Unique Christmas Gifts

Too Big to Fit Under a Tree

The challenge with big gifts is where to store it. So how can you hide them and still put something under the tree?

Some merchants might provide storage for your gift until just before Christmas. Maybe your storage shed can serve as a good hiding spot. Or sign up to use your neighbor’s garage (hopefully there’s not a line of people with the same idea!).

Now that the gift is “safe”, “wrap it up” and put it under the tree with one of these fun ideas.

- Use a Christmas card (or make one either by hand or using your computer) and announce the gift inside the card.

- Use a card (as in the previous item), but announce in the card the recipient must play a game of search to find the present. Then use one of the following search games:

* Hot and Cold - Give temperature-related hints to lead the recipient to the gift. “Hotter” indicates movement toward the gift and “colder” indicates movement away from the gift.

* Footprints on the Floor - Cut out a bunch of footprints from construction paper. Starting from your Christmas tree, lay the footprints in a path that leads to the gift.

* Treasure Hunt - This game uses clues written on index cards which are hidden throughout your house. The first clue goes in the card. This clue gives a hint where the second clue is hidden, the second clue leads to the third, and so forth, until the last clue leads to the gift.

- Put a homemade gift certificate in a Christmas card. After the recipient opens the card, have another member of the family sneak off to bring the gift to the front door. The family member should ring the doorbell and pretend to be a delivery service coming to redeem the gift certificate.

- Wrap a small item to represent the gift and put it under the tree. Try to choose an item that hints at what the present is without immediately revealing the secret. For example, you might use a bike tire pump to represent a new bike, a car owner’s manual to represent a new car (I think most of us won’t be giving a gift this big), or a house key to represent a new house (this one requires some possession of sizable wealth).

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