Plateau Mama Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Title says it all. Grandma & Grandpa are getting DD a softball bat that she really, really wants. I'm trying to figure out a fun way to wrap it so she is surprised. (I bought and will wrap it for them as they are 3000 miles away and won't be arriving until dinner time Christmas Day.) Quote
Lucy the Valiant Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Could you wrap a photo of it in a smaller box? Or you could give her a clue that leads to a little "treasure hunt" as it were to eventually FIND it. (?) Quote
itsheresomewhere Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 What about a hunt for it around the house. Make several little presents with hints. Forgive the typos as I still up holding a sick child and typing one thumbed Quote
swellmomma Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Could you get one of those round carriers that architects etc put their plans into to put the bat in? It will still be a cylindrical present but not obviously a bat. Or secure it to the back of the xmas tree trunk with ribbon, so it is not wrapped, but not completely in plain sight. Tell her there is 1 gift left on the tree to find at the end. SHe will be looking for something small, and not expect that. Or get a long rectangular box and lay it diagonally in it to fit, fill the empty space with filler to stop it from moving around and wrap box. Get a large cloth gift bag(like santa's sack) fill with crumpled paper to shape and tuck bat inside. It will have roughly the size/shape of a bean bag chair. Quote
Forget-Me-Not Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Time for me to go to bed. That was not the type of bat I pictured you wrapping. I thought, "How would you keep it from breaking through the wrapping paper?" Yeah, I'm tired. :rofl: Quote
Laura Corin Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 I've wrapped things to look like Christmas crackers in the past. Laura Quote
Susan in TN Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 I'd put it in a small cage or sturdy box, wrap woth heavy brown paper, then Christmas wrap over that. Be sure to put food in before wrapping. Quote
Cinder Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 I would probably cut out some cardboard to an odd shape (if I didn't have an odd-shaped box)--triangle, semicircle--and wrap it in that. Unless you want to go the route like we did with dh. One year he wanted new jeans so I stuffed the legs with paper and wrapped the gift paper on the outside so it was *obviously* a pair of pants. Sometimes overly obvious is fun too. Quote
swainsonshawk Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 I'd put it in a small cage or sturdy box, wrap woth heavy brown paper, then Christmas wrap over that. Be sure to put food in before wrapping. yes, this! Quote
weaver_67579 Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 get wadded up newspaper and add a hook on the top to make a candy cane. Quote
Zebra Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought you were trying to wrap a LIVE bat....it shows what a sporty person I am. Quote
plansrme Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 I'm all about the surprise, so if she wants a bat, expects a bat, how about wrapping a decoy--a stuffed bat or a Halloween decoration bat, and bringing out the real one when she opens it. If the grandparents are there, they could look confused, "But you said you wanted a bat, didn't you?" Otherwise, short of a big ol' rectangular box, I don't know how to make it not look like a bat. Susan's comment about food in the cage is still making me laugh, though. Terri Quote
Plateau Mama Posted December 19, 2012 Author Posted December 19, 2012 Time for me to go to bed. That was not the type of bat I pictured you wrapping. I thought, "How would you keep it from breaking through the wrapping paper?" Yeah, I'm tired. :rofl: She would like a live bat too. Mama not so much! I would probably cut out some cardboard to an odd shape (if I didn't have an odd-shaped box)--triangle, semicircle--and wrap it in that. Unless you want to go the route like we did with dh. One year he wanted new jeans so I stuffed the legs with paper and wrapped the gift paper on the outside so it was *obviously* a pair of pants. Sometimes overly obvious is fun too. So funny! get wadded up newspaper and add a hook on the top to make a candy cane. I'm all about the surprise, so if she wants a bat, expects a bat, how about wrapping a decoy--a stuffed bat or a Halloween decoration bat, and bringing out the real one when she opens it. If the grandparents are there, they could look confused, "But you said you wanted a bat, didn't you?" Otherwise, short of a big ol' rectangular box, I don't know how to make it not look like a bat. Susan's comment about food in the cage is still making me laugh, though. Terri I like the decoy idea. Took me a minute to realize She was talking about live bat. I kept thinking, how would it fit in a smll cage and why on earth would I put food in the box? LOL. Quote
AK_Mom4 Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 We wrapped a softball bat like a giant lollipop one year. I think they used a $2 rubber ball for the top. Quote
Plateau Mama Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 We wrapped a softball bat like a giant lollipop one year. I think they used a $2 rubber ball for the top. Oh, I like this. I can probably find a ball around here to use. Quote
Plateau Mama Posted December 24, 2012 Author Posted December 24, 2012 So here is what I ended up doing. Long story short, we took a pillow and Sara wrapped it around the bat and then wraped it. It looks like one of those big, long pillows. :-) Quote
QueenCat Posted December 24, 2012 Posted December 24, 2012 Time for me to go to bed. That was not the type of bat I pictured you wrapping. I thought, "How would you keep it from breaking through the wrapping paper?" Yeah, I'm tired. :rofl: That's okay... I read "Creative way to wrap a brat?" and thought "WHAT?!?!". Quote
Plateau Mama Posted December 24, 2012 Author Posted December 24, 2012 That's okay... I read "Creative way to wrap a brat?" and thought "WHAT?!?!". Nah, that ones easy. Duct tape in the brat's favorite pattern. Quote
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