Christmas Gift Swap Cards: a page from the printable

Christmas Gift Swap Cards: another page from the printable

Gift exchange

Christmas Gift Swap Cards

A Christmas gift exchange game with three decks: draw a card, trade the gift. The same game works at the office party, the family Christmas and the senior center social.

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Instant PDF download on Etsy. You print it at home; nothing is mailed.

Players: 4 to 40
Time: about 20 to 25 minutes with the Classic or Jolly Family deck
You need: one wrapped gift each and scissors for the cards
Print: US Letter and A4, in color or the Ink Saver version in black ink, at 100% (Actual size)
Print size: card actions 24 pt or larger, rules 18 pt

At the table

Everyone sits in a circle with a wrapped gift. A player draws from the Jolly Family deck and reads the card: “Hum a carol. Whoever names it swaps with you”. Then the player on the left draws.

Trade for any gift you like, or keep yours

What you get4 PDF files

Color and Ink Saver game files, each in US Letter and A4 (32 pages each)
In each file118 action cards in 3 decks (Classic, Jolly Family and Gentle), short rules for each deck, gift tags, a page of gift ideas and certificates

Why it works

One group wants surprises, another wants no gift taken: you choose one of three decks. Classic ends with a Reveal round of open gifts. Jolly Family keeps them wrapped and adds a silly moment. With the Gentle deck the host reads every card, the whole circle moves together, and nobody grabs or picks a gift. In each deck, a player still holding the gift they brought trades it to the left before opening.

Made for: Office parties, family Christmas, church groups, classrooms and senior living.