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Secret Santa · Office / HR / team leads
A work Secret Santa should feel fun, not awkward. Use this host playbook for budgets, exclusions, and communication — then draw sealed assignments with the office Secret Santa generator.
Ready to use the tool?
Participants only need email for a private assignment link — no account required.
Open office Secret Santa generator →Get manager buy-in and a budget. $15–$25 is the common office-safe range. Publish the number early.
Collect names and work emails. Include everyone who opted in; note manager/report pairs to exclude.
Set exclusions and draw. Use the office generator so matches stay sealed from the host.
Send timeline reminders. Announce buy-by and exchange dates; track who opened assignments.
Useful or lightly funny beats personal.
Toggle exclusion pairs before the draw.
Fine for transactional assignment mail.
Open the tool for this scenario
When the plan is clear, jump into the live tool and finish the job there.
Open office Secret Santa generator →Yes. Office / HR / team leads can follow “How to run an office Secret Santa” and open /tools/secret-santa-generator/office at no charge. Create a free account only if you want saved lists or email reminders.
Participants only need email for a private assignment link — no account required. That applies to this “How to run an office Secret Santa” playbook.
Use “Open office Secret Santa generator” on this page, or go directly to /tools/secret-santa-generator/office.