Pick the lowest budget your whole group can afford without a second thought.
Start your drawFree. No sign-up. About 2 minutes.
There is no one right number. There is one right rule.
One budget for everyone. Agreed before the draw.
The lowest easy band wins. Nobody should strain to join in.
Say the band out loud. Put it in the group note before you draw.
There are four budgets. Each one holds real ideas from our list of 212.
Under $25. 53 ideas. Light, funny, easy for big groups.
$25 to $50. 64 ideas. The widest choice of the four bands.
$50 to $100. 45 ideas. Bigger gifts for small, close groups.
Over $100. 50 ideas. Best kept for family or very small groups.
Your budget is a hard filter. Every idea shown fits inside your band.
A home for the phone that is not the couch cushion.
Tidies the nightstand and the desk in one move.
Band: Under $25.
Keeps drinks cold for a full day on the trail.
Goes everywhere they go.
Band: $25-$50.
Swallows shoes, bottle, and towel without smelling like any of them.
Makes the early workout slightly less annoying.
Band: $50-$100.
Planes, offices, and leaf blowers all fade out.
For focus, travel, and glorious silence.
Band: $100+.
Each person in your draw gets six ideas like these, inside your band.
Gift ideas under $25 and gift ideas under $50 show more picks.
Work team? Under $25 keeps joining easy for everyone.
Friends? $25 to $50 brings the widest choice.
Close family? Higher bands work, if everyone agrees first.
Mixed group? Drop one band. The swap stays fun for all.
Secret Santa at work: one draw for the whole team.
How much to spend on Secret Santa: the four budgets, compared.
White elephant vs Secret Santa: two games, one clear winner per group.
How Secret Santa works: the game in four steps.
How to run a Secret Santa: the organiser's short list.
Secret Santa rules: the classic rules, plus the enforced ones.
Secret Santa for large groups: one draw for up to 30 people.
What budget do groups pick most?
Each of the four bands holds real ideas. Pick the lowest band your whole group can afford without a second thought.
Should the budget be the same for everyone?
Yes. One budget, agreed before the draw, the same for everyone. That is what keeps the swap fair and light.
Are the bands exact prices?
No. Budget bands are guides, not exact prices. Your budget is a hard filter here: every idea shown fits inside your band.
What does each person see?
Each person gets six gift ideas inside the group budget. The ideas come from a fixed list of 212 real ideas.