47 Best Last-Minute White Elephants We Think Are Iconic

Even if you feel you’re skilled at gift-giving, sourcing the best White Elephant gifts—and with only a few days to spare before Christmas—is a whole other story. The holiday party game (sometimes referred to as a Yankee Swap) goes something like this: Everyone brings an untagged wrapped gift and puts it in a pile. Participants then draw numbers to determine the order in which they’ll choose and open one of the presents. The first person shows the opened gift to the group, and the next person in line can decide whether they want to select a new gift from the pile or steal the opened gift (or any already-opened gift). And so on, until all gifts have been opened. Most hosts keep the spending limit to under $50, but we think White Elephants under $25 are even more fun.