White Elephant Exchange Gift Ideas
It is said that the origin of this gifting idea came from a King.
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King of Siam which is Thailand was said to have giving rare white elephants to courtiers who had annoyed him. So the story goes anyway, he was mean’t to have given expensive gifts which were more a pain than a benefit and so basically the idea of giving a useless gift was born.
White elephants are sacred in Thai culture.
So gifts which cost but yet are useless became a fun game with the White Elephant Gift Exchange.
So the white elephant gift exchange idea is all about the entertainment and fun and that’s good too.
You can have alot of fun gifts when they are personalized over being generic. We have a blog post about personalized v generic gifts you can read out here.
Our customers love customizing gifts like quirky mugs, funny photo printed socks, personalized tshirts that have jokes on them to match the person receiving the tshirt. These gifts get the laughs but they also deepen the emotional bond through fun times and the other person knowing they get them.
Funny White Elephant Gift Ideas
If you’re aiming for laughs, here are some ideas but it depends on who you are getting them for :
A personalizable T-shirt for a brother which is customizable with text which says ‘’Laziest Brother Ever’’.
A daughter gets a customizable Mug for her Mom which says ‘’my most talented child gave me this mug’’.
With customizable gifts whether it is apparel, home décor items etc. you can customize the products, as you will know what will be funny for your loved ones to get a rise out of them and a laugh.
You could get a Dad or a Mom a personalized Face mug with a child's face photo personalized to the mug.
You could get a Dad personalized socks with a photo of his child on them.
If a player is a Dad, for a first fathers day gift, you can exchange a mug gift.
There are so many options.
For couples you can have the partners face printed to underwear if you wish.
You could give someone a T shirt, as they would have to wear it in public which has customized text on it that says ‘worst gift ever’ on it.
The gift give will know what would be funny for their loved on.
You can customize a product with Text of your choice, a Photo of your choice etc.
Game Rules
To make sure cheating is nailed down to a minimum here is a reminder of the loose rules to follow.
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1. Bring the fun Gift
2. Each player gets one gift wrapped obviously for the fun and surprise factor
3. Draw numbers – let the games begin
4. The first player selects and opens a gift from the gifts pool, open a new gift from the pool or steam an unopened gift
5. A gift can be stolen only once per turn
6. Each turn continues until three swaps are done and dusted
7. Final swap round – after everyone has gone, then the first player can exchange his/her gift with anybody.
8. Swapping goes on until somebody does a steal or nobody is left basically.
And let the fun begin.
White Elephant Gift Ideas $25 and Under
There are a lot of options for white elephant gift ideas that don’t break the bank.
These gifts as they are personalizable, can be customized with a message of the customers choice.
Here are some ideas :
Custom Photo Keychains
Personalized Notebooks or Journals
Funny Candle with Customized Label
Novelty Wine Glasses with Quotes
Personalized Gifts & the White Elephant Gifts Game
We believe personalized gifts are perfect for the white elephant gifts exchange game as they bring the fun as you can have custom messages engraved or printed to the product gifts.
Research has shown that personalized gifts encourage stronger connections as the thoughtfulness, effort is shown, so the gifts perceived value increases alot. The appreciation felt goes up in essence. From the Journal of Consumer Psychology we know personalized gifts activate areas in the brain associated with reward and social bonding, so basically the recipient feels understood. They know you get them.
You can make the unexpected personal to the gift recipient basically to make them laugh.
Personalized gifts can add the charm, imagination and be thoughtful.
There are so many options with personalization too. You can go for the gag but also they can use the gift like photo ornaments, custom canvas photo prints, engraved personalized keychains, customized coffee mugs etc. We know from Edison Trends 2023 83% of consumers prefer gifts to be unique over customized. The white elephant game is about fun and surprise, so personalized gifts are perfect as they stand out, are so personal, can be fun, and celebrate the bond between the people.
You can get funny gifts featuring Names, Jokes, inside Jokes, Photos with personalized gifts but they can also be memorable and have a lot of use value.
Here are our personalized gifts FAQs answered.
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Written by Cloncaia, a personalized gifts store helping families celebrate meaningful moments and providing heartfelt gifts.
Cloncaia is an online store helping families or friends create heartfelt memories with personalized gifts. Every item is made-to-order and crafted with care.
