ok…secret santa. a well-meaning week of little anonymous gifts mysteriously bestowed culminating in a giver guess. personally, i think the fun exchanges are the ones where you just give the silliest things you have laying around…but what it usually becomes is a cheesy mug for someone at work who oddly was able to drink their coffee just fine the day before. no one gets anything they want and money is spent on useless junk. k- i really don't like wastefulness, useless stuff, or meaningless spending.
so…here are what (to me) sound like some fun switch-ups. the groups are just for example.
-for a friends group --how about everyone making a "my favorite playlist- including one guilty pleasure song"…and picking them out of a hat. each person has to guess whose playlist they got. gift: laughs and some new music to try.
-for an office --everyone emails a favorite festive recipe to one organizer. the list gets divided up and each person receives a recipe or everyone gets the whole list and has to guess which recipe is whose. then on party day, everyone makes their recipe and shares! gift: lots of yummy recipes and the chance to try them.
-for adult family members --each person makes a "my top books of this year" list and they get pulled out of a hat. each person guesses whose list they got. this could be fun with the kids too, i doubt they'd like to be left out. gift: new book list to look for at the library. each person could email their list and you'd have a complete list of everyones choices. you could even make this into a book exchange where everyone brings books they don't want anymore- or just one they liked- and exchange or lay them out for everyone to "shop".
i like that each of these ideas costs nothing, promotes community, provides a party activity and results in good gifts! there is no waste or mistake gift.
i also think these ideas are great to add to a christmas card- a little bonus gift- no extra postage required!
just celebrate friendship the best that you can!
love,
jane
so…here are what (to me) sound like some fun switch-ups. the groups are just for example.
-for a friends group --how about everyone making a "my favorite playlist- including one guilty pleasure song"…and picking them out of a hat. each person has to guess whose playlist they got. gift: laughs and some new music to try.
-for an office --everyone emails a favorite festive recipe to one organizer. the list gets divided up and each person receives a recipe or everyone gets the whole list and has to guess which recipe is whose. then on party day, everyone makes their recipe and shares! gift: lots of yummy recipes and the chance to try them.
-for adult family members --each person makes a "my top books of this year" list and they get pulled out of a hat. each person guesses whose list they got. this could be fun with the kids too, i doubt they'd like to be left out. gift: new book list to look for at the library. each person could email their list and you'd have a complete list of everyones choices. you could even make this into a book exchange where everyone brings books they don't want anymore- or just one they liked- and exchange or lay them out for everyone to "shop".
i like that each of these ideas costs nothing, promotes community, provides a party activity and results in good gifts! there is no waste or mistake gift.
i also think these ideas are great to add to a christmas card- a little bonus gift- no extra postage required!
just celebrate friendship the best that you can!
love,
jane
