4-H Gift Wrapping Project

Manual

• Gift Wrapping (County Book). This manual is to be used for all divisions. A new record sheet is needed each year.  NOTE: Gift wrapping is a grade assigned project. You will be assigned to the division according to your grade in school at the beginning of the current year. **See your manual for additional information**

Exhibit Information for all Grades

1. Package for exhibit purposes should NOT contain a gift.
2. Packages are NOT to exceed 24 inches in any direction for any division.
3. One exhibit per person.
4. 4-H’er is to exhibit in each category within each level only once.
5. Exhibits using purchased bows will not be accepted. Bows must be self made. It is recommended to use double stick tape.  
6. Must include 4-H Craft Information Card 4-H 618A-W. It is to be attached to your project.
7. Definition of a bow is left to the judge’s discretion.
8. Exhibit package must have been wrapped by 4-H’er since the end of the previous year’s fair.
9. Tie the 4-H Craft Information Card 4-H 618A-W onto a bow or decoration and place on top or side of package.  The information card must be visible for the judge and viewers and needs to include the following information:
10. Occasion for gift
11. Is recipient of gift male or female?
12. Age or approximate age of recipient
13. Total hours spent on project
14. Exhibitor's Name
15. Exhibitor’s Club
16. Exhibitor’s Grade just completed
17. If in 9-12 grade (Advanced level) put category of which your package belongs in A, B, C, D or E. 

Premiums will be awarded per divisions Beginner, Intermediate and Advance. One overall Grand and one Reserve Grand Champion will be chosen for the project.

Exhibit Requirements

• Beginner—Grades 3-5
  • Grade 3  One rectangular package (shirt box) using a self made bow and commercial wrapping paper.
  • Grade 4  One cubic (six equal square sides) package larger than 6" x 6" x 6" using a self-made bow and commercial wrapping paper.
  • Grade 5  One small box suitable for a ring or pin using a self-made bow and commercial wrapping paper.
• Intermediate—Grades 6-8
  • Grade 6  One cylindrical package, using a self-made bow or other decorations and commercial wrapping paper.
  • Grade 7  One package with top and bottom of box/container wrapped separately and properly folded liner inside. Use self-made bows or other decorations and commercial wrapping paper. Box WILL be opened by judge.
  • Grade 8  A series of two or three packages in a tiered effect coordinated as one complete package. For example: 3 stacked cylinders; 2 rectangular boxes; 1 box and 2 cylinders; etc., each wrapped individually. The tier must be securely tied or fastened together in such a way so that the individual packages will not move easily in the tier. Use self-made bows or other decorations and commercial wrapping paper.
• Advanced—Grades 9-12 (Choose one of the following exhibits. These categories can be done in any order. Choose a different category each year you are in the advanced level.)
  • One package wrapped in materials other than wrapping paper. The outside wrapping materials must be part of the gift item. For example: dishtowels, scarf, baby blanket, diapers, etc. The materials must be wrapped around some sort of box or container that would conceal or enclose the rest of the gift item. Do not put the rest of the gift in the box or container.
  • One creative exhibit of any shape that has been covered in some fashion. Your outside decorations and/or “wrapping” are not a part of the gift. The package does not have to be a box, but a container that would conceal or enclose a gift item. The container should be covered in some fashion such as fabric, paper, cardboard, foil, plastic, leather, cellophane, etc. Do not use commercial wrapping paper. You do not need to have bows if they are not in keeping with the design of your package. Be as creative as you can be, have a theme.
  • One decorated or disguised display which is the gift. The actual gift item is decorated or disguised in some way. For example: a clothes basket made to look like a jack-o-lantern, a jar of preserves made to look like ‘Santa’, an umbrella made to look like a tree, etc.-or - the actual  gift item can be folded or arranged in some way that is a package in itself. For example: bath towels folded to look like a wedding cake, a table cloth folded into a bag with barbecue tools or kitchen items inside, baby blanket folded into a bunting with baby items inside, etc. All items used in the display must be part of the gift.
  • One self-made gift bag. Do not use commercial wrapping paper. Examples of some materials to use: construction paper, grocery bag paper, wall paper, fabric, etc. Gift bag may or may not be decorated depending on the materials used.
  • One package of any size wrapped only in self-made decorations and paper. This category is different from the creative exhibit above in that you must use some sort of paper to put your own creative design on such as roller painting, stenciling, pulling, potato printing, spin art, etc. Use a self made bow or other decoration. This category will be judged on the neatness and creativity of paper design along with the proper wrapping.

State Fair Exhibit

Overall Grand champion will go to the state fair as a craft entry. Must include the attached 4-H Craft Information Card   4-H 618A-W describing your project.

Related Files

• 4-H Gift Wrapping Project Manual
• 4-H Craft Information Card 4-H 618a-W