Etch-A-Sketch
December 25, 2022
The Mad Wrapper created a machine that draws a person’s name on an Etch-A Sketch. A key is attached to a gift. Insert the key and the machine automatically draws
Read moreSimply Impossible Puzzle
December 25, 2022
The Mad Wrapper decided that it was too risky to ship an Etch-A-Sketch machine across country to friends and relatives so an Impossible puzzle was shipped out across America. Each
Read moreRubik’s Cube
December 25, 2021
This is a Rubik’s Cube solver robot that solves a person’s initials on the face of a 3×3 Rubik’s Cube. Type in you code name to a webpage and click
Read moreCryptic Chiseled Porker
December 25, 2020
Attached to each gift under the tree is a tag baring a cryptic message etched into a 3d-printed tag. Align the mask and the message is revealed. Each tag is
Read moreRaspberry Pi Marshmallow Smores
December 26, 2019
A roaring fire makes for a great excuse to toast a marshmallow on Christmas Day. I built a tiny fireplace complete with fire that is controlled by a Raspberry Pi
Read moreBell Model 202 Bluetooth Telephone (1930-2018)
December 25, 2018
Using the magic of Arduino and clash of historical culture I added Bluetooth to an antique Bell model 202 telephone to light up convention conference “Hello my name is” name
Read moreBlockhead Augmented Reality
December 26, 2017
Use an iPhone Augmented Reality App to scan a QR code to find your gift. 2017 was an epic Mad Wrapper year of the magic of new technology. Before Christmas
Read moreMessage in a Tree
December 25, 2016
Guests encounter a 3-foot Christmas tree decorated in colored lights. Green letters are scrawled one at a time to form a message. The words arrive slowly: Ho Ho Ho The
Read moreScratch Hologram
December 25, 2016A scratch hologram is one of those “hidden in plain sight” tricks. To see the message just angle the glass toward the sun and presto! This is an excellent way
Read more3D Red & Blue
December 25, 2013
Put on the special goggles and your name pops out of the paper. Go ahead and open the gift! Presents under the tree include one with special goggles plus a
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