Joyful celebration games during Christmas parties in office

Two exciting games to play during office Christmas parties and celebrations

There are dozens of fun office gift exchange games people can play during the Christmas season. Officemates might have a "secret Santa" gift exchange or a popular "white elephant" gift exchange. All are popular and always fun, provided the rules are clear and everyone understands them.

There are many varieties of the Secret Santa game, which is so popular in offices, but one option that's fun involves putting a dollar limit on the purchase and having participants actually make "Santa lists". Here's how it works: Those participating create a little list for "Santa". There should also be a dollar limit placed on this gift exchange, so if that is $10, then people should only list items on their Santa list that can be purchased for $10 or less.

At the completion of the Santa list creation by every participant, each of them is required to draw out a list for him or herself from a box or a hat for the purpose of the draw. The list drawn out by the participant will be the gift object that he or she will be purchasing for the office gift exchange day. By no means will the recipients know the person who will be shopping for them if rules of the game are properly followed. On the contrary, the shoppers will know the person for whom the present they bought will be given to. When it comes to the big day for the gift exchange, the Secret Santa must make sure that its presence is properly concealed and the present is to be sent to the recipients desk without being noticed at all. Some of the office mates and participants of the game prefer the gift secret to remain a hush-hush because it is fun being anonymous. On the other hand, many others end up signing or initialing on the card attached to the gift as they wish to thank for their gifts.

White elephant gift exchange has been one of the most popular office games ever when it comes to gift exchanges for all festive celebrations. Every game varies depends on the size of the office and the numbers of participants involved. The general rule provides that each participant to purchase a gift of certain value which may be decided beforehand by the departmental head. The theme of the gift should be fun and of entertaining value. Therefore, an item which is particularly predictable and too practical is not an ideal.

The rules for playing the White Elephant gift exchanges are easy and straight forward and they go like this: Firstly, you have to make sure that you get ready a set of numbers that are indicated with the presents numbers and mix it well in a box or a Santa hat (during Christmas). Each of the participants must draw out a number each from the box or hat and the game shall start with the person drawing out the lucky number 1. The first person has the opportunity to be the first to choose a gift for him or herself and keep the gift. The second person with the number 2 will be next to decide whether he or she likes to steal the first present from the first person or to choose a different gift. Remember that any presents that are opened can be subject to stealing and each present can only be stolen three times. Therefore, before the participant decides to keep the gift and not to steal the first gift, he or she can open the gift. This goes on until everyone receives a gift in the end.

To conclude the game, the person who first select and open a gift will be the person who is given the last chance to steal a gift for him or herself to compensate for the loss of opportunity for gift stealing earlier.

In this game there's always one gift that everyone wants and will steal over and over again. What makes it fun is trying to figure out who is going to get the most coveted gift. In some cases, people can end up with the gift they brought.

Originally the "white elephant" gift exchange was a way for people to "regift" or give someone a gift they themselves received and don't want. For a fun twist, you could ask people to bring something from their home like that, or you can require they purchase something (with the aforementioned limit on spending).

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