Birthday Gift Pile

Who could resist this cheerful pile of birthday presents stacked one on top of another? Each box is a different size and wrapped in its own patterned paper finished with a bow, and a couple of balloons are tied to the very top box. The mix of patterns gives colorers a built-in chance to play with stripes, dots, and bows in lots of bright combinations. Younger children can fill the large box shapes, while older kids can carefully color each pattern and ribbon for a polished look. Wrapping gifts in decorative paper is a tradition that goes back centuries, when presents were once covered in plain cloth or simple paper. Use a different color scheme for every box, or wrap them all to match. Print it on US Letter or A4 and build the tallest, brightest gift pile you can.