The Best White Elephant Gifts for Every Price Range

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Everyone has their own set of holiday traditions. You might splurge on gifts for loved ones or participate in a typical Secret Santa gift exchange with your friends or co-workers. You might even get a chance to participate in a white elephant gift exchange.

Also known as Yankee Swap or Dirty Santa, a white elephant party has different rules depending on who you play with, but, at the end of the day, typically involves the swapping — and “stealing” — of gifts.

Whether it’s your first time shopping for white elephant gifts or you’ve already experienced the chaos of this holiday tradition, an awesome present is a must. Note that some white elephant gift exchanges set a minimum or a maximum amount to spend per gift, so if that’s the case for your party, keep price in mind when selecting your white elephant gift to ensure that it’s an even exchange.

If you want to leave an impression but are not sure what to buy, don’t worry! We came up with 39 white elephant gift ideas that’ll make anyone happy to receive (or steal). Obviously, we couldn’t resist putting in a few gag gifts amongst some affordable and practical finds to make for a fun white elephant exchange. Happy swapping!

The Screaming Goat

No one at the white elephant exchange will be able to contain their laughter when this little goat is unwrapped. He comes with an educational book that offers interesting facts and trivia, but the real fun is hearing this goat shriek and shout — just like in the famous screaming goat videos!

The '90s Mistaken Lyrics Coasters

For a gift that doubles as a trip down memory lane, these nostalgic coasters are a great white elephant gift idea. Not only do these 4-inch cork squares protect your furniture, but they also feature mistaken lyrics from some ’90s bangers. Some of them are so clever that you might actually believe they’re the real words.

Al Dente The Singing Floating Pasta Timer

Instead of beeping, this singing pasta timer will belt out classic Italian hits such as “That’s Amore” and “Prisoners’ Choir” when it’s finished. This is a cheeky white elephant gift idea for a foodie or perhaps someone with less skill in the kitchen, as it will help ensure the pasta is cooked to al dente perfection. Buon appetito!

Disposable Gas Neutralizers

Ahhh, butt pads that filter your farts! Brilliant. Made with activated charcoal, these pads will neutralize any odor that passes through them, although they won’t silence the sound, unfortunately. No one will admit that they secretly want to test out this ridiculous gift, but that’s what makes it a superior white elephant gift idea!

“Things I Want to Say at Work But Can’t!” Adult Coloring Book

If you’ve been roped into doing a white elephant exchange at work à la The Office, this adult coloring book will be a hit. It’s filled with prints featuring profanity-laced quotes that will help any coworker crack a smile after a long day of work. Sweeten the deal by pairing it with these colored pencils.

Electric S’mores Maker

Bring the s’mores indoors with this fun white elephant gift. From date night to family night, this electric s’mores machine will bring everyone together to make dessert. It includes four skewers, a removable serving tray for the essential ingredients, and an electric flameless heater to safely roast marshmallows to perfection.

Pimple Popping Toy

As seen on Shark Tank, this pimple-popping toy is definitely one of the grossest white elephant gift ideas, but apparently, it can be a stress reliever!

It might seem like a gag gift at first, and it will be met with squeals of laughter upon being unwrapped, but someone might enjoy the immediate gratification of popping these toy pimples.

Desktop Vacuum Cleaner

This adorable battery-operated mini vacuum cleaner is great to keep at the home office or workplace. It looks cute and will help you get rid of the annoying crumbs on your desk. We suggest you splurge and gift it with the two AA batteries needed for this fun white elephant gift.

The Original Drop It Wine Drops

Wine lovers will never want to swap this white elephant gift. With just a few drops, they’ll be able to enjoy their favorite vinos in twenty seconds without those pesky headaches and other wine sensitivities. Plus, these fast-acting wine drops are made from all-natural ingredients and will not alter the taste.

Emergency Underpants in a Can

This set of three pairs of fresh underwear tucked away in individual tins is a funny white elephant gift idea that will deliver laughs and spark a few jokes.

In all seriousness, this emergency kit can also be added to the packing list for your next camping trip or outdoor adventure. You never know when you might need a fresh pair.

Silk Eye Mask

This will give any recipient’s eyes a well-deserved break. Made of 100% silk, this weighted eye pillow features an adjustable strap and is filled with lavender and flax seeds to help encourage you to relax. Plus, it comes with a soothing gel eye mask that’s not only great for a cooling sensation, but also helps reduce puffy eyes.

