Introduction
Chinese New Year (CNY) is all about celebration, reunion, and gift giving. For festive condiments such as bak kwa, pineapple tarts or other sweets to share with family and friends the appeal of unique packaging will adequately set your gift apart with an extra hint of delight. As it is that time of the year again, continue reading to learn 12 creative packaging tips to use for CNY this time round.
1. Decorative Tins and Jars
CNY gift containers include Printed metallic tins or glass jars are easy to come by and can be printed with auspicious blooms such as flowers, mandarins or the zodiac animal. Select tin containers that are red and gold with appropriate patterns or use colorful jars which you can adorn with assorted stickers that shine, ribbons, or fabric. Stuff them with pineapple tarts, sugared almonds, or other home baked cookies. The recipient can use the durable, sturdy tin or jar for storing again after use as well since they are quality made.
2. Fabric Pouches
Design sewn drawstring purses or totes constructed from red, gold or floral prints. Sew the top part of the pouch with a thread, fill it with bak kwa, candy, nuts or other CNY tidbits. End it off with ribbon fringes, pompoms or attach an emblem of something close to your heart. Homemade fabric pouch is really personal, and you can make a nice gift out of it; and it can be used even further as a small decorative bag or as phone pocket.
3. Ang Pow Toppers
To liven up your hong bao enclosure, attach the red packet envelopes onto cardboard shapes of coins, fishes or peaches, by use of tapes or glue. Arrange the ang pow shapes neatly in a container which is covered with goodies like pineapple tarts and when the packet is opened, there will be the added bonus of eating some pastry delight at the base of the packet. p.60 Extend the ang pow stems with colourful pipe cleaners to turn them into unique topper decorations too!
4. Ceramic Pigs and Blossoms
Accompanying small and flavorful souvenirs in the form of ceramic piggy banks or flower and plant potsFLICT ofrece charms as gift containers. Tin overflow sweet souvenirs with black and white chocolate coin, bak kwa, orange red candy and gold shimmering glistening candy. Organize the artisanal CNY cookies or mini tarts in flower pot holders with beautiful ribbons added. You can bake for the gifted with these adorable tabletop ceramics and add to your home décor as well at the same time.
5. Bamboo Steamers
For a taste of earlier CNY joys and tradition, take the kueh bangket along with other homemade nyonya kueh and place them beautifully steamed in mini bamboo baskets lined with banana leaves or in some bak chang wraps. The woven steamers are beautiful and delicious all by themselves and can be used to make great gift baskets. For extra pizzaz encircle them with loose flowers such as chrysanthemums, pussy willows or orchids.
6. Transparent Containers
Glass or acrylic jars, boxes and trays should let tempting glimpses of your CNY goodie selections through for buyers. Use clear jars and arrange nicely bak kwa, candied fruits, sugared preserve, nuts and etc and turn into edible hampers. To enhance on this, organize the gift with decorated ribbons, shredded paper, or filler such as beans, crystals or beads. Clear containers add vision interest and tum nicety.
7. Paint Can Packaging
Old fashioned paint cans are decorated like colorful, creative Chinese New Year gift containers. Scrape out and replace the small cans of paint with cellophane. Pack them up to the brim with pineapple tarts, loose teas, gourmet cookies and other bite-sized temptations and then tie the lid with fancy washi tape bows. Paint the novel packaging on abstract red or gold patterns, or stencil use Chinese double happiness glyphs.
8. Embroidery Hoops
For extraordinary do it yourself hampers, stand round wooden embroidery hoops on a plywood base that you have covered with beautiful red and gold paper or fabric. For an almost ethereal display, one can employ cellophane, tulle or Chinese knot tassels, and then elegantly overstuffing the hoop with bak kwa, nut mixes, candied fruits, longevity noodles and pick up some choice chinese new year goodies. Fully decorated with ribbons to help in handling it and with a small poke blessing tag hung at the end of the hoop handle.
9. Mini Cloche Displays
Products themselves – delicate glass teardrops on individually laquered wooden platforms, allow for exclusive, minimalistic and functional gift wrapping, as they can directly be transformed into an effective decorative display on tables and shelves. Put in your choicest home-baked Chinese New Year cookies or kueh neatly on the tray, decorate with some rose petals or confetti and bow the top of the pastry with a pink ribbon. The lid is designed to sit right on the cookies and the entire shape of the cloche allows the treats to stay fresh while ensuring they are displayed in a mouth-watering manner.
10. Baked Good Gift Baskets
Weld dried rice straw, rattan, bamboo or banana leaf strips into strong basket holders and put floral, banana leaf or auspicious print liners. Pack your bak kwa, cookies, tarts, nian gao and more pleasingly into the natural fiber basket. Mini baskets are great for placing at the table as more CNY home decorations after the urnpst have been eaten as well.
11. Tea Gift Sets
Do you know someone who enjoy taking a cup of oolong or maybe pu erh tea on a certain momentary? Delight them with packets of/dried superior Chinese teas packed in a wooden box/ceramic jar/a packet of sino-fragrant silk pouches/Bak kwa or Tarts packed in a scent-sealed pack. Served together with a cute tea pot, snifter cup or tasting glass with engravings of blooming tea flowers. The tea and treat set is perfect for gifting during CNY or any time of the year due to careful selection of the products.
12. Auspicious Abundance Baskets
This relatively conventional bamboo tray abundance basket is introduced with a contemporary twist with water hyacinth woven, rattan as well as recycled paper fiber. Layer these rather eco-friendly, fair trade basket trays with brighter liners then load with bak kwa, kueh bangkit cookies, nut combos, dried fruits and candies, for an enticing Chinese New Year gift brimming with good health and blessings. Place some flowers, oranges, pineapples and ang pow packets on top of it where your friends can easily grab what they want in your hearty basket.
This CNY, surprise your dear ones with their favourite festivity snacks packed in branded cookies tins along with cute little things that symbolize good fortune. There are, however, so many splendid ways to wrap everything from indulgent bak kwa to home-baked sweet and savoury Nonya kueh, a personally wrapped gift instantly elevates the spirit of Chinese New Year greetings.