Dirty Santa gift ideas
Oakley
13 years ago
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Comments (95)Howdy: Ms Craftyjanjan: Oh girlfriend...... that little thing is to die for.... I just totally adore it !!!! and thank you sooooooooooooooooooo very much for the instructions..... YOU make it sound so easy...and fun !!! and I think gathering up the pieces must be fun to.... I'm so trashy !!!!! but the thing could be produced and SOLD.... it is GREAT !!!! I am just so proud of you for sending it on.... that is very commandible or what eeveeerrrr that word is... IT IS VERY VERY NICE OF YOU !!!! YOU ARE A BIG PERSON>>>>> you know what I mean... I am saying... that is so like us alll.......... we make things... that we LOVE.... cause that's what us JUNKERS and Crafty people do..... we love the making and gathering.... but to do it as a "Labor of Love" that is special!!!! and sometimes... the things... are "ONE OF A KIND" and can be replicated... but not the same... SO>>>>> My Hat's off to you Ms Janet....... (but not for long cause I'm FREEZing to death up here in the FROzen Klondiac!!!) So H A P P Y NEW YEAR TO YOU 2008 !!!!! God Bless !!! SusieSunShine ************* you just keep those IDEAS rolling in a send the pics and instructions... and we Appreciate YOU!!...See More'Official' Secret Santa Gift Post
Comments (55)Well, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late! Everyone has such wonderful things! I received my box from wonderful Linda, aka 'oldcrafty'. There were so many excellent things, I haven't gotten picts of all of them, so I'll try to list them. I lost a couple items immediately, my daughters have quick hands!!! I mentioned that I love peacocks, and Linda was on a mission!!! I think my favorite things were these green statues, and my Ms Kelly flamigo/peacock! There is also a wonderful birdhouse with sparklies in it, I'm thinking about where they need to go, a gorgeous beaded hanging candle holder, sorry no pict, my oldest took it and ran! Cute little pinecone men, found a home on the window sill, a peacock tray, a fiberoptic lamp (cool!!!) and I know I'm forgetting stuff, but I'm at work and can't go look!!! oh, a couple of magazines filled with gorgeous flowers and neat ideas! I'm sorry, Linda, I can't remember all of my treasures right now, but it was a marvelous box!!! You did an excellent job with your first Secret Santa! NMGirl - I didn't know what those little beady things were either, but I knew you would be able to find a creative use for them! When I saw that nut, I just couldn't pass it up! I didn't know WHO needed it, but I knew someone did, then I got your info and I thought you would definitely be able to make it into something a wee fairy would want to live in :) Hope everyone has a marvelous New Year and I just can't wait to see what new ideas crop up this year!!!...See MoreDirty Santa Game Rules?
Comments (6)Dixiespell, the site below has some rules for the game--and annoying music as well. The rules are not plainly spelled out, but it's a start. You should disregard what I said above our office rule of two gifts! LOL. I really am not sure if that is what we do. I'll be reminded soon enough though. Do have your family members buy gifts that are in the same dollar amount. You don't want folks getting stuck with something cheesy like a $2 ornament and other folks getting a box of $20 chocolates or a gift certificate to a restaurant. Here is a link that might be useful: Dirty Santa...See MoreHow do you do Dirty Santa and other gift exchanges?
Comments (16)I host a similar gift swap at a party I do every summer. Out of season right? But the point of the game is to have fun which we always do. I call it the Greed Game, mainly because that's what it was called the first time I ever played it years ago at a Christmas party, but also because that is the whole point of the game: greed! I've found over years of playing it that these things hold true: 1. People LOVE to unwrap a present 2. If you get a low number (one of the earlier pickers in the game) there is a good chance that the game will not be fun for you, in the event that you pick a gift no one else wants to steal. It's not fun to watch everyone else stealing and laughing and having a good time while you sit there with an undesirable gift. So here are the rules we play by, which seem to work very well. Everyone draws a number. Round ONE consists of everyone unwrapping a new gift. Round TWO is for stealing. #1 looks at his/her gift and decides to either keep or steal. If keeping, play moves to #2. If stealing, #1's gift goes on the table and #1 steals from someone else who we will call 1a. 1a can take the gift on the table or steal from another person (1b). 1b can take the gift on the table or steal from another person (1c). 1c must then take the gift from the table. Once the gift is taken from the table, whether it be by 1a, 1b or (forced) 1c, #1's turn is over and play moves to #2 who initiates another round of stealing if desired. Within one player's turn (#1, 1a, 1b and 1c for example) a gift can be stolen only once. However, once that person's turn is over and stealing play moves to the next player, all gifts are again available for stealing. This method allows everyone to open a new gift AND to have an opportunity to steal. The stealing goes on AFTER all the gifts have been opened so that people can decide what they want based on complete information. There is still no guarantee that everyone will go home with the gift they wanted, but that is never guaranteed. The fun of this game is in the stealing, thus the "greed". So when everyone opens a new gift and everyone can also steal, it's the fun of the game that becomes the star instead of what gift you end up with. The gift you end up with is more of a bonus for participating in the game. I will say that the gifts need to be imaginative. If everyone brings a gift card, there won't be much fun in either opening or stealing. And it doesn't matter if the gifts are worth $5 or $50. Again, because the point is the fun of the game and the gift is merely a bonus. I hope you have fun no matter what you decide to do!!...See MoreOakley
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