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Hat Exchange Party Ideas
Hot Potato! 🔥🥔
Get ready for some serious fun with this hat-tastic game! Here’s how it works…
- Customize A Hat: Each guest has the opportunity to personalize a hat from the Naked Hats Mobile Hat Bar.
- Wrap and Exchange: Once everyone has created their hats, we’ll wrap them up and place them in a pile for the Hat-Themed Gift Exchange.
- Pass the potato: Guests will gather in a circle, and as the music plays, a pre-wrapped hat gets passed around.
- But here’s the twist: when the music stops, the lucky guest holding the gift gets to keep it!
- The game continues until every last gift is unwrapped.
It’s a lively, laughter-filled way to spice up your party—let the hat-holding fun begin!
White Elephant Style Mystery Hat Gift Exchange!🎁🐘
For a fun and festive way to celebrate the holidays with friends and family try the White Elephant mystery style gift exchange. A great game to play any time of year!
- Customize A Hat: Each guest has the opportunity to personalize a hat from the Naked Hats Mobile Hat Bar.
- Wrap and Exchange: Once everyone has created their hats, we’ll wrap them up and place them in a pile for the Hat-Themed Gift Exchange.
- Mystery Gift Selection: Guests will draw numbers at random and take turns selecting a mystery custom hat. But beware—your favorite new hat can be “stolen” by others at any time! If someone’s hat gets stolen, they can pick a new hat from the pile or steal someone else’s! A hat can be stolen twice before it’s safe.
This idea is a blast and a perfect way to bond with friends, family, or coworkers!
Secret Santa!🤫🎅🎁
Celebrate the season with our Secret Santa Hat Exchange! Here’s how it works:
- Draw Names: Guests start by drawing names from a hat to find out who they’ll be gifting.
- Customize A Hat: Each guest has the opportunity to personalize a hat from the Naked Hats Mobile Hat Bar*.
- Wrap and Exchange: Once everyone has created their hats, we’ll wrap them up and place them in a pile for the Hat-Themed Gift Exchange.
- Mystery Gift Opening: Guests take turns unwrapping their mystery gifts, adding an exciting element of surprise!
You can decide whether to reveal the gift giver or let everyone guess who created each unique hat. It’s a festive and fun way to celebrate the holidays with friends and family!
* If choosing Party In A Box, each guest shares their ideas for a hat with us in advance that captures the recipient’s personality—whether it’s a funny design or something more personal! We’ll then do our best to make their hat idea come to life!
Musical Chairs!🎶🪑
Another fun gift exchange party idea! Get ready for a lively game of Musical Chairs with a twist! Here’s how it works:
- Set Up: Place some of the pre-made wrapped gifts on chairs arranged around the room.
- Start the Music: When the host plays a song, everyone walks around the chairs.
- Stop the Music: At random, the host stops the music. Everyone must find the nearest chair and sit down!
- Claim Your Gift: If there’s a present on the chair you sit on, congratulations—you get to keep it!
Keep playing until all the gifts are claimed! It’s a fun and exciting way to share gifts and enjoy some laughs with friends and family. Join us for a memorable time!
Rock Paper Scissors!🪨🧻✂️
Everyone knows the rules of rock-paper-scissors, so let’s put a fun twist on it for your gift exchange!Here’s how it works:
- Get Ready: Each participant holds a gift (wrapped or unwrapped—you choose!).
- Challenge Each Other: Walk around the room and challenge fellow guests to a quick game of rock-paper-scissors.
- Switch It Up: If the challenger wins, you’ll switch gifts! If the defender wins, everyone keeps their current gift.
To keep the energy up, set a timer or play some festive Christmas music in the background. This adds excitement and ensures everyone has a chance to play. Get ready for a fun and interactive gift exchange!
Auction It!🎁🎁💰💰
It’s time to start bidding on your favorite hat! But not to worry to much as no real money is required! 
Here’s how to play:
- Monopoly Money: Start by giving each guest some Monopoly money. The amount doesn’t matter, as long as everyone has the same starting amount.
- The Auctioneer: The host takes on the role of auctioneer, guiding the excitement as gifts are sold and bought.
- Unwrap and Bid: First, unwrap a gift and present it to the group. Guests then bid their “money” on the gift, and whoever bids the highest wins!
- Keep It Going: Continue the auction until everyone has a gift.
This interactive game is a fantastic way to engage a big group and build excitement. Who doesn’t love the thrill of a pretend auction? Let the fun begin!