3 Fun Secret Santa Games For the Holidays
By [http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Ellie_Evergreen/409107]Ellie Evergreen
If you are looking for a fun low cost way to give presents to loved ones and friends this holiday season a great idea is Secret Santa. Secret Santa is a holiday tradition in which family and friends anonymously give each other gifts. It is a holiday tradition that is found in most Western and European countries and is so popular it is not only by families but also by companies and schools when the Christmas holiday comes around. If your family or group wants to do Secret Santa you have to know the rules. Here are some different versions of the game and how they are played. You will be sure to find one that is not only fun but also meets your needs for the holidays.
The most common version is the one you are probably familiar with from work or school. Before Christmas everyone who wants to participate signs up and receives a wish list or budget. Normally it would be a list compiled of what everyone would consider to be a nice but affordable gift. In most cases the stipulation of a budget is used for more interesting outcomes. Make sure to make it around $20 to $30 bucks to make it decent. On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day each participant gives their gift to their assigned recipient. The beauty is the surprise of what the gift might be and everyone gets to get into the giving spirit of the Holidays.
Another form of the game is called Thieving Santa. The same rules as the original version apply. However there are twists. In the original version the names of the recipients are on each gift. So it generally stays with the person it was meant for. In the Thieving Santa, recipients don’t know if the gift was meant for them. There are no name tags. Rather they have to pick their gift at random. They then have two options they can switch their gift with a new one or another persons.
A more interesting version that families can play is naughty or nice. This version is actually much more fun. A wide range of Christmas gifts are bought based on what was on family members’ wish lists and some hunches the purchasers had. There are also some gag gifts for the naughty included. This can be anything from a lump of coal to a single sock. The fun begins when everyone has to randomly choose their presents. In this first phase of the game the goal is to avoid being the “naughty” one. This means avoiding getting the worst present possible. Participants can trade if they fear they have the box with the naughty present but only once. The person who gets the best gift wins. In the second part some of the presents will be missing something. For example a remote controlled car missing batteries and a set of batteries without any present. The object of the next phase is to wheel and deal to complete each gift set.
Something else you can do is have your children receive special letters from Santa. You can order them online while you shop for gifts for your Secret Santa. The letters have post marks from the North Pole and Santa’s signature.
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