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Old 11-12-2007, 06:29 AM   #1
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A little bit at a time, all at once? Wait til the last minute?

I usually TRY to do it as I go along, a little bit at a time. When I wrap for my own kids, I use one pattern of paper for one kid and another for the other kid, so I don't have use tags. Last year a friend of mine brought over all her stuff to wrap and she and I wrapped one Friday night, watched movies etc It was hilariously fun. I might have to do that again. LOL
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Old 11-12-2007, 06:34 AM   #2
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I like to wrap as I go that way if they go looking they can't see what it is. Does that make sense?

However, I have also been known to do it all at once at the last minute too!!

Hey, the movie idea sounds like fun!! HUMMMMM, you just gave me an idea!!
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Old 11-12-2007, 06:39 AM   #3
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My dh wraps as he goes along, I wait until the last minute and then I am up past midnight christmas eve wrapping things! I'm trying to get better though, since we may be going down to Fl this christmas and will have to take gifts.
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I try to wrap as I go. But I usually have a lot left at the last minute. I am going to try not to do that this year.
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Old 11-12-2007, 06:52 AM   #5
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I'm not the "pretty" wrapping kind. I just get the paper on and make sure all the sides are covered!
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Old 11-12-2007, 08:21 AM   #6
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I'm not the "pretty" wrapping kind. I just get the paper on and make sure all the sides are covered!

This is me too!!
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Old 11-12-2007, 08:50 AM   #7
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I've been known to do it all at one time too! (at Midnight on Christmas eve)

Generally I try to do it in multiple little sittings! First the ones for the cousins so my boys can help! Later during a naptime I lock my bedroom door and do as many of thiers as I can get done! Then usually have a few more wrapping sessions for the last minute gifts I buy!

So far?? Nothing wrapped! I've been thinking of having the boys "help" me wrap them here soon! They like to see what we get their cousins and I like for them to know!
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Old 11-12-2007, 08:53 AM   #8
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My DH and I wait until the last minute and wrap them Christmas Eve. But now that the kids are getting older I can get by with less gifts and more money, which they totally love! We wrap with different paper for each kid too, just to help us out.
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Old 11-12-2007, 08:55 AM   #9
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I usually try to wrap all at once ~ or over a couple nights. I like to keep the gifts unwrapped until they are all bought so I can keep inventory of what I have gotten ( I forget easily ).

Most of the time we also use different papers for all the kids, or the same paper with different colored ribbons so that we can easily tell them apart.
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Old 11-12-2007, 09:51 AM   #10
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I am vowing NOT to wait until the last minute to wrap it all. I usually fall into that catagory. Hopefully I'll be able to wrap a little at a time.
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