Holiday Gift Hacks: How To Wrap Oddly-Shaped Presents

While the holiday season is a wonderful time of year, it can also be pretty stressful once your calendar starts filling up and you have so much to plan. What easy-yet-delicious meal will you cook for your huge family? What gifts are you going to buy everyone on your list?

Even once you've found the perfect gifts for your loved ones, wrapping them is a whole other story -- especially when they don't come packaged in perfectly rectangular or square shapes.

But fear not: You don't have to break the bank by having oddly-shaped gifts professionally wrapped. Instead, use our easy hacks to neatly package anything from a stuffed animal to a bulky pair of headphones.

For Cylinder-Shaped Gifts

Find out a foolproof technique for wrapping cylinders like this scented candle, plus an idea for a little embellishment.

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For Soft Gifts

If you're wrapping last minute and don't have a gift box on hand for softer gifts like stuffed animals or clothing, try this wrapping technique.

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For Gifts With Different-Sized Ends

Wrapping ping-pong paddles and similarly-shaped gifts is not as daunting as it may seem! Work around an oddly-shaped gift by folding the wrapping paper at angles for a neat, professional finish.

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For Bulky Gifts

Sometimes packaged gifts are on the bulky side or have odd protrusions in random places, in which case your typical gift bag is the obvious choice. But this year, consider upgrading your usual store-bought gift bag and make a custom-sized version out of your favorite wrapping paper.

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