how do you play "white elephant" gift exchange?

Answer 1

Everyone brings a gift that is still usable, but that they in particular have no use for. For example, you have a nice coffee pot, but you don't drink coffee. Or someone gave you perfume that you are allergic to. This is where the term 'white elephant' comes from - from used gifts you recycle through some kind of gift exchange.

There are several ways to exchange the gifts. One is to number the guests and put the numbers in a box and have each person draw one. They then choose a gift in the order (first to last or last to first) of the number received. A variation on this theme is to pick gifts from oldest to youngest or youngest to oldest but a lot of people don't like others knowing their age.

Another exchange would be to have the chosen gifts available for 'stealing' up to three times. There are many names for this game but they are all basically about one person choosing a gift and the next person being able to steal that one or open another gift with the exchange ending when the last gift is opened.

Answer 2

A white elephant gift exchange is a lighthearted way to have fun with your work colleagues, or at family gatherings. White elephant gifts are traditionally "presents" that are considered extremely tacky or that do not fit the tastes of the recipient. The thought behind a white elephant gift exchange is to give everyone a chance to rid themselves of these tacky gifts�??and invariably gain a new one! White elephant gift exchanges can be run different ways. Some set rules that the item must be previously owned, which means that you are re-gifting an unwanted item or trinket. Others purchase a new, generally inexpensive, tacky item just for the party. The goal is to choose wacky, funny or entertaining gifts. If you're really stumped, just pay a visit to your local thrift store

Answer 3

Set a price limit on the gifts. Everyone brings a wrapped, but untagged gift. Then, each person draws a number from a hat. Number 1 goes first - select a gift and unwrap it.
Number 2 is next - select a gift and unwrap it OR "steal" number 1's gift.
If your gift is stolen, you can either unwrap another gift, of steal someone else's. You can NOT steal back something you once had.
No gift may be stolen more than 3 times.

Answer 4

How To Play White Elephant

Answer 5

First, you put all the gifts on a table, then everybody gets a number by random. The person with number 1 picks a gift first and unwraps it. The person with number 2 gets to either take number ones gift or go pick another one from the table and unwraps it. The person with number 3 can take either 1 or 2's gift or get new one and unwrap it. This continues 'til everyone gets a gift. Then, the person with number 1 gets one last chance to pick any gift they want. There are many different versions of this game. This is the one I know.

Answer 6

Everyone brings a wrapped gift. To figure out what order people pick from, we usually go by age or draw numbers out of a hat. The first person chooses a present and unwraps it. The second person may choose a new gift or take the gift that the first person unwrapped. If they take the first person's gift, the first person chooses another gift and unwraps it. The rest of the exchangers take their turns, either choosing unwrapped gifts (which the original owners replace by opening a new gift) or a wrapped gift. So much fun!

Answer 7

Usually, you just pick up something around the house you do not want and wrap it up. You get some really funny things sometimes. It usually depends on the people playing. There can be rules to a white elephant gift. Usually it is just something around the house though.

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Answer 9

You would bring a gift for same sex. And they are arranged in two groups guys and girls. So count the numbers of each group and put numbers in bag of each to draw from. Number one goes first and when 2 goes he can take ones present and one would get another present. So at any time someone can take what you have even over and over. Name of the game hope for last number to choose from everything the girls have

Answer 10

wrap an old gift from around your house. at my school, we do that . what se do is wrap and old gift but a funny one for either a boy or a girl. then just pick one out of a bag.