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5 Tips For Creating Unique Secret Santa Clues
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5 Tips For Creating Unique Secret Santa Clues

Kymber Heinze
5 Office Secret Santa Themes Your Coworkers Will Love
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5 Office Secret Santa Themes Your Coworkers Will Love

Kymber Heinze

The holiday season is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to start thinking about office Secret Santa themes to make the festivities at work more enjoyable. If you’re tired of the usual [read more]

5 Fun Ways To Do Secret Santa In Your Office
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5 Fun Ways To Do Secret Santa In Your Office

Kymber Heinze
4 Fun Christmas Exchange Games To Play This Holiday
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4 Fun Christmas Exchange Games To Play This Holiday

Kymber Heinze

The holiday season is a time for family, friends, and spreading joy. One of the most anticipated traditions during this time is to exchange gifts. While the act of giving and receiving presents is heartwarming [read more]

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⚡WIN an Electric Tricycle from sixthreezero⚡

Meghan L

⚡WIN an Electric Tricycle⚡ Win this electric tricycle from sixthreezero by being a holiday hero! Just set up your Elfster gift exchange today, then add it to your Wishlist for a chance to win it [read more]

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How To Create a Secret Gift Exchange for Eid

Meena Malik

Our thanks to Meena Malik, who is not only an author for MuslimMatters, but an Elfster expert when it comes to the celebration of Eid. She shares her tips on how to create a fun [read more]

Secret Santas at holiday party
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Ain’t No Party Like a Secret Santa Party…

Meghan L

📸 Party.Post.Win. Giveaway 2022 The Secret Santa festivities may be over, but check out the lucky winners of Elfster’s Party.Post.Win. giveaway, who scored a $50 Amazon Gift Card (just for sharing pics with #elfster! on [read more]

Secret Santas at holiday party
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📸 Party.Post.Win. Giveaway

Meghan L

The elves want to see your Elfster Secret Santa Party on The Gram. Post pics with #Elfster for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card. Go on, be a ham! How to enter: [read more]

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Make Friendsgiving Extra Special with a Gift Exchange

Meghan L

Friendsgiving has one simple rule: be a good friend! It’s also the perfect holiday to have a “Secret Turkey” gift exchange, where everyone gives and gets a gift of gratitude. Elfster makes it easy: you [read more]

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Kick Off the Semester with a Gift Exchange

Meghan L

Looking for the perfect way to break the ice and make lasting memories? Kick off the new semester with a gift exchange to connect with your friends, old and new, like roommates, sorority besties, members [read more]

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3 Elfster Gift Exchanges That Started On Campus

Meghan L

College Goal #1: Make Friends! Elfster provides a unique gift-giving opportunity for students, alumni, and college groups to create connections, form friendships, establish traditions, and most importantly, feel a sense of belonging within their campus [read more]

Sorority gift exchange.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Exchanges Sorority Sister Gifts in Honor of Sorority’s History

Meghan L

Over a century ago, nine college co-eds attending Howard University—a historically black college in the heart of our nation’s capitol—had a common dream to make the world a better place. At the dawn of the [read more]

Try one of these Secret Santa theme ideas for work during the next office party.
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9 Office-Safe Secret Santa Theme Ideas for Work Parties

Brian B

When I was fresh out of college, a few years ago (ok, more than a few), I had a job at a consulting company. To make things more fun, they had a party committee. One [read more]

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5 Festive Finds for Hosting Your Friendsgiving Feast

Meghan L

Things can get really busy during the holidays. Once December rolls around, you’ve got work parties, family parties, travel, and so much more. It makes it hard to get together. That’s one of the reasons [read more]

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Pro Elf Tips for Organizing a Secret Santa Gift Exchange

Meghan L

What’s the #1 reason to create a Secret Santa gift exchange besides the fun? Everyone only needs to buy one gift, and then they’re done! Elfster is a FREE gift exchange website that connects families, friends, [read more]

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Jam Band Fans Swap Groovy Gifts & Widespread Kindness

Meghan L

If you live for live music, the silence of 2020 may have seemed deafening. As the world pressed pause on festivals and concerts planned for the year, eager jam band fans waited with bated breath. [read more]

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Gifting For Good: Elfster Group Supports LGBTQ+ Run Businesses for Pride Month

Meghan L

Pride Month Festivities Celebrated annually during the month of June, Pride Month is a time for the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual) community to be proud of who they are. Festive parades [read more]

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Growing the Tribe: How Autism Spectrum Moms Spread Good Vibes Through Generosity

Meghan L

For some parents of children living on the autism spectrum, family life can seem very different and distant from the experiences of many others. And facing challenges unique to their own family, many parents feel [read more]

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Homeschool Families Making Meaningful Connections with Simple Gifts

Meghan L

I saw the need in our community and was excited to think of something that would help – even a little. — Terry Yaceyko School-aged children have certainly been hit with challenges this past year, [read more]

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The Best Mother’s Day Gifts to Make Your Wife Smile

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If you are looking for a Mother’s Day gift for your wife, you could be feeling overwhelmed by the options that you have to choose from. Here’s everything you need to know about picking out [read more]

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Life’s short. Talk fast. (And Gift Often!)

Meghan L

Can you believe it’s been over 20 years since the world first fell in love with the mother-daughter duo of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore and their fast-talking, witty banter (ever-fueled by coffee)? The hit dramedy [read more]

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After a Month of Self-Sacrifice & Spiritual Growth, a Party is Certainly in Order

Meghan L

Eid al-Fitr falls on May 12 this year and celebrations will continue into the next day. As someone new to these traditions, I was eager to learn more about the festivities surrounding the celebration of [read more]

Christina Imohokpomoh, the Founder of Black Girls Read Books, Too
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Black Girls Read Books, Too

Meghan L

Just as every book has its own story to tell, so too do the eyes that are cast upon their pages. Through the lens of an author of color, they share the diverse voices of [read more]

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DIY + Handmade

A Freilichen Purim! Gift Basket Ideas to Celebrate Spring, Community and Life’s Joys

Brian B

Late winter and early spring are, for everyone, imbued with a sense of rebirth and excitement. It’s a time to escape the long winter—and look forward to the light. For the Jewish people, though, it [read more]

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