What do you do at a Secret Santa party?
Here are the steps for hosting a traditional Secret Santa game in-person:
- Write down each name on a piece of paper.
- Have everyone write down a gift suggestion or two.
- Draw names to randomly assign a Secret Santa to each player.
- Plan a gift exchange party.
- Guess who drew your name.
What is a Secret Santa event?
Secret Santa involves getting a group of people together and exchanging gifts. Each person is randomly assigned a person with whom to exchange gifts. To keep things fun, the identity of the gift-giver is kept a secret until the exchange.
How do you host a Secret Santa event?
How to Organise Your Work’s Secret Santa
- 1) Explain the rules. Although Secret Santa is a game that many of us have played, some people might never have heard of it or may be new to the concept.
- 2) Put names in a hat.
- 3) Decide on budget and date.
- 4) Give everyone details.
- 5) Organise the gift exchange.
How do you play Secret Santa Fun?
How to play:
- Players pick numbers out of a bag to decide the order of play.
- The player selects a gift.
- The next player now has the option to choose a new gift from the pile or ‘steal’ the previous person’s gift.
- If they opt to ‘steal’, then the previous person can choose a new unwrapped gift or ‘steal’ from someone else.
Do you put name on Secret Santa?
The basic concept of the Secret Santa game is simple. All of the participants’ names are placed into a hat, box, etc. and mixed up. Each person then chooses one name from the box, but doesn’t tell anyone which name was picked.
What’s another way to say Secret Santa?
Thieving Secret Santa/Stealing Secret Santa/White Elephant/Yankee Swap/Grab Bag.
Is Secret Santa religious?
Secret Santas tend to be religious in name only, so you could request a secular rebranding along the lines of “gift exchange” and just cross your fingers that you don’t receive a glazed ham. If you’re still set on opting out, just tell the organizer as much.
What is a good budget for Secret Santa?
Most of the time, Secret Santa has a low price cap of about $10–15 per gift. Just be sure to plan for that in your Christmas budget, and you’ll be golden. If you’re flat broke, you can always bake cookies or give a coupon for a night of babysitting.
How do you play Secret Santa virtually?
How do you do a virtual Secret Santa online?
- Set a budget and pick a date.
- Gather participant wish lists.
- Draw names with an online tool like Elfster or Giftster.
- Mail gifts to recipients.
- Exchange gifts via video call.