Looking for a Great White Elephant Gift Idea?

Looking for a White Elephant gift idea? A great White Elephant gift idea will have one or more of the following traits: crazy, fun, bizarre, tacky, useful, silly, wanted. Trading is the fun part of a White elephant party. You are looking for a gift that everyone wants, or a gift that everyone wants to get rid of.

White elephant gift ideas, the gift no one wants, or that gives everyone a good laugh when it is opened:
? Rubber chicken, for even more fun stuff something interesting inside the rubber chicken.
? Picture of yourself doing something stupid (especially a close up, or a funny face). Watch out with this! It could come back to haunt you later. It will get a laugh, the recipient will be able to use the frame for another photo later.
? Six pack of cheese spread, with crackers, and a summer sausage labeled "chub." Someone used this White Elephant gift idea at our office gift exchange, and we were chuckling over it for days. It gets laughs, and who doesn't like cheese and crackers?
? A Chia pet, nobody wants it!
? Bobble head dolls

White elephant gift ideas for the person who wants to play it safe:
? Picture frame, or photo album
? Candles (will be more traded if high end, not cheap)
? Bath set (same rule as candles ex. Bath and Body)
? Gloves
Some of these may be heavily traded, depending on the participants, but are not guaranteed hits. If you want a nice white elephant gift idea, but want to play it safe choose one of the gifts above.

White elephant gift ideas, if you want to give the gift everyone is trying to steal:
? Gourmet chocolates
? Gourmet coffee with nice mugs (not the cheap stuff)
? A nice fleece throw or blanket (look for one you would love to snuggle up in yourself)
? High tech gadgetry
? A nice gift basket

Other names for a white elephant gift exchange include: Yankee Swap, Grinch exchange, and greedy Santa. The rules may vary, according to the group, but they usually remain similar. Usually the gifts are placed in a corner or under a Christmas tree as the guests arrive. The participants draw a number and pick a gift according to their number. Number one first, then number two can either steal number ones gift, or choose a package to open from the pile. A White Elephant gift may only be stolen one time during a turn. This is repeated for each turn until the last number is drawn. After the last person takes their turn, the first person gets one more chance to put their gift back. They can steal anyone else's gift they choose. The trading starts again, until someone picks the gift given up by the first person.

The spending limit can vary by group, and some White Elephant gift exchanges have a specific theme, such as Christmas ornaments. Other white elephant gift exchanges require you to find something that you already have to bring as a gift. The idea is to bring something new you have no use for, or a gently used item you no longer need or want. You can use this opportunity to re-gift an item you received from someone else, but did not need.