Fun Christmas Gift Exchanging Ideas

Fun Christmas gift exchanging ideas will add an extra thrill to your Christmas party for the family.  Add some fun games to your holiday party!

 

Not too long ago family members were already happy with the idea of buying gifts for everyone during the Christmas season. They gather around the fireplace and exchange gifts with one another. However, people came up with several ideas to make exchanging gifts more exciting than the usual. Family members now find drawing names before purchasing a gift is not only more enjoyable, but it also enables them to buy something really suitable for the person. A white elephant type of exchange gifts is also popular these days. But whichever type of gift exchanging is applied, the important element is the fun.

 

Just how do you further spice up giving the gifts? You can turn it into a scavenger hunt in effect. Instead of giving your family member his or her gift, you can hand in a piece of paper with a clue that points the direction where the gift is hidden. You can hide the gift elsewhere days before the actual exchanging of gifts is done.   You can use a single clue that leads directly to the gift’s location. Or you can have a clue leading to a location where the next clue is hidden, and so on. This is especially useful if you have a small family and a big house. Everyone will have a great time retrieving clues until they finally find the hidden gift.

 

No one ever said that exchanging gifts were meant to be fun for kids alone. With a little creativity, adults as well can have a jolly time handing and receiving gifts. How about having a white elephant gift exchange? You can think of a theme that’s common to each one – something that everybody in the family loves. For example, you can create baking as a theme; so each family member has to buy a gift that has something to do with baking. It can be anything as long as it’s related to baking — like a mixer, baking tray, baking recipes or a cake. Each one in the family will surely be surprised with what they might get.

 

You can have a fishing theme if everybody loves to go fishing or a gadget theme if each one in the family is a gadget freak. Remember that the theme you choose must be common to all, so that the white elephant gift they receive is something that they will surely enjoy. Your family also might want to pile all the gifts in one spot then each one will draw a number. The person who gets number 1 can go and pick a gift from the pile, followed by the person who gets number 2, and so on.

 

In opening the gifts, you can still add a bit more excitement. Instead of unwrapping them right away, ask each member of the family to guess what they have inside. They can shake it and study its dimensions before they make a wise guess. Or you can play a card game that’s really swift, like poker or rummy, and the person to win gets to open his or her gift first.

 

The joyous spirit of Christmas is further enjoyed when you incorporate a whole lot of exciting activities as gifts are exchanged. This activity can make it really fun for kids and adults alike.

Jillian Gallo
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