How to: Secret Santa
This holiday season is quickly approaching. Many people like to do a Secret Santa gift swap around the holiday season. This article is going to help you to make the most out of your gifting experience. Below is a five step walk through on how to get the best experience with you Secret Santa this year. Included in the steps is a holiday gift guide for the top 5 gifts (both male and female) for this year’s Christmas season.
Steps to Secret Santa 2015
Step 1→ Get a group of friends together who are interested in doing a Secret Santa gift swap this year. Everyone should secretly pick a name from a hat. This person will be your Secret Santa.
Step 2→ When you know the person that you will be buying the gift for you need to start thinking about what they would like to get for Christmas. Everyone picks a gift card as their gift but if you use the gift guide below you won’t need to get a gift card. It’s more thoughtful to get an actual gift then it is to get a gift card.
Girls: These are the Top 5 gifts for your friends:
1) Scarves - Scarves are both practical for the Christmas season, but also affordable. You will be able to find a nice scarf at your friend’s favourite store
2) Gloves- Gloves are a great gift for the winter season as they can keep you warm but are also fashionable and come in cute styles.
3) Socks - Socks and especially fuzzy socks are a great gift idea for your friends. They are cute and affordable but are also super comfy in the winter.
4) Candles - Candles make a nice gift for friends because they come in all different scents and sizes. You can pick a scent that best suits your friends.
5) Soaps - Soaps come in different scents and are perfect for all year use. They come in many shapes and sizes and also in different varieties like bars, foams, beads and liquid.
Boys: These are the Top 5 gifts for your friends:
1) Headphones - Headphones are useful and perfect for anyone. Everyone listens to music so this is a perfect gift for any of your friends.
2) CDs - CDs are a nice gift for a music lover. You can get your friends a CD from their favourite band or their favourite singer.
3) Hat - A hat is a good gift for a sports lover. You can get your friends a hat for their favourite sports team.
4) Movies - A DVD is a great gift for movie lovers. You can get your friends their favourite movie or a classic film.
5) Cologne - Cologne is a classic gift. You can buy them at the drug store or you can buy them at a department store. There are many scents so you will definitely find one for your friend.
Step 3→ After you purchase your gift from a store of your choosing you should wrap it up in cute Christmas wrapping paper. You can also attach a card wishing them a “Merry Christmas.” You should wrap your gift after you buy it so you have it ready to give to your friend.
Step 4→ Remember to not tell a soul what you got for your friend. If you do it will ruin the surprise. Secret Santa should be about a surprise for you friends so it makes it more fun. You should set up a date to give the gifts to your friends. You shouldn’t give it to them directly, instead have another person give your gift.
Step 5→ When your friend opens the gift and they read the card they will hopefully be surprised at you it was that gave them the gift. When you receive your gift hopefully you will also be surprised at who and what you got.
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