Five Gift Exchange Games
To add an extra twist to any of these games, play prize games first. For example, the oven mitt game, a minute to win it game, or the Danger Word game (inspired by Ellens Game Show). Then hand out wrapped consolation prizes to anyone who has not won one of the games - and play these white elephant gift exchange games with the combination of unwrapped prizes and wrapped gifts.
A Gift Auction
The So Festive site describes a white elephant gift auction, where guests bring two gifts - a "good" gift of a certain price limit, and a gag gift. All guests are given a stack of "Christmas Money", and they bid on the wrapped gifts. For an extra twist, the person with the most money left at the end can win a "grand prize" supplied by the host.
Pass The Gift Dice Game
The above photo can be found all over pinterest and on dozens of websites - but I have no idea where it originated. The foam dice shown can be purchased at the Dollar Tree.
There is a slightly different printable version here:
Using a deck of cards... surely not the entire deck though? Or that would take awhile!
Pick A Card, Any Card...
Then swap as directed.
The printable shown here is free to download and use from this site:
But it would be even better to make your own, based on your guests!
One of her tips is to wrap great gifts in gag gift product boxes.
Left / Right Poem
Type "Left Right Poem" into pinterest, and you will get dozens of versions of this poem!
I have a bunch saved on my Christmas Games Board here:
White Elephant Rules
The Traditional Version
"Dirty Santa" Rules
(Photo from Pinterest)
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This game everyone starts out by holding the gift that they brought. As holiday story is read that has the words left and right placed throughout. Every time the word right is read everyone passes the presents right and every time the word left is read the presents are passed left. This is a great game to play if you have young children involved in the exchange or want to keep the exchange calm and civil. I have included a sample story but you can find many online or have fun and create your own.
The Frosty Version
Frosty the LEFT handed snowman was a RIGHT jolly soul with a corncob pipe and a button to the LEFT of his nose and two eyes LEFT and RIGHT made of coal. Frosty the LEFT-handed snowman is a fairytale they say. He was made of B-RIGHT white snow, but the children know that he came RIGHT to life one day. There must have been some magic LEFT in that old silk hat they found, for RIGHT when they placed it RIGHT on his head he began to dance RIGHT around. Thumpety Thump LEFT, Thumpety Thump LEFT, look at Frosty go. Thumpety Thump LEFT, Thumpety Thump LEFT, RIGHT over the hills of B-RIGHT white snow. . .
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Similar to Hot Potato, this Christmas Version is played while you read
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. It takes roughly 20 minutes to read the book from start to finish.
Gifts Pass LEFT every time you read the word "Grinch" (in any variation)
Gifts Pass RIGHT every time you read the word "Who", or any version, such as "Whoville", etc.
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