Mini Waffle Maker

You’ll have everyone fighting over the chance of making waffles in less than minutes with this DASH mini waffle maker. It’s compact, has a nonstick surface for easy cleanup, and comes with a recipe book for tasty inspiration. It’s also available in different colors, prints, and festive shapes like this mini heart, mini gingerbread, and mini snowflake. It’s perfect for kids or for anyone who enjoys the occasional side of waffles with their breakfast.

LED Headlight Baseball Cap

This LED headlight cap was one of Oprah’s favorite things in 2022 and is sure to be a hit with your white elephant gift exchange. From keeping you visible on late-night runs to emergencies in the dark, it’s a unique, practical gift that’ll help them see and be seen. Plus, it’s washable and rechargeable for long-lasting wear.

2-Piece Foot Care Set

This useful white elephant gift allows you to pamper, refresh, and restore their feet and includes a massager roller and a double-duty brush and pumice stone tool. The roller offers a deep tissue massage for every inch of their feet, while the two-sided tool will exfoliate and soothe, especially after a long soak.

Toilet Night Light

No more stubbing your toes or missing the bowl with this white elephant gift! This toilet night light has a motion-activated sensor, five brightness settings, and 16 different colors, so your family or friends can use the bathroom in the middle of the night without needing to blind themselves by turning on the harsh overhead lights.

Dip Clip

Spare your fast food-loving friend’s car from becoming a sticky, saucy mess with this nifty white elephant gift. This dip clip has a universal mount that securely fits on air vents and will hold any fast food dipping sauce in place, making it super easy to enjoy nuggets, fries, and more without the juggling act.

BomBombs Hot Chocolate Mix Gift Set

There’s nothing like cozying up with a cup of hot cocoa, especially during the holidays. This gift set includes 12 delicious flavors of the sweet beverage, including gingerbread, cookie butter, pumpkin spice, salted caramel donut, and more.

Plus, each individually packaged hot chocolate mix comes in its own super-cute mini cup.

Porcelain Tea Mug with Infuser and Lid

Consider this white elephant gift a premium upgrade from the expected tea infuser. Available in a range of colors, this two-in-one gift includes an infuser as well as a porcelain tea mug with a lid. After they steep their loose-leaf tea, they can easily remove the infuser without burning their fingers and rest it on the lid that doubles as a saucer.

Charity Scratch-And-Win

Remind your friends and family that it’s the season of giving by choosing a white elephant gift that gives back with this spin on the traditional scratch-and-win ticket. Lotta Love supports a number of charities including WaterIsLife and Rise Against Hunger, and the proceeds from these “scratch-and-win” cards go back to support these organizations.

Santa Flasks (4-Pack)

The best gifts are the ones that can help you stay holly and jolly all night long. This flask is disguised as a tiny stocking and will make any holiday party a bit more spirited. Recipients can fill each with their favorite drink and enjoy some festive sipping.

Wine Bottle Glass

Let’s be real — we’ve all looked at a regular wine glass and thought, this is not big enough. Well, try this white elephant gift: It fits an entire bottle of wine, and no refills are ever needed!

While this wine bottle glass might be totally excessive, it’s guaranteed to get you some laughs and might get used if stolen by the right recipient.

Foldable Toilet Stool

No one will know what the hell is inside the giant box you brought, but everyone will secretly hope it's the gift they end up with. We love this white elephant gift idea because it will get a good laugh, and it’s also very practical! Using a stool may help you poop more efficiently, so whoever ends up with it will really be the evening's big winner.

Magnetic Bottle Opener

There’s nothing worse than digging through your kitchen drawers looking for a bottle opener. That’s why we like this simple and affordable bottle cap opener that magnetizes to the refrigerator. It’s always easy to find and no drilling or hanging is involved.

It will make a great white elephant gift for someone who always hosts the party, but honestly, we think anyone will be grateful to have this bottle opener. It's an unexpected gift that'll no doubt get some use.

Reuseable Glass Drink Markers

Who doesn’t love a fun retro aesthetic? This set includes six Speedo-clad muscle men's drink markers that are sure to get a few smiles. It's a playful white elephant gift idea that looks cool and vintage but will also help keep track of drinks at the next get-together.

Ultimate Dinosaur Taco Stand

Have you ever made yourself a taco and placed it down in between bites only to lose half of the delicious contents to the plate? Instead of that sad scenario, keep your tacos upright with this taco stand.

It holds two tacos and is the ultimate white elephant gift idea for anyone who dreams of biting into a hard, perfectly stuffed shell, which should be everyone.

