. And they are the perfect ages. Merry Christmas!
wrap a controler for each of them and let them open that first. and perhaps a game for each of them that is more their style...
How about having both of them opening the present at the same time or not wrapping it at all. Then with the accesorries, make it where there are enough for both of them to have their own. Like 2 or 3 or however many each so that way they each have the same amount. Just my thoughts!
I second, third and fourth the scavenger hunt idea...
This is what my ex did for our son....he still thinks about it today.
He gave him a picture of him when he was a baby and put a rhyme with nope I don't have your gift you better go check with Uncle Steve, Uncle Steve had another picture of him and it stated cool picture but still not what you are looking for you must go check with Aunt Kathy, Aunt Kathy had another picture of him and it stated sorry not this time either you must go see Grandma....He had a blast and to this day I have kept each of the pictures and rhymes. At the end he found a scooter that was of course too big to wrap! Memories are on the photos and of course the fun times. I recently placed it with his graduation table and all the family was like wow you kept this for him... the sad part Uncle Steve is no longer with us so brought back extra special memories for their family. As you can see my ex and I get along :)
Have fun with it! Our Christmas will probably be a little smaller this year so I am going to try to be creative and add some extra fun too!
Sounds fun! Lot's of great ideas and the scavenger hunt would build the excitement. Since your such a great planner you might also want to take on this idea. My husbands grandmother always gives our children a small gift but she wraps them to look like animals! Just using basic craft and construction paper with cardboard. One of the favorites have been a penguin and an elephant...but they are always a big hit! I could probably dig up pictures if you would like to see some. You might can also get some ideas online. She originally got the idea in the 50's from a Christmas magazine. Good luck.
how about a treasure hunt and have them figure out the clues together and find the gift together...
You are a great, creative mom!!!
I have seen many times where children are sent on a scavenger hunt around the house to find the gift. You might wrap each of these clues and have them around the house. Even have a separate set for each child. Send them on a hunt and each girl's clues are wrapped with a certain style of paper so they don't pick up each other's clues. Coils be lots of fun for the whole family. Good luck.
Haven't read the other responses, but we did a scavenger hunt sometimes as kids for our presents. THose were always fun. Even if they were the present for just one of us. It's always fun to have to search the house for a gift. It keeps the suspense/anticipation going a little longer (which is what I find fun about recieving gifts as well as giving them)
two words scavanger hunt
One year my parents had gotten my sister a jacket which she had hanging in the closet but she had put a box with pennies in it wrapped under the tree with a clue. So my sister had to go find each clue that was wrapped in a box. You could even use marbles in the boxes. Good luck finding a creative way to wrap the present.
Our girls, 18 months apart get alot of duplicate gifts...so in past Christmas': each child gets their own wrap (one blue,one green), then presents together are a different wrap (red) and those together that are biiigggggg gifts as a Wii, wrap it, place it in a bigger box, wrap it, and so on (like at least 4 boxes worth), so that the GIFT that they are sharing...can be opened together.
Also, we have left hints, like an envelope on the tree with their names on it, which leads to another clue, then...it could be hooked up to the TV already set up and ready to play (even a TV in their room or your room. Good luck.