Society & Culture

Wrap It Up: A Holiday Episode

KIOS | By E_Newton

Published December 5, 2019 at 2:29 PM CST

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1917 Hallmark card, envelope and envelope liner.

Courtesy of Hallmark and Hallmark Archives

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Some of the first wrapping paper to hit the market, from Hallmark in Kansas City MO.

Courtesy of Hallmark and Hallmark Archives

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A Hallmark “gift- stylist” in 1956. Women around the country employed as Hallmark gift-stylist all went by the same name: Kaye King. ";s:

Courtesy of Hallmark and Hallmark Archives

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Some creative and vintage uses of wrapping paper.

Courtesy of Hallmark and Hallmark Archives

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A wrapping paper room, a vintage way to reuse wrapping paper.

Courtesy of Hallmark and Hallmark Archives

This conversation takes a trip through the history of wrapping paper; taking twists and turns along the way to talk about the psychology and neurobiology of unwrapping.

Thanks to our special guest, Stephanie A. Jesseau, Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska, in Omaha. Additional thanks to all those interviewed for this episode:

Dr. Uzma Khan from University of Miami

Rich Daniels of FunPak

Annette Choi

Dr. Nick Hobson

Samantha Bradbeer, Hallmark Historian

Tania Luna, author of Surprise

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