How to Do a Secret Santa
Edited by Ben Rubenstein, Nicole Willson, joni zuckerbrow-miller, Flickety and 18 others
The point of "Secret Santa" is to make Christmas shopping easier and
to spread around the spirit of giving to those you might not normally
have on your Christmas list. In addition, this is the perfect answer for
large group environments, such as work, school or volunteer
organizations; by buying a gift for one person only, you don't have to
spend a million dollars and start the New Year out broke. And last but
not least, there is the added surprise of who you get to give a gift to
and who might have given you yours!Steps
Cut the names out. If there is a need to include gender, age, interests, etc., each piece cut out will be slightly larger.
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Fold the name pieces in half. Put them in a bowl, hat, or an envelope––it doesn't really matter what you use as long as it can hold all the names easily.
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Set a price limit. This
can be done in discussion with the whole group or just by those who are
organizing the event, such as the social committee. Set a fair price,
one that you know everyone in the group will be able to afford. Given
the cheap prices for lots of goodies these days, even a $5.00 limit can
be workable.
If you're in an environmental or eco-oriented organization, set the limit at zero. In other words, the item has to be recycled, reused or made!
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Don't tell anyone who you have drawn.
That would defeat the purpose of it being "secret"! And don't badger
people asking who they have, trying to find out who has your name. Part
of the fun of this is working out who might have selected your gift.
Head out and buy your gift.
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