Looking for recommendations and experiences you may have had with holiday wrapping booths?

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Michael Thomas Kwiatek

6 years 1 month ago #23862 by Michael Thomas Kwiatek

Looking for recommendations and experiences you may have had with holiday wrapping booths? was created by Michael Thomas Kwiatek

How did you handle the wrapping, did the residents wrap or office staff? Did you do it during specific hours? Was it a hit with residents, did you limit the number of gifts to be wrapped? I'm looking for ideas to do this for the holiday season.

6 years 1 month ago #23862 by Michael Thomas Kwiatek

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Tammy Dain

6 years 1 month ago #23863 by Tammy Dain

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I set up a wrapping station so Residents have everything they need to wrap their own gifts. 10 am-10 pm. We have a media room and I have Christmas music or a movie playing. Candy, coffee and hot chocolate.I have done it for two years and it has been a big hit.

6 years 1 month ago #23863 by Tammy Dain

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Brenda Andrews Sherrill

6 years 1 month ago #23864 by Brenda Andrews Sherrill

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Ours includes paper, tape, ribbon, name tags, bows, scissors, and ink pens. 24 hour access and they wrap their own gifts. I have been doing at my current community for 4 years. Residents love it. We start the Monday after Thanksgiving.

6 years 1 month ago #23864 by Brenda Andrews Sherrill

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La Toya Walker George

6 years 1 month ago #23865 by La Toya Walker George

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I’ve done it before; we had a wrapping station. All items needed for gift wrapping provided. The residents wrapped themselves and during office hours. It was an absolute hit, I had a coffee and cocoa bar and cookies as well.

6 years 1 month ago #23865 by La Toya Walker George

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Crystal Garland Hollinger

6 years 1 month ago #23866 by Crystal Garland Hollinger

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We provided all of the supplies during office hours. It is a huge hit every year!

6 years 1 month ago #23866 by Crystal Garland Hollinger

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Barbi Thomas

6 years 1 month ago #23867 by Barbi Thomas

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Residents love it! Make sure you have paper for all Dec holiday needs. I also included plain and birthday for end of December birthdays

6 years 1 month ago #23867 by Barbi Thomas

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Shannon Danielle

6 years 1 month ago #23868 by Shannon Danielle

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We just supplied the goods and milk and cookies and they wrapped everything themselves

6 years 1 month ago #23868 by Shannon Danielle

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Anonymous

6 years 1 month ago #23869 by Anonymous

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I want to do this!

6 years 1 month ago #23869 by Anonymous

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Barbi Thomas

6 years 1 month ago #23870 by Barbi Thomas

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Also if we have time, we will help wrap, that way you can take a second to have a light conversation with the residents

6 years 1 month ago #23870 by Barbi Thomas

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Courtney Myers

6 years 1 month ago - 6 years 1 month ago #23871 by Courtney Myers

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We started ours 6 years ago and it was such a great success we decided to keep it out full time and add it into our new design for our clubhouse

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6 years 1 month ago - 6 years 1 month ago #23871 by Courtney Myers

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Carolle Parker

6 years 1 month ago #23872 by Carolle Parker

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We've done it for 2 years starting dec 1, we provide all material. Residents love it

6 years 1 month ago #23872 by Carolle Parker

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Linda Stadler Graham

6 years 1 month ago #23873 by Linda Stadler Graham

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We make a wrapping station available to the residents with day and evening hours. Several of our vendors sponsor the paper, tape, ribbon, bows and gift bags. The drop it off just before Thanksgiving and we keep the wrapping station open until the 23rd.

6 years 1 month ago #23873 by Linda Stadler Graham

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Linda Stadler Graham

6 years 1 month ago #23874 by Linda Stadler Graham

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We have alao had a "Santas Workshop" for parents that may not have the time or skill to assemble larger toys. They can drop the gifts off and our skilled maintenance team would put it together for them. Its usually only a few bikes or tricycles but the residents really appreciate it.

6 years 1 month ago #23874 by Linda Stadler Graham