Get together for the best office gift exchanges games

There are dozens of fun office gift exchange games people can play during the Christmas season. Officemates might have a "secret Santa" gift exchange or a popular "white elephant" gift exchange. All are popular and always fun, provided the rules are clear and everyone understands them.

White elephant gift exchange has been one of the most popular office games ever when it comes to gift exchanges for all festive celebrations. Every game varies depends on the size of the office and the numbers of participants involved. The general rule provides that each participant to purchase a gift of certain value which may be decided beforehand by the departmental head. The theme of the gift should be fun and of entertaining value. Therefore, an item which is particularly predictable and too practical is not an ideal.

Everyone who's participating in the exchange gets a number (the number should be the same as the number of presents). The numbers should be they drawn out of a hat or something else (perhaps a Santa hat, in recognition of the season?). So, the person who draws number "1" goes first and picks a present. They open it and keep it. The second person can either pick a different present or they can "steal" the first present. They can't open a present until they are sure they are keeping their choice and not picking the first gift. This continues until everyone has a present. Any present that's been opened can be subject to stealing, but a gift can only be stolen three times.

The first person to open the gift will be the last person who has the chance to steal a gift they wish for at the end of the game as he or she is not accorded with such a chance earlier in the gift exchange.

The game can be made so joyful if there is a particular gift that is so popular that it is desired by so many people in the game; something which every one is setting the eyes on. This is simply because it will keep everyone wondering who will eventually own the most popular gift of the game. Do not be startled if there are actually few participants that receive their own gifts which they bought for the game.

Originally the "white elephant" gift exchange was a way for people to "regift" or give someone a gift they themselves received and don't want. For a fun twist, you could ask people to bring something from their home like that, or you can require they purchase something (with the aforementioned limit on spending).

You may probably know or are aware that there are so many varieties of the Secret Santa games that are not only fun but also popular to be played for office gift exchanges. If you cannot decide which variation would be the ideal and best fun, it is a recommendation to try the following option. It works like this: Get each and every participant to make a Santa list for him or herself and the gifts purchased for the exchange purpose must be set at a predetermined value such as $10. Therefore, the people must only note down items of that particular value or a lesser amount for this game.

Everyone who is participating draws a list out of a hat, or some other object, and sets about shopping for that person. They know who they are shopping for, but the recipient doesn't. On exchange day, the Secret Santas must deliver the gifts to their officemates' desks without being seen. Those participating can decide if they want people to sign the cards attached to the gifts, or if the secret should stay a secret. If they choose the latter, gift giving can be interesting, since it's anonymous, but many people choose to have cards signed so in the end, people who to thank for their gifts.

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