White elephant gift exchange parties are a holiday staple. Some parties specify certain parameters for gifts, but every gift exchange is fun when there are popular gifts that are stolen over and over. It’s hard to predict what will be popular. Often it has at least a little to do with how many drinks everyone has had. Sometimes a humorous gift will be a huge hit. Other times a nice, sincere gift will be the one that everyone is going after. Here are some suggestions for nice white elephant gifts that have the potential to be the most stolen of the evening.
Chocolate: A nice box of quality chocolates can’t miss as a popular white elephant gift. Most everyone loves chocolate, but not many people buy themselves a box of fancy chocolates. Decadent truffles will certainly perk the senses of eager gift stealers at your next white elephant gift exchange.
Candles: Candles are a practical yet lovely gift. Whether your pick up a jar at the grocery store, or find a beautiful gift set at a specialty store, candles will be a nice gift to bring to your next white elephant party. Make sure they have a delicious Christmas scent and many guests will be eager to bring your candle home with them.
DVD: Recently released DVD’s are often priced very reasonably at Target or Walmart and make great white elephant gifts. Choose a blockbuster movie to guarantee it will appeal to the most people.
Lottery Tickets: Lottery tickets are a fun white elephant gift because of the potential for big winnings. A great way to wrap up your lottery tickets is to wrap them in graduating boxes so the gift looks much bigger than it is, and the recipient has to spend time getting to the smallest box to find out what her gift is.
Christmas Ornament: A Christmas ornament can be used right away and is a wonderful gift to bring to a white elephant party. Don’t choose just any ornament though. Make it a special one, like a blown glass ornament. Some blown glass ornaments can be quite expensive, but there still should be a nice selection at the $10 range.
Christmas Home Décor: A cute table top decoration or silk flower arrangement will make a very popular gift at your next white elephant party. Check out mass merchandisers like Target or Walmart for ceramic tea light holders or a wall wreath. Wooden signs painted with cute Christmas sayings are especially popular right now and would illicit an excited response at a gift exchange.
Bath Products: Scented lotions or soaps are always fun, pampering gifts to receive and make great white elephant gifts. Of course if a man receives the gift, it can also be pretty funny, especially if the items are clearly for women. There are cute gift sets at department stores and mass merchandisers, or at specialty stores like Bath and Body Works.
While it’s always fun to have outrageous, funny or embarrassing gifts circulate at a white elephant gift exchange, it’s also nice to have a few nice gifts in the mix for people to fight over.