Mermaid Tail Blanket

Perhaps this mermaid-tail blanket is a specific type of white elephant gift idea, but it is super comfortable and comes in four different colors, including purple, pink, green, and blue. This hand-knit blanket is perfect for a chilly winter night when you want to cozy up on the couch but also embrace your inner mermaid.

Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit

This might be one of the more practical white elephant gifts on our list, not to mention delicious. This means that people will most likely fight over it. All the recipient needs is a bottle of their favorite booze and they’ll be able to make a delicious old fashioned cocktail in no time.

The Bob's Burgers Burger Book

This book of “Real Recipes for Joke Burgers” takes all the punny burger titles featured in Bob's Burgers and imagines actual recipes for them (with illustrations!). If the person who ends up with this isn't a Bob's Burgers fan, steal it back. Or just make them watch the show, so they will appreciate a “Bleu is the Warmest Cheese Burger” burger.

Bear Hands Oven Mitts

The best way to get those Christmas cookies out of the oven is by using these bear hands oven mitts. Insulated and featuring heat-resistant silicone pads, this pair of mitts is a perfect example of a useful white elephant gift idea that's also quirky, eye-catching, and a joy to receive.

Incohearent Adult Party Game

A fun activity to do over the holidays or anytime you get together with family or friends, this adult party game challenges you to read gibberish words and attempt to sound them out and decode their meanings. For example, “talked owed oozed hey” is gibberish for “Taco Tuesday.” The first player to correctly guess 13 phrases wins.

Bathroom Wine Glass Holder

Have you ever wanted to enjoy some wine while taking a leisurely bath or a shower? Instead of teetering the glass on the side of the tub, this silicone holder sticks to the shower walls, giving you a better spot to stash your beverage when you need to take a moment to wash your hair or add more bubbles to the water.

Kitchen Tool Set

White elephant swappers will go crazy for this nifty, space-saving gadget. It may be shaped like a wine bottle, but it actually contains eight different kitchen tools that stack together. With this affordable Japanese-made set, they’ll receive a measuring cup, lemon squeezer, grater, funnel, jar opener, egg separator, and egg masher.

Wireless Headphone Band

Anyone who’s ever misplaced an Airpod in their bedsheets will appreciate the convenience of this Bluetooth headphone band.

Perfect for watching a show or listening to music while you drift off to sleep, the headband is designed with comfortable, stretchy fabric and will last up to 10 hours on one charge. It’s also compatible with most wireless devices.

Flannel Drink Holders

Want to keep your beer or other drinks cold this winter while keeping your hands toasty warm? These 12-ounce can holders are the solution.

Not only will your drinks look adorable in their zip-up checkered flannel shirts, but these sleeves are designed with two layers of waterproof insulation to keep your hands dry and protect your furniture from any leaks when you place them down.

Lightsaber Chopsticks

The recipient of this gift will get to enjoy any future sushi dinners or rice dishes with these fun, light-up chopsticks that look like they came right out of a scene from Star Wars.

The chopsticks come with a set of batteries and can easily be hand-washed, so they’re a practical gift. But, in reality, people will want them because they’re mini-lightsabers.

300-Piece Cat Puzzle

If you have any cat parents and/or puzzle lovers among your party guests, be prepared for a battle over this gift. It’s a jigsaw puzzle of cats wearing hats and oversized glasses and just looking plain silly. The colorful pieces will also help make putting together the 300 pieces a literal snap.

Glitter Hearts Toilet Bombs

Available in two options, a floral garden scent or a more woodsy oak one, simply add one of these nontoxic tablets to the toilet bowl before you sit down, and the bombs will mask any odors with their much more pleasant aroma of essential oils.

More: 10 Best Toilet Sprays For Your Bathroom

Portable Screen Cleaner

Since phone, tablet, and laptop screens can easily get dirty while on the go, this lipstick-sized all-in-one screen cleaner is a genius product for people to carry with them. Simply mist your device with the cleaner, and then use the side of the bottle that’s made from soft microfiber to wipe down the screen.

Pickle Bandages

These bandages are as silly as they are useful, making them a perfect white elephant gift. The package contains 50 adhesive bandages that are ideally-sized for covering small cuts and scrapes. But instead of a bright color or another kid-friendly design, each bandage boasts a photorealistic image of… a pickle.

Paladone Pug Tape Measure

We love this adorable pug tape measure to keep on any desk, work table, or just to have in the house! This white elephant gift idea is ideal for someone who has a pug — but everyone can appreciate how adorable this face is when they go to measure something with it. It’s equal parts cute and functional.

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