Things You'll Need:
- Pen
- Paper
- Wish list
- Something to pick a name from. (hat, bowel or cup)
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Step 1
A gift exchange is when members of a group are randomly assigned other members to whom they anonymously give a gift. This is often done in workplaces, or amongst large families. It is a fun and inexpensive way to exchange gifts at Christmas time. Start by picking a date to exchange your gifts. If you are doing this with your family, Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas day are both great ideas. A good day to start the exchange is on Thanksgiving where most of the same people will be present.
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Step 2
Once you have picked your date you will want to set a limit for the amount to spend on each gift.
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Step 3
Everyone who wants to join in the exchange must make a wish list (usually of three things) costing no more than the set limit. The person must make sure to write their names on top of their list.
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Step 4
All names are put into a bowel or hat and mixed together.
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Step 5
Everyone picks out a name and makes sure not to get their own name. Everyone should keep their person a secret until they exchange their gifts with one another.
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Step 6
The day of the gift exchange you can either place all the gifts on a table, marked with the name of the receiver but not the giver or you can personally give the recipient the present, thereby revealing your identity.
Comments
look1433 said
on 11/22/2009 hello, we have five people to pick gifts anf 2 couples are married one single, its a odd number so how do we pick names, do we pick each others husband and wife or not any suggestions.
Psychstudent said
on 11/29/2008 thanks for the info. great