Day 11: ADHD-friendly Hacks to Make Christmas Wrapping Fun and Stress-Free
If you’ve been left in charge of wrapping all the presents and recreating Santa’s workshop in your living room this Christmas, why not turn it into a game?
Gather Your Supplies
No one wants to pause mid-wrap because they’ve run out of tape or forgotten the labels. Make sure you’ve got:
Enough wrapping paper (the good stuff always runs out halfway through)
Scissors,
Tape,
Ribbons, labels, and extra festive bits.
Distractions for young kids (so you can wrap in peace).
Turn wrapping into Fun, stress-free ways to gamify your wrapping game
Roll the dice: The number it lands on is how many presents you have to wrap in one sitting
Time it: Pick a number on the dice and set a timer. Wrap as many presents as you can before time runs out.
Race your mates: See who can wrap the most presents the quickest. Don’t forget to put labels on everything and make sure they don’t accidentally wrap their own present
Set the mood: Listen to music or watch a Christmas movie as you go.
ADHD-friendly wrapping tips
Stay chaos-free and organised as you wrap presents:
Ditch the drama: Save time and precious bin space on Christmas by getting rid of unnecessary packaging before wrapping presents.
Create a wrapping station: Set up a wrapping paper station in the lounge room (or bedroom if you have small kiddos)
Bin bag at the ready: Keep a rubbish bag on hand as you wrap to toss scraps and stay tidy.
Beat the Aussie Heat with a Wrapping Paper Fight
Snowball fights aren’t exactly an option in an Australian Christmas (unless you count dodging flies in the heat).
But you can still have a blast indoors with a wrapping paper fight.
Here’s how:
Scrunch up discarded wrapping paper into makeshift snowballs.
Find a willing (or unsuspecting) family member.
Go wild, all from the comfort of your air-conditioned house!
No sunburn, no sweat—just good old festive fun.
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