White elephant gifts are often exchanged at holiday parties in order to amuse and entertain. Check out the 25 Funny White Elephant Gift Ideas I have put together for you! Don’t miss the Ultimate Stocking Stuffer List I shared as well.
You never know what you might open as the gifts are usually along the lines of gag gifts, and that is part of the fun If you are attending a white elephant gift exchange this year and aren’t sure what to bring, here are some fun and silly white elephant gift ideas to get you started!
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25 Funny White Elephant Gift Ideas
For most of these items, you should be able to find them at your local thrift store or basic retail store. Remember to think fun, tacky, gaudy, and bright. You want there to be a humorous element to the gift, but you also want it to be easy to wrap or bag.
1. An outdated, loud, and tacky dress tie. The brighter the better.
2. A box of anti gas tablets. Everyone loves gas jokes.
3. Some bright and funky sunglasses. These will make for great pictures later.
4. An ugly Christmas sweater. The tackier the better.
5. Frame a silly picture of yourself and gift it. Give them your best selfie!
6. A cd for an outdated boy band. They might secretly love it.
7. A toilet plunger. Spray paint it holiday colors if you wish.
8. A scary looking doll. Thrift stores have tons of these for inexpensive.
9. Anything with clowns on it. Enough said. I love this Bozo the Clown Bop Bag.
10. Books with funny titles or on funny subjects. Your local thrift store will have tons to pick from.
11. DVDs or VHSs of blockbuster fails.
12. Strange As Seen on TV items.
13. Hemorrhoid cream. Again, because bottom humor gets people going.
14. A banana slicer. Because everyone needs one, right?
15. Outdated technology such as floppy disks.
16. Bean Boozled jellybeans. Most people hate them!
17. A fancy bag that looks fun but is filled with rocks.
18. A Snuggie. People pretend to hate them but really love them.
19. Records with funny covers. Just go through the record bin at your local thrift store and you will see how common these crazy covers are.
20. Random car, appliance, or machine parts. You can also find some funny designs of Car Air Fresheners.
21. A funny hat. Check out some of these great designs on Amazon, a Hot Dog Hat, Cow Hat, Turkey Hat and more!
22. Some faux mustaches. These will come in handy for pictures later.
23. An expensive but EMPTY bottle of wine.
24. A gift card with zero balance on it or some random used amount that’s remaining.
25. A clay imprint of your nose, ear, hand, etc.
Are you inspired yet? Give these 25 white elephant gifts you consideration this holiday season and you are sure to get the room laughing! Leave a comment with your best Funny White Elephant Ideas!
I LOVE the frame a silly picture one. I’m definitely doing this one!!! We gather with tons of aunts and uncles and cousins and have to bring White Elephant gift. The one uncle is always doing silly things… putting a bow on his head and saying he’s the gift… EVERYONE loves him and all his jokes… well, I took a picture of him last year with the bows all over him… and I’m going to frame that picture and give it as White Elephant. It’s going to be classic!!! Thanks for the idea!
The one year I gave a set of batteries and put a Post-It note on it which said, “Toy Not Included”. I thought that was a good gift. I also… ALWAYS give fruit cake! I have to give 5 White Elephant since I buy for my husband and three teenage kids too. So, I need FIVE funny White Elephant every year!
None of these are funny and the grammar is awful. An empty gift card isn’t a gag gift, it’s stupid.