Secret Santa is a Christmas game often played in offices or big families. The participants draw names without revealing whose name each has drawn, and then buy a gift for that person. Some games reveal Secret Santa identities at the end of the game, but others prefer to keep it a mystery. To find out more about Secret Santa, check out the links on this page. Christmas is right around the corner, and some of you will soon be called upon to head up or participate in Secret Santa.
For groups of relatives, friends or coworkers who are separated by geography, this Secret Santa random name generator might be just the thing for drawing names. [http://www.boogspace.com/secret-santa-name-picker.asp/
Some folks might like to carry out the whole process online, and there are websites for just such game administration. http://www.secretsanta.com//
Steps to Hosting a Secret Santa Party
- Gather everyone together and put names into a hat.
- Have everyone draw names.
- Set the price limit and the date for the party.
- Optionally have a sheet of paper where participants list their interests. This is especially helpful where participants may not know each other well.
- On the day of the party have everyone put their gifts on a table so identities can remain secret.
- Exchange gifts.Secret Santa.com: About Secret Santa
Here's How it works
Watch this video to see how one office group carried out their Secret Santa. you can do yours like this, but most folks like to add their own little wrinkles.
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Fast Facts
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Fact:
Many charities collect Secret Santa gifts from people and distribute them to impoverished families
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Game often puts a spending limit on the players so everyone's gift value is equal
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Fact:
Larry Stewart is thought to be the originator of Secret Santa
