Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
Fold in half – no peeking!
How to draw names from a hat
- Cut the slips apart along the dashed lines.
- Write one name on each slip – or type the names before you print.
- Fold each slip in half, the name inside.
- Put all the slips in a hat or a bowl and mix them well.
- Everyone draws one slip and reads it in secret. Whoever draws their own name says so: all the slips go back in and everyone draws again.
What can go wrong with paper
A hat is quick and fun, but paper has its weak spots:
- someone draws their own name, and everyone draws again – sometimes more than once;
- two people draw each other, or a couple who give each other gifts anyway;
- someone can't come to the draw, and whoever draws for them sees the name;
- a slip gets lost – or someone forgets whose name was on it.
santa.haus has two free ways around it:
Draw names on one phone: everyone at one table types the names on one phone, 3 to 100. Nobody draws themselves, no two people draw each other, and pairs typed as “Anna + Ben” never draw each other. Then pass the phone around: each person sees only whom they give a gift to.
A free list online: everyone joins from a link on their own phone, up to 100 people, and can write a letter to Santa. Whoever starts the list picks the pairs who don't draw each other, and nobody has to be in the same room for the draw.
Setting the Christmas table? Print place cards with a question on the back.
Want to hide each slip? Print mini envelopes for the name slips.