How online Christmas Secret Santa works
- Create a group: set a name, budget (e.g. €20) and the day of the gift exchange.
- Share the link: send the group link to your family or friends chat.
- Join: everyone adds themselves and can add wishes.
- Draw: automatically when sign-up closes – or with one click by you.
- Reveal: everyone sees whom they're buying for via their own secret link.
Why draw online instead of using paper slips?
With paper slips everyone has to be in the same place at the same time – and someone always draws themselves. Online, the whole family can join, even if grandma lives in Vienna and your cousin in Hamburg.
And the result stays truly secret: nobody sees a list of all pairings. Couples or siblings who exchange gifts anyway can simply be excluded from drawing each other.
What's a good Secret Santa budget?
€10 to €25 works well. Families often spend a little more, friends usually settle on €15 to €20. What matters is that the limit applies to everyone – that's why Wichtelrunde shows the budget to all participants.
Christmas Secret Santa gift ideas
Classics are scented candles, spice sets, cosy socks or a good game for the holidays. If you like it funnier, go for a kitsch Secret Santa: snow globes, light-up jumpers and Santa mugs are explicitly welcome.