"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of my very first jobs was a seasonal gig wrapping gifts at a high-end gift store during my holiday ...

There are a lot of answers to the question “What is Christmas?” but our favorite is this: Christmas is a time of giving. That doesn’t just mean poring over gift ideas, of course—there’s also giving of ...

From gift wrap to packaging and temporary décor, there’s a lot of unnecessary waste that gets thrown out during the holiday season. But it is possible to give gifts that are waste-free, ...

Happy holidays! This week we’re revisiting our favorite festive stories from years past, like this one: Once, at a dinner party, I was entranced when a friend unpacked her backpack to reveal each of ...

I absolutely love presents. Giving them, getting them, even wrapping presents is something I get pumped about. Yes, I’m the weirdo in the family that creases the corners to get those sharp perfect ...

For most of my life, I’ve been a gift bag person. Coming up with gift ideas I can do but gift wrapping? Not so much. Folding perfect edges or cutting the right amount of paper has never come easy.

Many stresses pop up at the most wonderful time of the year and for many of us wrapping Christmas presents is an impossible task. For every picture-perfect present perfectly tied with a bow under the ...

The grabbing of presents, the tearing of paper, the ripping of boxes. Followed by the piling up of garbage, and the overflowing of trash bins. Christmas is the time of abundance. Too much food, too ...

Caption: Robin Tugender is the lead volunteer wrapper with the Children Health Foundation's gift wrapping station at White Oaks Mall in London, Ont. She says she and her fellow volunteers have a love ...