Hello FPCGV youth types!
It’s that time of year again for the WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE!! Yay!! The white elephant gift exchange is a good time filled with smiles, laughter, stealing, and wacky gifts. Which brings me to the point of this. How many times have you thought: “Golly gee, the white elephant gift exchange is coming up soon! Whatever shall I bring?” Well fret no more because maaaaaggie burks is here to help!
Websters Defines “White Elephant” as “an Indian elephant of a pale color that is sometimes venerated in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar”
However, when we say white elephant we mean something goofy. The point of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain rather than to get really useful gifts. Here are some example gifts that you are welcome to use! You can use any of these ideas, adapt them, or some up with your own! I can’t wait to see what y’all come up with!!
- A stuffed white elephant (very literal, but very clever)
- A garden gnome
- A pet rock complete with rock habitat
- A framed picture of yourself (Like what I did last year)
- Make a mix CD of fun crazy (Church appropriate) songs! (bonus points if you sing it yourself)
- Anything Homemade is excellent
- Something Ridiculous (Like a tiger rug?)
- Children’s toys (Like a jack in the box?)
- Anything Hannah Montana, Justin Bieber, or something like that (Because it is funny to see high school boys end up with items like these)
With whatever you bring, it is nice to throw in a box of candy to sweeten the deal! (see what I did there?) Before bringing your gift, ask yourself: “If I got this gift, would I be satisfied?” You would want the answer to that question to lie between “Yes this is too awesome for words” and “No this is too ridiculous for anyone”.
Remember, a gift card by itself or a stuffed animal is boring. Have fun with this. Be goofy. My gift will be AMAZING! You will all want it I’m sure! Ta ta for now!
–Maaaaaggieburks
