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At our company, we used this platform one year for white elephant: https://www.whiteelephantonline.com/
We also used a secret Santa website one year, where you can exchange messages anonymously with the person that has been chosen for you, and then send directly to them. I think it was Elfster or secret Santa organizer or something, but I can’t remember.
You can send people gifts before hand to open on a virtual call, send them virtual gifts like gift cards, and there’s websites that have group games that are fun.
I’m sorry I can’t remember the name of the website we used but I know there’s an online escape room and I bet that would be fun!
How do you do a virtual white elephant?
I’ve never personally done one virtually, but I’m assuming everyone would buy a gift and wrap it and show it on video. When it’s your turn, pick a present or steal a gift. Keep a tab on who has stolen what. Once the game concludes, everyone mails the gift to the rightful recipient
My team has a very lame white elephant every year, I so do not look forward to it.
We're remote first across the globe so I've arranged surprise seasonal soiree where each team member will feel very appreciated I hope. The team as a whole will celebrate New Years Day via a short zoom toast and a bottle of bubbly.
I chose to make the whole thing very personalized to the team member and very much a surprise rather than a team thing because I respect the individual's non-work time.
We've spent a lot of time making sure we got the details right and planning for any oops' along the way. e.g. for those who I know have kids, we've arranged for dinner and an age appropriate activity together with a chaperone. Gotta love grandparents who are always ready to step up and baby sitters who like the bonus we offered them.
Last Christmas we were sent a little Christmas present (branded merch and like a $5 Starbucks card), and then had a virtual “party” in which we were encouraged to dress in a festive sweater :) Some general announcements/end of year wrap up leadership wishing a happy holidays, and then breakout groups to do an activity (rewrite a holiday song or something like that).
I liked it because it didn’t drag too long, it was a little different, and leadership was generous in expressing gratitude and wishing the team a happy holidays.