If you are travelling by plane you may have to open wrapped parcels for inspection, as well as answering the question: 'Did you pack this yourself?'
Therefore, if travelling by plane, you might need to pack wrapping paper, gift tags (which can be cut from wrapping paper), ribbons, greeting cards, sticky tape, scissors.
Scissors should go in a checked in suitcase. If you put scissors in hand luggage they are likely to be confiscated.
If you are travelling by train or coach or bus or in your own car you will probably be able to wrap parcels in advance.
Free Wrapping In France
If you buy chocolates and gifts in France, the shop assistant usually asks if your purchase is a gift. If so, they wrap it for you for free, usually with a ribbon imprinted with the company name as advertising.
Wrapping Parcels and Bows Guide
Below is a link to a handy guide to wrapping from John Lewis department store in the UK. If you learned to cover school books in protective paper at school, you will already be familiar with folding paper over corners making triangles.The video reminds you to fold under cut edges for a neat, straight effect. Also it shows how to do accordion or concertina effect folding to make a triple fold.
Another neat trick is covering joins with coloured sticky tape or ribbon. If you have double sided sticky tape that's handy for attaching ribbon. A good idea to pack that. It's the sort of thing which is hard to find when short of time on holiday, especially in resorts short of stationery shops, and when assistants don't speak English.
Office Stationery - miniature travel kit
I find it handy to have things like that with me. At my most organised moments I have gone away to a conference with a complete office kit. In the old days one used to travel with a hat box or a beauty box. Now it would be handy to have an extra briefcase or pouch contained everything for cards and gifts and stationery such as:
Ruler. Tape measure with both inches and centimetres. Paper clips. Scissors. Small size guillotine. Card index cards. Ribbons. Greetings cards for a birthday, anniversary, birth of a boy or girl, engagement, wedding, thank you card, invitation card. Gift tag. Wrapping paper, Ribbons. Hole punch. Stapler. Double sided sticky tape. Coloured felt tip pen. I have bought miniature office kits aimed at travellers or children, including a small size stapler and a stationery kit like a small suitcase about the size of a pack of playing cards. Children's rounded tip scissors with deckle edge for cutting paper.
I bought a set in Poundland for only one pound. It included of a stapler and hold punch.
You could also pack a box of Xmas cards. In the box put a pen for fancy writing and a glitter pen. Plus your Christmas card list, with addresses, phone numbers, correct spelling of people's names and their children's and spouse's names. This is a useful reminder, even if you are not sending cards but sending emails, text and phone calls on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer, author, speaker.
Author of How To Get Out of The Mess You're In.
http://www.johnlewis.com/inspiration-and-advice/home-garden/winter-2012/how-to-wrap-christmas-presents-video
Therefore, if travelling by plane, you might need to pack wrapping paper, gift tags (which can be cut from wrapping paper), ribbons, greeting cards, sticky tape, scissors.
Scissors should go in a checked in suitcase. If you put scissors in hand luggage they are likely to be confiscated.
If you are travelling by train or coach or bus or in your own car you will probably be able to wrap parcels in advance.
Free Wrapping In France
If you buy chocolates and gifts in France, the shop assistant usually asks if your purchase is a gift. If so, they wrap it for you for free, usually with a ribbon imprinted with the company name as advertising.
Wrapping Parcels and Bows Guide
Below is a link to a handy guide to wrapping from John Lewis department store in the UK. If you learned to cover school books in protective paper at school, you will already be familiar with folding paper over corners making triangles.The video reminds you to fold under cut edges for a neat, straight effect. Also it shows how to do accordion or concertina effect folding to make a triple fold.
Another neat trick is covering joins with coloured sticky tape or ribbon. If you have double sided sticky tape that's handy for attaching ribbon. A good idea to pack that. It's the sort of thing which is hard to find when short of time on holiday, especially in resorts short of stationery shops, and when assistants don't speak English.
Office Stationery - miniature travel kit
I find it handy to have things like that with me. At my most organised moments I have gone away to a conference with a complete office kit. In the old days one used to travel with a hat box or a beauty box. Now it would be handy to have an extra briefcase or pouch contained everything for cards and gifts and stationery such as:
Ruler. Tape measure with both inches and centimetres. Paper clips. Scissors. Small size guillotine. Card index cards. Ribbons. Greetings cards for a birthday, anniversary, birth of a boy or girl, engagement, wedding, thank you card, invitation card. Gift tag. Wrapping paper, Ribbons. Hole punch. Stapler. Double sided sticky tape. Coloured felt tip pen. I have bought miniature office kits aimed at travellers or children, including a small size stapler and a stationery kit like a small suitcase about the size of a pack of playing cards. Children's rounded tip scissors with deckle edge for cutting paper.
I bought a set in Poundland for only one pound. It included of a stapler and hold punch.
You could also pack a box of Xmas cards. In the box put a pen for fancy writing and a glitter pen. Plus your Christmas card list, with addresses, phone numbers, correct spelling of people's names and their children's and spouse's names. This is a useful reminder, even if you are not sending cards but sending emails, text and phone calls on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer, author, speaker.
Author of How To Get Out of The Mess You're In.
http://www.johnlewis.com/inspiration-and-advice/home-garden/winter-2012/how-to-wrap-christmas-presents-video
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