drawnamesGather your people
Add a name for everyone taking part. Set exclusions if some matches should stay out of the hat.
A little mystery. A lot of fun.Names in.
Names in.
Surprises out.
Secret Santa, a birthday swap, or just because.
Put your people in the hat. We’ll do the matching.
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ONE HAT. ANY OCCASION.Secret Santa✳Office swaps✳Family gifts✳Just-because parties
LET’S MIX THINGS UPYour people.
Your people.
Our little hat.
Two people or fifty. Everyone gives one gift and gets one gift. Nobody draws themselves.
Your draw, your business.
Pass-the-phone draws stay in this page. Private links are stored for 60 days. We never send draw emails.
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Who’s in?
Use different names or nicknames so everyone knows who’s who.
Add “can’t draw” exclusions optional
Keep spouses or last year’s matches apart.
can’t draw
No sign-up. No awkward slips of paper.
Pass the phone to
Your private links
They expire 60 days from today. Send each person only their own link.
From “who’s in?” to “who did I get?”
Give the hat a shuffle
Tap draw. Everyone gets someone different. If your exclusions make a draw impossible, we’ll tell you.
Keep the secret
Pass the phone for one-at-a-time reveals, or make private links for people further away.
THE PARTY NOTES
A good exchange starts here.
Simple rules, useful questions,
and fewer group-chat messages.
Start here
How to run a Secret Santa
Set the budget, pick a date, and keep the good bit secret.
Read the notes Copy & shareSecret Santa questionnaire template
A few useful clues for the person shopping for you.
Read the notes A different kind of swapWhite elephant rules
Unwrap, steal, laugh. Agree on the rules before the first turn.
Read the notes Around the officeOffice gift exchange ideas
Make it easy to join, easy to skip, and easy on the budget.
Read the notes The whole gangGift exchange ideas for large families
Less shopping for everyone. More thought for one person.
Read the notes Better matchesHow to draw names with exclusions
Keep spouses, housemates, or repeat matches out of the hat.
Read the notesTHERE’S MORE IN THE HATFirst dibs on
First dibs on
the full app.
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