How it works
- 1
Type the names
Paste them from the register, one a line. A class, a club, a team or the staff room.
- 2
Draw them
Everyone gets someone else, and everyone is someone’s Secret Santa. Not happy? Draw again.
- 3
Print and fold the slips
Each slip has a child’s name on the outside and who they buy for inside, with the spend and the swap day.
Questions
- Is it free? Does anyone need an account?
- Free, and nobody needs an account or an email: type the names, draw, print.
- Are the children’s names sent anywhere?
- No. The draw happens on this page, in your browser. The names are kept in this browser so a reload doesn’t lose them, and never reach us.
- Can anyone draw themselves?
- No. Everyone draws someone else, and everyone is drawn exactly once, so nobody is left out.
- Can I see who drew whom?
- The slips hide it on screen, so you can draw in front of the class. It’s on the printed slips, folded inside: you can peek at them if you need to check.
- What should the spend limit be?
- Small and the same for everyone: many schools pick something like £3 to £5, or ask for something homemade, so every family can join in.
- What about a gift for the classroom instead?
- A class wish list lets the families give the classroom what it needs, books, games, art things, and circle what they’re getting so nothing comes twice.