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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

How to Create a Gift Cupboard for Stress-free Gift Giving


It’s time for the kids to go to another birthday party and, unfortunately, you haven’t bought a gift yet.  There’s barely enough time to get to the party as it is and now you have to figure out how to make time for a stop at the store and figure out something to buy for the birthday child.  Everyone is in a rush and stressed out.  Does this situation sound familiar? All of this stress can be avoided by having a gift cupboard; here’s how to create one.


Find a spot to store everything
This may sound like the most difficult part, and it might be, but here are some suggestions:  you can use a small linen closet, a hope chest at the end of your bed, a couple of boxes on the top shelf in your closet, under bed storage, or buy either a new or used cupboard.  If you buy a used cupboard you can clean it up and paint it or stain it to match your home and it will blend right in.

Buying the gifts
Getting the gifts to put in the gift cupboard is a gradual process.  You’ll want to get into the habit of checking the clearance area everywhere you go and watching the sale ads.  After Christmas sales are also a really good time to pick up some good buys at a fraction of the normal cost.

You should be on the lookout for games and toys that fall into the price range that you would normally spend for a birthday party.  Maybe you find a bunch of board games on clearance, or several popular action figures.  Make sure to pick up a mix of both boy gifts and girl gifts to give yourself a good variety.  A few unisex gifts wouldn’t hurt, just in case you run out of one or the other.

This gift cupboard doesn’t have to be just for children’s birthday parties – it can be for adults too.  When you go someplace for dinner and you’d like to take a hostess gift, it needs to be in your gift cupboard so you don’t have to stress about it.  Put a few bottles of wine in different varieties in there, some wine charms, coasters and other small gifts that you think your friends would like.  It’s also smart to include some small gifts that you can exchange with friends and acquaintances on the spur of the moment.  These come in especially handy during the holiday season.  A friend may unexpectedly drop by with a small gift, and it’s nice to have something to give them in return.  Another good idea is to keep a few gift cards on hand for various places around town.

Stocking the gift wrap
While it’s not mandatory to keep your gift wrapping stuff in this cupboard, it might be a good idea to do so since you will be using them in conjunction with these items. Include gift bags in various sizes and colors, white tissue paper (will work with any color bag), rolls of gift wrap for different occasions, wine bottle sleeves, bubble wrap, Styrofoam peanuts and plenty of tape.  A few small boxes might be a good idea too so that the odd shaped items can go into a box for wrapping. Accessories to go on a wrapped present or gift bag are what make people gasp in surprise and tell you how lovely the gift wrapping is.  This part takes no talent or craftiness, so don’t panic if you are not crafty.  Include plenty of ribbon, both regular and curling.  Buy a few pine picks for the holidays.  These can easily be added to the top of a gift with some tape.  Wrap the ribbon around the gift and tie a simple bow.  Tuck a pick or some sort of gift dangle into the bow and you are done.  You will look like a rock star and it was all stress free because of your gift cupboard.

Cards
Someday, when you have some time on your hands between appointments or just a free day to go shopping, you can take your time and stand and read through some greeting cards.  Choose a variety of cards, such as thank you, sympathy, male birthday, female birthday, congratulations, etc.  Keep these cards in your gift cupboard and you won’t have to worry if you remember someone’s birthday at the last minute or you hear about someone having a death in the family.  You will be able to go to the gift cupboard and grab a card and send it on the same day without rushing to the store. Next time you are out shopping and you see a sale, keep in mind that this is how the gift cupboard starts.  You can pick up two gifts instead of just one and stash the other one away for another child some other time.  Happy gifting!

Source: 4nanny
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