30 Best White Elephant Gifts for Your Office Gift Exchange

Whether you call it Dirty Santa, Thieving Elves, the Grinch Game, or White Elephant, the christmas gift exchange of wheeling, dealing, and stealing is always riotous fun. This is one gift that is sure to be coveted – a desktop boxing game. Mad at your boss? Save your job and finger-box the mini punching bag instead.

DIY Emergency Desk Kits are the perfect gift for teachers, office workers, or anyone who can’t get away from work during the day. This tutorial shows you different ways to customize your own and make them for all your friends.The best gifts are the ones that give you a bandaid when you need it.

Whether you call it “waving inflatable tube guy” or a wind dancer, everyone knows this crazy man-like tunnel of air that whips around in outrageous poses advertising some business or other. Now you can giggle every day at your own desktop version or surprise a co-worker at the office party.

Sometimes when you’re having a bad day at work, you need to blow off a little steam. What better way to do that than with a flying, flinging, monkey slingshot? This cute little projectile is sure to cause screams of laughter at the office Christmas party. Even better, he can bring joy all year long.

This classic bowling game has a real wood game board and tiny stainless steel balls and pins. Relieve boredom and reduce stress using one of the six differently sized balls. The smaller the ball, the greater the challenge. This makes a cute office decoration for the avid bowler.

These hilarious sticky notes are the perfect gag gift for the office “police officer.” You know the one. They always go around commenting on everyone else’s work habits. Now they can leave an official citation for such infractions as a messy desk, a smelly lunch, or talking too loud.

Create a personalized office survival kit to relieve stress and be prepared throughout the day. This blog post has some ideas for how to customize your own. These would also make thoughtful, inexpensive gifts for all of your coworkers – let them know how much you appreciate them with hand sanitizer!

Wish you were at a backyard picnic playing cornhole with your friends? Stuck in the office on a beautiful day instead? This miniature desktop bean bag toss game comes with everything you need for a relaxing game with yourself. This cute desk accessory is sure to be a big hit.

Sometimes you feel like you are King of the World and at other times like you might sink, but with this cute kitten air freshener that recreates the iconic scene from Titanic, you are sure to remain buoyant. Choose from 15 different fragrances to keep car and office cubicle smelling fresh as an ocean breeze.

Got a “neat freak” who is always cleaning around the office? Let him know you’ve noticed with this adorable tiny desk vacuum. This novelty item comes with a hose and four tiny attachments that look just like the real thing. “Henry’s” red and black design and comic facial features are sure to bring a smile.

This site has some clever suggestions for creating a desk emergency kit for any messy explosions or immediate needs at work. A roller brush, stain remover, hand lotion, and aspirin can come in handy on a long day. There are so many ways to customize – use your imagination to create your very own.

If you don’t have time to go to the carnival, bring the carnival to you. Now you can play this classic midway arcade game in a desktop version anytime you want. This cute little mini-game comes with the game machine, 5 balls, and an instruction manual.

In our modern hyper-busy lives, it is easy to appreciate the sentiment on this 12 oz travel coffee mug. If your brain has too many tabs open, this is the perfect gift for yourself and your co-workers. The perfect gift for the holiday exchange, everyone is going to want it.

Imagine taking that long overdue vacation to a tropical resort where the surf gently caresses the white sand beach. Okay, so if you don’t have the time and money for that, this mini beach for your desk is the next best thing. The tiny accessories include a sand bucket, beach umbrella, and chair.

Know your audience before bringing this hilarious “WTF?” self-inking stamp to work. The bright red ink and universal acronym is perfect for clapping back at work assignments you just don’t understand. This will be a highly sought after item at the White Elephant exchange, because who doesn’t say “WTF” under their breath a million times a day?

Perhaps the silliest gift ever, “finger soccer” is nonetheless hilarious. Tiny socks and shoes fit on the first and middle fingers; there are two sets in different colors and it comes with two goals and a tiny soccer ball. Play with a friend or alone. Who’s going to win, the right hand or the left?

