Club Secret Santa for your team, troop or choir

For the coach, team manager or board member who gets asked to organize it. Post one link in the members' group chat, everyone signs up with a few wishes, and you draw the names at the end.

Create the draw with a sign-up link
  • Free, up to 100 people per draw
  • No account needed to join
  • Everyone adds their own wishes

How the sign-up link works

  1. Create the draw with a sign-up link

    Name it after the team or group, set the budget and choose “Everyone joins with a link”. Make one draw per team if the club is large.

  2. Post the link in the members' group

    Members fill in their name and email and add a few wishes. Parents sign up younger members. Nobody needs an account.

  3. Set exclusions and draw

    When everyone is in, keep family members apart and click “Draw now”. Each member gets an email with the name they drew and a link to that person's wishes.

A message for the members' group chat

Change the date, the budget and the moment you hand out the gifts, then post it.

You get the sign-up link as soon as you create the draw. Fill in the date and the budget, put the link where it says [link], then copy the message.

What members see when they open the link

Tips for a club draw

Clubs mix ages, families and people who only show up now and then. A few choices up front keep the draw fair.

One draw per team or group

In a large club, the youth team and the adults rarely want to buy for each other. Make a separate draw per team, section or patrol, each with its own link. The gifts then get handed out where people actually meet.

Parents sign up the younger members

A child without a phone signs up through a parent, with the child's name and the parent's email address. The drawn name goes to the parent. Each address joins once, so siblings in the same team need a second address, for example the other parent's.

Keep families and couples apart

Siblings, a parent who coaches their own child or a couple in the same choir usually prefer not to draw each other. Set an exclusion for them. Exclusions work both ways.

Pick a budget that fits every member

Members range from students to retirees. A small, fixed amount keeps it fun for everyone. Mention it in the first message, so nobody has to ask in the group.

Hand out the gifts at a regular meeting

The last practice, rehearsal or meeting before the break works best, because that's when most people show up anyway. Ask everyone to tag their gift with the recipient's name. A gift for someone who isn't there can wait for the next session.

Close sign-ups before you draw

With 30 or more members, set a firm date and close sign-ups on the settings page when it passes. One draw holds up to 100 people. Once you draw, nobody can join anymore, so wait for the last stragglers first.

Free extras for the club party

Useful on the evening itself. No sign-up needed.

Questions about the club Secret Santa

No. They open the link, fill in their name and email and they're in. Only the organizer needs a free account.

At least 3 and up to 100 per draw. For a larger club, make one draw per team or group.

Each email address joins once per draw. For a second child in the same draw, use another address, for example the other parent's.

Each member sees only the name they drew. The full list isn't shown anywhere. As the organizer you can look up one person's match on the settings page, for example when someone lost the email.

Yes. The draw, the sign-up link, the wishes and the emails are all free, even for a club with several teams.

No. Drawing closes the sign-up, and a draw can't be redone. To add someone later, start a new draw.

Kits for other groups

Start the club Secret Santa

Create the draw, copy the message and post it in the members' group. Everyone signs up through the link.

Create the draw with a sign-up link