The official White Elephant Gift Exchange rules, along with some of the more popular variations. Also goes by the names Yankee Swap and Dirty Santa.

When it’s time to start your White Elephant gift exchange, it’s always nice to have a printout of the rules on hand. Here’s a PDF with the basic and most common rules of the game.

Rules of Gift Swapping A present can only be stolen once per turn, which means players who have a gift stolen from them have to wait to get it back.

How to play the Christmas gift exchange dice game, a popular variant of White Elephant. Includes a free printable with the rules.

Ideas and printables for running a White Elephant auction. This fun Christmas gift exchange game involves using fake money to bid on gifts.

Roberta Jeeves is author of the book White Elephant Gift Exchange: Rules, Themes, and Ideas for Hosting a Perfect Holiday Gift Swap. You can buy or borrow it at Amazon.com.

Putting together different items to make one White Elephant gift gives you more flexibility to hit your price target. It also shows creativity and thoughtfulness, while guaranteeing that your present won’t …

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Change up the rules to put a fun twist on your next White Elephant gift exchange. These ideas make the well-known gift swap seem fresh.

How to play White Elephant bingo, a fun holiday activity that combines two beloved games. Includes rules and free printable bingo cards.