A White Elephant Gift Idea

I like a white elephant gift idea that will get stolen over and over and make everyone laugh. If I can find a christmas gift exchange idea that is also useful, that is the icing on the cake!

At the parties I've been to, the rules vary. The first one I ever went to, everyone was supposed to look around the house and find "something useful that you never use". At another we were all supposed to give something worth $20.00.

Interpretation of the rules given seems to vary. At the same party I have seen people with extravagant gifts everyone tries to get and boring gifts no one cares for. I don't want to be the one with the white elephant gift idea that NO ONE wants! I like to bring the gag gift that breaks up that awkward gift-unwrapping silence and fills the party with joking and wit. Here are a few of the best christmas gift exchange ideas I've seen:

City Dwellers Smores Kit - Used candles or tea lights, old pronged fork, marshmallows, chocolate bars, graham crackers
A new or used game - At a party my in-laws invited me to, this was the christmas gift exchange idea that got passed around many times. Many people wanted it to play at their own parties.
Plastic storage containers from the kitchen filled with snack food or home baked treats.
An assortment of new or used office supplies along with business cards you print on your computer - Choose a logo that looks like a govermental seal and put "Department of Annoyance "in large official font. Under that put "Contact Info: None".
An old sock full of holes with a gift card inside
Gigantic Multi Roll Pack of Toilet Paper
Big and Gaudy Lawn Ornament - You may want to add a gift certificate to a local nursery or home improvement store.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Kit (loaf of bread, jars of peaut butter and jelly or jam, plate -try one with a cartoon character or a tin pie pan- and a large spreading knife)
An Electric Plunger - Take a regular old plunger and drill a hole in the top of the handle. Then glue an electric cord in the hole.
An Assortment of Batteries with a Tag that Says, "Gift Not Included"
T-shirt That Says, "Sometimes I stop to think...and forget to start again." OR "I went to the (Insert family or company name) White Elephant Party and all I got was This Old T-shirt!" - Paint it with acrylic or fabric paints.
A New Toilet Seat - Decoupage a picture or slogan over it to create a one of a kind throne.

If you have been given a required spending amount for your christmas gift exchange idea, you can always look around your house for an item that is collecting dust that you would never give as a gift. Then add a gift certificate that relates to the item in some way. This way the person who ends up with your white elephant gift idea has a laugh, but gets a prized gift too. For example, wrap up an old broom and dustpan with a gift certificate for a free house cleaning or a clean empty ice cream carton with a gift certificate inside for an ice cream shop.

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