The office clown will love this sound effects machine. At the touch of a button, they can create applause, a drum roll, laughter, boos, a scream, and much more. The next office meeting won’t be boring that’s for sure. Of course, once they boo the boss, they may be looking for another job.

Never be bored at work again with this desktop basketball game. The tiny basketball is securely attached by a string so you don’t lose it as you launch it toward the goal. It folds flat for storage making it super convenient, and is the perfect office decoration for a basketball fan.

Since it’s probably not a good idea to drink at work, you can throw the boss off your trail with this aluminum water bottle featuring the cheeky message “definitely not vodka.” For maximum versatility, it comes with a sports top and screw-on carabiner. The message is printed on both sides.

When your life seems to be in the toilet, you’ll love this charming desk loo that features all of the office essentials. With a tape dispenser figure, a magnetic toilet bowl that corrals paper clips, and space to store sticky notes and pens, this wacky gift idea is perfect for the holiday gift exchange.

These hilarious notepads can help blow off a little steam at work when saying it outloud might get you into trouble. WTF? is followed by options such as “is going on? and “were you thinking?” There is room to explain your bewilderment and request actions such as “Stop it,” and “Call the cops.”

Perfect for the boss who is always saying “no.” Save them the effort with this button that says it in ten different ways for them. “Can I have the day off? No! “Can I go home early? No!” This is also great for the parents of kids who won’t stop asking for a pony. “No!”

This book of Mad Libs – “Let’s Get Nothing Done at Work Together,” is probably not the best thing for your boss to catch you doing, so wait until she is out of the office. It features 21 brand-new stories about the absurdities of office life, like who keeps stealing the food from the communal fridge?

What makes this a great gift for the office holiday party is that these tiny pieces of paper say the things you can’t say on your own. Want to say “Duh?” to the boss and not get fired? Write it on a sticky note. Everyone is going to want these cheeky notepads.

Every office worker in the world instantly recognizes the sentiment on this 2-pack set of coffee mugs – “I survived another office meeting that should have been an email.” They will be the hit of the office party. Dishwasher and microwave safe, they are made of high-quality ceramic, with printing on both sides.

This cheeky coffee mug is the perfect take on the phrase “That’s what she said.” In this case, it’s literal. This high quality ceramic mug is microwave and dishwasher safe, and the writing is printed on both sides. Have a laugh in the morning along with your cream and sugar.

“Time will tell if he remembers the meeting today.” With these clever sticky notes shaped like wrist watches, now he’ll never forget. Not only are they a convenient place to leave a reminder, they can actually be worn like a watch. There’s no excuse for forgetting when it is right there in front of you.

You can get a little stiff when you are trapped at your desk all day. Spice things up with finger yoga! This silly set comes with tiny yoga pants that fit on your first and middle fingers, a miniature yoga mat, two yoga blocks, and an instructional booklet that helps your fingers find their Zen.

The perfect gift for the crazy cat lady at work, this tin of cute feline-shaped paper clips is sure to get a “meow” of approval. With a total of 60 in red, purple, silver, gold, black, and green, this cute and clever design will bring a smile to whoever sees them.

Nothing relieves stress like a smiling unicorn and its magnetic poop. You heard that right. This little stress relief kit is perfect for the office mate who has everything but unicorn poop. The pink squishy mythical beast is fun to squeeze and the purple poo can be stretched and shaped for hours of fun.

For the coworker who has everything, you can be pretty sure they don’t have a pencil sharpener shaped like a giant human nose. Jam your pencil into a nostril and turn to get a nice sharp lead to continue working on those progress reports. The perfect combo of hilarious and gross.

Want the best White Elephant gift at the office holiday exchange? Fans of the television show, The Office, will instantly recognize the fictional company name – Dunder Mifflin, Inc. – and everyone is going to want this shirt. Available in more than a dozen color choices, they are made from 100% cotton.

Everyone has that one coworker that they would like to strangle. Now they can satisfy the urge to stab them in the heart without going to jail for murder. This clever red silicone pen holder is Dead Fred. He is here to help you overcome homicidal urges and keep track of your pen.