White Elephant gift exchanges can be fun and often funny. It’s always good to have a few gag gifts in the mix, but being a practical person, I can only buy white elephant gifts that I think someone would like or use. We’ve rounded up a huge list of practical white elephant gifts. We’ve also included amazon affiliate links for each idea where possible. Click the photos to see prices and shop. If you are looking for ideas to add a dash of humor to any of these practical gifts, see our tips at the end of this post.
MISCELLANEOUS WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS
Battery Organizer – this is such a great practical white elephant gift that would be useful to just about everyone
Makeup eraser – these often pop up at favorite things parties or Instagram influencer feeds. Great for removing makeup with just water.
Coffee Mug Warmer – perfect for an office white elephant exchange or for the parent who can never finish a cup of coffee without reheating it 3 times
Toolset – Practical for just about anyone.
Milk Frother – these are all over TikTok for multiple purposes
Gift Cards – obviously practical and, so often, this is the white elephant gift everyone tries to steal. Add one of the funny twists listed at the end of this post. Support local by purchasing from a favorite small business. Alternatively, if time is not on your side, did you know, you can order gift cards on Amazon Prime for all sorts of locations?
Anthro Volcano Candle – the ever popular luxury candle everyone loves
Lottery Tickets – these are often a popular gift that everyone tries to steal. Add in a bottle of wine and it’s an irresistible white elephant gift.
Cookbook – popular ones that come to mind are Half Baked Harvest or Magnolia Table
Tissue box covers – tis the season for needing tissues, make them pretty
Nice Outdoor Chair – these serve so many purposes from picnics to camping to sporting events to tailgating. Super practical white elephant gift.
Batteries– labeled toy not included – tis the season when everyone needs new batteries for all the new things.
Rechargeable Battery Set – labeled “the batteries that just keep giving”
Coffee Tumbler – who doesn’t need a travel mug? We use ours almost every day. Always good to have extras, especially when we forget one at work.
Gift Wrapping Supplies – ’tis the season for endless wrapping. Bring the gift of wrapping supplies, think wrapping paper, a tape dispenser, scissors, gift wrap, ribbon and/or bows or this gift wrap organizer like this one:
Claw Gardening Gloves – this could be a great white elephant gift especially for those who like to spend time in the garden or in keeping up with their flower beds
The Comfy – this is going to be a higher budget white elephant gift but, if the budget allows, is a perfect gift on cold winter days.
SELF-CARE WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS
Bath Pillow – give the gift of relaxation. If the budget allows, add a bath bomb or bath salts.
Bath Table Caddy
Bath Bomb set – add jade roller or sheet mask
Face tanning drops – so many influencers recommend these. Give them a winter-time glow
TECHNOLOGY THEMED WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS
Key Finder Tag – this is such a useful gift especially for those of us who tend to lose keys/remotes
Portable Bluetooth Speaker – perfect for adding music to tailgates, picnics, beach days.
Portable Charger
Amazon Echo Dot – these often drop in price on Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Prime Day
Amazon Kindle – pick one up during Amazon Prime days or Black Friday at a steal
PLAYFUL WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS
Popular Card or Dice Games – These are some of the highest rated with a low price point:
Nintendo Retro Classic Mini Game – the gift of nostalgia – so fun!
Bug-A-Salt gun – the receiver will be able to ditch the fly swatter and make a sport out of ridding their home of insect intruders. Hilarious gift and something to fight over
Nerf guns – Who doesn’t love a good nerf battle. This is an often-fought-over white elephant gift.
Airzooka toy – this toy shoots balls of air across a room. Maybe a less practical gift but sure to bring about laughter. Pranksters will love this gift. Bonus laughter as the recipient shoots balls of air at unsuspecting party-goers.
Murder Mystery Game
Escape Room gift card – the gift of an experience – sure to be a popular white elephant gift
ALCOHOL THEMED WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS
Cocktail/Wine tumbler – add mini alcohol bottles to bring your gift up to the white elephant dollar limit
Diamond Whiskey Glasses – add mini whiskey bottles
Bottle of Alcohol tagged Truth Serum
TRAVEL THEMED WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS
Travel Electronic Accessory Organizer
Travel jewelry box
Packing cubes
POTTY HUMOR WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS
Lumilux Toilet Light – this white elephant gift appeals to potty humor but also is like a motion activated light leading people to where they need to be when a middle of the night potty run strikes. All kids will be thrilled if their parent brings home this gift!
Squatty Potty – another wink at potty humor If the budget is higher, Add Poopouri. If the budget is lower, there is an offbrand squatty potty or just skip the foot atoool and do poopouri
Extra Large package of toilet paper – wrapped in a large box, everyone will be intrigued..until they open it.
Funny twists:
Practical white elephant gifts can still be funny. To add a funny twist, add a disclaimer on your gift that to steal this gift, the person must do something funny, such as do the chicken dance for 30 seconds, beat the current gift holder in a challenge such as a race while hopping like frogs, running across the room holding a credit card between their knees, you get the picture. Practical yet still sure to add some laughter to the white elephant exchange.
Another way to make a practical gift funny is to put it inside of a prank box which is an empty box labeled for a gag gift like these from Amazon:
Share in the comments anything you would add to this list of white elephant gift ideas! Have a blast at your white elephant exchange! XOXO
