[header] How to wrap cylindrical gifts [title] Measure and cut the paper. [step] When you are wrapping a cylinder-shaped gift, you can easily measure out the amount of paper using the gift as a guide. Place the gift on the wrapping paper and make sure that the paper can go all the way around the cylinder. 
Cut the paper so that there is about a ½ inch of overlap. For the ends of the gift, pull up the paper on either side.