How many people a player can skip. Players cannot draw their skipped names. Great for spouses, or the person you got last year.

How many people a player can wish for. A wish roughly doubles the liklihood of drawing that name.

What is this?

Family Secret Santa, Without the Spreadsheet.

Draw names for the whole family in one room. Keep couples apart, skip last year's pick, and put every wishlist in one place. Free, no sign-up.

Made for Big, Busy Families.

  • Keep couples apart

    Partners skip each other.

    The draw never hands you your own spouse.

  • No repeats

    Skip whoever you had last year.

    Rooms from this page allow two skips to start.

  • Wishlists for everyone

    Each player adds a wishlist link before they ready up.

    Whoever draws them sees it the moment names are drawn.

  • Near or far

    Draw together at Thanksgiving, or join from three time zones away.

    Results wait for whoever wasn't there.

  • Kids can play

    A parent can join for little ones from their own phone.

    First names are all it takes.

  • The whole clan

    Up to 100 players in one room.

    Cousins, in-laws, and the uncle who only shows up for presents.

How to run it.

  1. Make the room

    Name it after your family and send the invite link to the group chat.

  2. Everyone sets up

    Skip your partner and last year's pick. Add a wishlist and ready up.

  3. Draw

    When everyone is ready, you start the draw. Each person sees only their own name.

Family questions.

Can I stop couples from drawing each other?

Yes. Each player can "skip" people they must not draw. Partners skip each other, and the draw will never pair them.

How do we avoid getting the same person as last year?

Use a skip on whoever you had last year. Rooms made from this page allow two skips, one for your partner and one for last year's pick. The room leader can change that.

Can kids play without their own phone?

Yes. A parent can join for them from their own phone using the child's first name, then use Rejoin to switch between players on that phone.

Some of us live far apart. Does everyone need to be online at once?

No. Relatives can join from anywhere, whenever they have a minute. Once everyone is ready the leader draws, and each person sees their result the next time they open the room.

Why are wishlists required?

Rooms made from this page ask everyone to add a wishlist link before they ready up, so whoever draws a niece or a grandparent knows what to get. The room leader can turn it off.

Does anyone need an account or email?

No. Grandparents included. Everyone joins with a link or a four-letter code.