10 White Elephant Gifts That Will Get Stolen

Everyone wants to be the person that brings the white elephant gift to the Christmas party that gets stolen until it’s frozen. The hard part is finding something truly enjoyable for under $25. Most of the gifts that are brought for a White Elephant exchange end up going unused and trashed, but if you get a game that can be played in the backyard, then you’re guaranteed a winner. The items on our list below are sure to be instant hits AND will likely be enjoyed at the very Christmas party they were brought to.

Everything on this list is under $25 and is something that most people would want, but might not realize it until they open your gift. Unique, fun to play with, and instantly usable.

(This list is also great for secret Santa gift ideas in that office colleague or family member who’s name you drew out of the hat this year).

1. Zip Chip

zip chip flying pocket frisbee — Fits in your pocket. Flies 200 feet. Floats.

Frisbees that fit in the palm of your hand. These things are super fun to throw (and are soft enough to zip around indoors even). And for their size, they actually fly very well! Lots of fun to play catch and other games in the yard with these.

Order Zip Chip (1 for $12 or 2 for $20)

2. Micro Cornhole Boards

micro cornhole boards quarter toss — Cornhole in the palm of your hand.

Give the gift of quarter toss boards and you’ll be playing on them as soon as the white elephant gift exhange is over (or maybe even before). These cornhole boards are small enough to set up on a table and you bounce quarters into the hole instead of using bags. Lots of fun and even customizable for that extra special touch.

Order Micro Cornhole Boards ($12.50)

3. Ring on a String

Perfect for any back porch, this game is a must. Simple, yet so addictive. Hang a ring from the ceiling, and try and swing it to the hook on the wall. Great game to have to pass the time while the food is on the grill. (We may or may not have ours inside in our living room…)

Order Ring on a String ($18)

4. Bottle-Bullseye

bottle bullseye bottle flip game — Addictive bottle flipping is now a game.

With White Elephant, you want unique, clever, relevant, and fun. Bottle-Bullseye hits those attributes. This genius game takes the idea of bottle flipping, and makes it so much better by turning it into a game. Great game for playing while chilling at the beach or poolside, or even indoors. The goal is to flip the bottle and have it land upright, but you get points for where it lands on the landing pad. (This is probably the game we’ll be taking to the white elephant gift exchange at our Christmas party this year because we know the winner of it won’t be able to resist opening and playing it).

Order Bottle-Bullseye ($21)

5. Aerobie Ring

aerobie rings — Farthest flying rings you’ll throw.

This one is a bit of a throw back, but you can’t tell me that you don’t love these flying rings. They go so far! Super fun to play catch with (and easy to catch because they’re rubber). I especially like it because even the kids can throw and catch it with ease. It’s the gift everyone wants, but they just don’t know it yet — which is exaclty what you want to bring for a white elephant gift exchange.

Order an Aerobie Ring ($18 for the Pro or $10 for the Sprint)

6. Water Ripper

water ripper ball — Skips like a rock. Catches like a ball.

Do you love skipping rocks? I’ll answer for you. YES, of course you do. Well what if you could skip rocks back and forth with your buddies? That’s pretty much what the water ripper is. It’s a water sports bag that you can rip across the surface of the water. It skips better than the smoothest rock but is soft like a hacky-sack so it’s easy to catch. This is a gift I would want my secret Santa to give me for Christmas.

Order Water Ripper ($10 for 1 or $18 for 2)

7. Cornhole Bags

stick and slick cornhole bags — Sticky Side. Slide Side. And in pretty much any color you want.

Everyone needs a good set of cornhole bags. Step up someone’s game by getting them 4 slick-and-stick cornhole bags. Suede on one side for precision placement throws, and canvas on the other for a smooth slide. Most people don’t have slick-and-stick bags, so this would be and improvement to most people’s repertoire.

Order Cornhole Bags ($24.85)

8. Jumbo Yard Dice

yardzee dice — Dice big enough for the yard.

Dice are great because they offer so many game opportunities. Now make them bigger so you can take them outside and play in the yard or at the beach and you have a real winner. Get some beautiful jumbo yard dice and you’ll be playing yardzee before all the eggnog is finished at the Christmas party.

Order Jumbo Yard Dice ($20)

9. Viking Bowling Game

Bowling without the heavy bowling ball…AND it can be played in the backyard. Throw the wooden tossing stick at the skittles (yes, skittles. They’re the pins with the numbers. No, I don’t know why the Vikings called them skittles. You have google, why don’t you look it up and tell me?). First to exactly 50 points wins. Simple, yet fun game. Exactly how it should be.

Order Viking Bowling Game ($20)

10. Ring Toss

ring toss yard game — Simple but so fun.

You can pay $5 per toss at your state fair, or you can get this game and enjoy unlimited throws forever. This classic yard game is fun for all ages and will surely be played before the night is over. Another simple, yet fun game that is great for playing outside.

Order Ring Toss ($25)

Which White Elephant Gift Would You Steal?

The number one rule of White Elephant gift exchanges is that you should always bring a gift that you would want to go home with. We are confident that any of the above gift ideas are something that most everyone would be happy to go home with. Worst case scenario, you steal it and get it for yourself, right? Plus, we’d bet that most of these will be opened up and played with on the spot, which makes them even better.