10 Adirondack Inspired Gift Exchange Ideas: Get Creative This Year

If you're having family or guests over during the holiday season, one of the most fun things to do is host a gift exchange. Check out ideas below for Adirondack inspired gift exchange ideas.

10 Ideas for a Gift Exchange

See different kinds of gift exchanges below, then scroll to the end for links to Adirondack-inspired gifts.

1. Draw Names: A group of friends or large family draws names out of a hat. You only buy for the one person.
2. Secret Santa: Similar to above, except it’s a secret who each person will buy for!
3. White Elephant: Also called Yankee Swap, everyone brings one gift to the exchange. One person chooses and opens one gift. The second person opens a gift and has the option to keep their own, or swap it for the first person’s gift. Each new person has the option to keep or steal. After the last person goes, the first person is given the opportunity to swap.
4. Grab Bag: Everyone secretly sneaks a small gift into a grab bag. When they’ve all been added, each person can reach in and feel around for a gift they might like.
5. Auction: Live or silent, gift items are put out on a display and go up for auction. Everyone is given a certain number of points with which to bid, and then can “purchase" their items.
6. Best Guess: Everyone brings a gift and takes a turn holding it up and allowing the group to guess what might be inside. You can give clues via charaders or sketches, Pictionary style. The first person to guess gets to keep it.
7. Charitable Giving: Skip the gifts, and pool your money into a single charity, or let each would-be gift recipient choose their own nonprofit.
8. Joke Gifts: Each attendee brings a gag gift, that are exchanged via Drawing Names, Secret Santa, or White Elephant.
9. Recycled Gifts: Host your gift exchange after the holidays, and bring a gift you’ve already received to exchange.
10. Homemade Gifts: Have a gift exchange where everyone has to bring a homemade gift. Like Joke Gifts, these can be exchanged in a variety of ways.

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