Pick My Secret Santa

Virtual Secret Santa

One secret draw, gifts by mail, one video call to open them.

Start your draw

Free. No sign-up. About 2 minutes.

1Draw online
2Send private links
3Mail gifts early
4Open on one call

The short version

The draw needs no room. The party needs one call.

  1. Agree one budget and one mail-by day.
  2. Add every name, from three to thirty people.
  3. Mark pairs who must not draw each other.
  4. Draw the names in your browser.
  5. Send each person their own private link.
  6. Mail each gift in a plain box, early.
  7. Meet on a video call and open together.

The draw runs in your browser. No names reach a server.

Why it works far apart

No accounts for anyone. No sign-up, no app to install.

A link opens anywhere. Any town, any time zone.

Gift ideas come with the match. Each person gets six ideas inside the budget.

Mail the gift

Mail it in a plain, sturdy box, the house rule from the reveal page.

Write no return name or address.

Post it early. Holiday mail runs slow.

Agree the mail-by day before anyone buys.

This site holds no date. The day is the group's to set.

Reveal on the call

Video reveal fits a call. Each Santa films a short clip first.

Start in a hat or a mask. Take it off and say your name.

Play the clips after the last gift is opened.

Guess first works too. Each person guesses before their Santa speaks.

New to the game? Read how Secret Santa works first.

Keep planning

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

Can the organiser see who got whom?

No. Your screen shows names and links only. Each match lives inside its private link, and each link shows one match only.

Does the site email, text, or mail anything?

No. The site never emails or texts anyone, and it mails nothing. You send each link, and each Santa mails their own gift.

Which reveal game works on a video call?

Video reveal. Film a short clip before the party. Start in a hat or a mask. Take it off and say your name. Play the clips after the last gift.

Is a private link locked?

No. A link is hidden from plain sight, not locked. Anyone with a link can open it, so send each link to its person only.