White Elephant Gift Ideas for Your Office

For your office party's White Elephant Gift exchange, you can't go wrong with one of these....

The Chia Pet

A traditional favorite. You can't go wrong with a plant that looks like a pet. In this case, you don't have to feed the plant. Not exactly anyway. You just seed it and water it. It is, after all, the "gift that grows." And now, there's Chia Scooby-Doo, Chia Daffy Duck, and Chia Garfield.

The "Hilly Billy Bubble Bath"

Get some beans. Put them in a small jar. Attach instructions that say: "Cook and eat two hours before taking your bath." And there you have it, a Hill Billy Bubble Bath.

Worst Movie Gift Pack

Go to the Internet Movie Database and find the list of the 100 Worst Movies Ever - according to IMDb voters. Pick one or two and wrap them up as a Gift Pack. You've got some real winners to choose from like "SuperBabies - Baby Geniuses 2" or (even better) "Santa With Muscles." You may need to plan ahead, though, since I doubt too many stores actively carry these films.

Star Trek 40th Anniversary Phaser Replica

Where would American culture be without Star Trek? And what better way to celebrate Trek's 40th anniversary than by contributing a 40th anniversary phaser replica to the white elephant gift exchange in your office?

Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers

Come on. Admit it! Haven't you fantasized about wielding a lighstaber in the thick of battle? No? Errr….I thought everyone had that fantasy. Well, I'm sure someone in your office has. Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers have become quite popular recently. Why not contribute one to the office white elephant gift pile?

Space Age Ant Habitat

Cool! Ants that can breathe and eat gel! And a habitat that glows. We're talking hours of fun here. You can't go wrong with this white elephant gift idea.

Atari 2600 Plug and Play Keychains

Hey, who says you can't multitask? You've seen the plug and play units advertised on the Home Shopping Channel, right? Right? You've seen them in the stores. Well, now they have the perfect white elephant gift idea - a plug and play game unit that doubles as a keychain! I know you want one. But this isn't for you now. It's for the white elephant gift party. Okay? Well, maybe you can pick yourself one too.

R/C Laser Tag Shocking Tanks

Okay, now we're into seriously intense geek territory. These babies are not only remote-controlled. They soot infrared lasers at each other, and when a hit is scored, your opponent's controller gives them a shock. How cool is that!? We're talking seriously cool. This is the white elephant gift idea to die for - or, at least, to be shocked for!

Anti-motivational Posters

You've seen the standard, trite "Teamwork," "Success," "Priorities" posters hanging in all the offices. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, the truly great ones are the Anti-Motivational posters. You know, ones that say things like: "Success - It May Pay to Get A's but C's Get Degrees" or "Frustration - It is a sad fact that regardless of effort or talent - second place only means you are first in a long line of losers." You want to spice up your office with a reality check. Make these your white elephant gift contributions.

The above white elephant gift ideas are, of course, just a few out of many. The main thing is to have fun. So…..enjoy.