How to Organize a Secret Santa Gift Exchange

How to Organize a Secret Santa Gift Exchange

  1. Get a group of people who all want to participate.
  2. Have the people write down some things they’d want to receive. If it’s a close group of friends, you might know each other well enough to skip this step, but it’s helpful either way.
  3. Put everyone’s name on a small piece of paper.
  4. Throw the papers into a hat and have everyone pick one.
  5. Set a price limit- some people get really into gift-giving and would spend a lot of money, so do this to save their bank accounts.
  6. If this is a one-time gift exchange, set a date for the gift exchange party. If this is a thing that will span multiple weeks, you could set a date for the final gift exchange.
  7. Purchase gift(s)
  8. Exchange gifts at the party or over the course of multiple weeks.
  9. Finally, remember this is a secret! When exchanging gifts, try to make it a fun game to guess who gave you your gifts.

 

Best White Elephant Gift Ideas
  • The Practical Gift:
    • Get something that people will use- like pencils or a nail kit or something. This gift probably won’t be very fun, but in the end, it could help the person who gets it.
  • The Fancy Gift:
    • Get something that’s actually a good gift- like a nice candle or fancy chocolate. It’s more like an actual gift you’d give to someone for Christmas.
  • The Fun Gift:
    • This can be similar to The Fancy Gift because it’s still something you’d actually get someone for Christmas, but it’s not super fancy. Something like cool socks or mini table tennis. 
  • The Gag Gift:
    • Get something completely and utterly stupid. The person who gets it will either hate it or think it’s hilarious. Something like a fake bass that sings or fart spray (two actual things I’ve seen at White Elephant exchanges).
  • The Awful Gift
    • This gift doesn’t actually have to be awful, you just need to wrap it in an awful way. You could put a gift card or something nice in the center, but then wrap it with layers and layers of duct tape. You could also be really mean and put something stupid in the middle, like a pen that doesn’t even work anymore.

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