Christmas Eve and it's just about time for me to put on some nice clothes and head up the road to my sister-in-law's, as she invited me for dinner this evening. I've already got my Santa bag at her place, filled with about 30 random dollar store items purchased over the past 8-10 years (so I have NO idea what most of them are, as each year I wrap the new items I pick up), so that we can play a little "Dirty Santa" for our gift pull.
We'll write everyone's name down and pop it into a bowl or other container, then pull out the names and as your name is pulled, you get to pick a present from the bag. The second person has the option of keeping their gift or swapping it out with the first person, the third person can keep theirs or swap with the other two, etc, on down the line. After the last person pulls their gift, the first person (who hasn't so far had a choice) can decide if they want to keep what they have now, or want to swap with someone else. I figure this way, if the kids pull something that they have no interest in as it's too adult, they have a way to get something better ... I just hope we don't end up with arguments between them. I figure we can go through the list a couple of times, as there's lots of presents in the bag!
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