Lots of family coming? Feel like you want to buy gifts for everybody but the family is so big now, and there isn't really anything "NEEDED" by anybody gift-wise..Heres how to do it. Everybody brings a gift. A spending limit is set and MUST be strictly adhered to, Don't go over the maximum unless you just want to make people feel bad. A common limit is $20 or $30. You bring just one gift, for each person that comes there is one gift. When everybody gets the gifts there, the gifts are counted, make a number for as many gifts on cut small squares and mixed up in a hat/bowl. As it goes around each person draws a paper and the person with #1 goes to the table and selects a wrapped gift, then #2..etc. After the gifts are all handed out . Its time to open them and keep or trade. Everybody has fun, everybody leaves with a gift, and the next day....no credit card interest starting to eat away at next years income.
(Now children still at home of course can participate, but Santa still brings theirs in the night).
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This sounds like a fun thing. I know some changes need to be made from our stand point at least. I will be writing all the cubs for their suggestions and ideas when I get to feeling better.
I like that idea for office environments but for a family gathering I prefer the idea of drawing names. Same limits and such but then you get a more personal gift that somebody put thought into and a little less generic.
Just my 2 cents
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