Secret Santa is a popular way to cut down on the number of gifts to send while having fun. The nature of the gift exchange makes it wonderful for the office as well as a large group of friends. Read on for tips on secret Santa gift ideas, rules, and using an online generator.
Organizing a Secret Santa Gift Exchange
If a work secret Santa is organized then names can be picked the old-fashioned way (out of a hat.) However if the gift exchange is with people who live abroad or far away then an online Secret Santa List Generator is ideal. This simple generator requires inputting the organizer's name, spending budget, participant's email addresses and names. Notably, the site claims that it does not store or sell email addresses.
The benefit of using an online generator is that everyone can join in, including the organizer and it truly is a secret way of pairing everybody up. One of the disadvantages is that if no gift is sent then there is no way of the sender being identified (a problem if the secret Santa is with online friends.)
Secret Santa Rules and Suggestions
It is helpful to get all participants to agree on a spending limit and most seem to choose $15 or $20. Alternatively everyone can choose to make something this should be discussed prior to pairing up the secret Santas.
Gifts should be wrapped in an attractive manner so the recipient can have fun opening it. Participants should not to put their name on the package as part of the fun is to try to guess who sent them.
Tips for Online Secret Santa Gifts
If the gift exchange is with online forum members then post reminders to send out their Secret Santa gifts. It is recommended to have a thread where members can post that they have received their gift. This gives the “Santa” a way of knowing the gift has been received too. The organizer can have some backup gifts to send to anyone unfortunate who doesn't receive a gift. After Christmas members can have an online reveal of their gifts with photographs and thank their "Santa."
Secret Santa Gift Ideas
It can be a struggle buying gifts that are within a $20 budget - here are some ideas of fun gifts that can be purchased online or in stores and are safe to gift to most people:
- Desktop Ping Pong Game;
- Novelty iPhone Hard Case;
- Balloon Modelling Kit;
- Nintendo Mini Classics Game;
- Morph Desk Buddy;
- Finger Drums Set; and
- USB Plasma Ball.
Use the above secret Santa gift ideas as inspiration for gift giving this Christmas. Take care to gift appropriate presents at an office secret Santa following the rules and allocated budget. An online gift exchange can be straightforward using a generator.
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