Pick My Secret Santa

Secret Santa invitation template

Copy it, fill in the day and budget, send it today.

Start your draw

Free. No sign-up. About 2 minutes.

1Copy the words
2Fill in day and budget
3Send to the group

The invitation

Copy these lines. Fill in the two gaps in your own words.

Join our Secret Santa.

We draw names in secret, online.

Nobody draws their own name.

Our budget: write one band here.

Under $25, $25 to $50, $50 to $100, or over $100.

Our swap day: write the day here.

Each person gets one private link.

The link shows one match only.

It also carries six gift ideas inside the budget.

No sign-up. No account. The draw is free.

Tell me one thing you are into.

Cooking, tech, outdoors, games, fitness, travel, cozy things, books, science, music, or gardening.

Also tell me who you must not draw, if anyone.

Reply yes to join.

How to use it

  1. Copy the invitation above into your group chat or mail.
  2. Fill in your swap day and your budget band.
  3. Send it to the whole group at once.
  4. Add each name as people say yes.
  5. Draw the names in your browser.
  6. Send each person their own private link.

Want the answers in a tidy shape? Pair it with the Secret Santa questionnaire.

Short version for a group chat

Secret Santa: reply yes to join.

One budget for all. Names drawn in secret, online.

You get one private link, with your match and six gift ideas.

Tell me what you are into, and who you must not draw.

The limits

This site has no invitation form.

It sends no invites and collects no replies.

You send the words in the chat your group already uses.

Replies come back to you, never to this site.

A link is hidden from plain sight, not locked.

Send each link to its person only, after the draw.

Keep planning

Secret Santa gift ideas for coworkers: picks for the next desk.

Secret Santa invitation template: copy-ready words that announce the game.

Can you add someone to Secret Santa after the draw: two honest ways to add a late joiner.

Secret Santa gift ideas: real picks from the list of 212.

Secret Santa questionnaire: five questions to send first.

Virtual Secret Santa: the whole swap, far apart.

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.

Common questions

Does this site send the invitation?

No. This site sends nothing and collects nothing. You copy the words and send them in your own chat or mail.

What budget should the invitation name?

One band for the whole group: Under $25, $25 to $50, $50 to $100, or over $100. Pick the lowest band the whole group can afford.

Does the invitation need a swap day?

Yes, name one. This site holds no date for you, so the day lives in your message, not on this site.

What happens after people reply?

Add each name, set one interest per person, mark pairs to keep apart, and draw. Each person then gets their own private link.