There are a few things that would have been helpful to know ahead of time.
1. Boxes - I bought my boxes at Walmart in the school supply/shipping material section. The middle box was not quite the size I wanted, but close enough. All three boxes cost less than $2. A couple of the gifts I bought were already boxed in good boxes, so I just used them.
2. White paper - This was a big problem for me. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find solid white paper. I was about to order white butcher paper online when I finally found white paper at the Dollar Store. I pretty much used one roll for each snowman. The rolls were not very big.
3. Gifts - Deciding what to fill the boxes with can be a bit tricky as well. The main thing is thinking about size as you shop. Here was my general plan: The small box - snacks/treats, the middle box - pajamas,/slippers/DVD/book, the large box - toys for the kids, and miscellaneous gift ideas for the adults.
Once the snowman was wrapped I used black construction paper and cut out 6 small circles for the mouth, 2 medium size circles for the eyes, and 3 larger circles for the buttons. I cut out a large orange triangle for the nose. I finished off the snowman with a ribbon scarf and a beanie. I bought the beanies at Walmart too. I found them in the woman’s accessory department.
Adding a gift card/money is an extra bonus. I used a red money card that I thought was really pretty. I filled the card and then taped it closed. I didn’t want to use the white envelope. I wrote the name on the outside of the card with a sharpie.
Our snowmen had to travel, so we wanted to make sure we knew which box went to which snowman/family member. The solution was to write the names on the top middle part of each snowman box. When they were assembled you couldn’t see the names. My family loved them!
When my husband was wrapping my present he got creative and added penguins to his packages. I couldn’t really come up with anything, so I decided on a Christmas tree to wrap his presents.
I hope that you like this Christmas snowman gift idea. I pray that you have a very Merry Christmas and that you always remember that Jesus is the true reason for the season. God bless!
Here are a couple other Ideas that you might like:
Christmas Eve Pajama Boxes
Stocking Stuffer Ideas from Dollar Tree
