A Secret Santa gift theme wheel for your office
A gift theme gives a Secret Santa a little shape: people find buying easier, and opening the gifts is more fun when they share a rule. Spin this wheel at the start of the exchange to set the theme for the whole group, or let each person spin for their own.
Try this wheel
Spin it here. Open it as your own wheel to rename wedges, change weights, save it and show it on a big screen.
A free RepBud account runs your own wheel. No card needed; guests join without an account or app.
What is on this wheel
Your wheel opens as “Secret Santa gift theme” with these 8 wedges. A higher weight means a bigger wedge and a proportionally higher chance; rename, add or remove any of them.
- Something handmade
- Something to eat
- Something for the desk
- A book you loved
- Something festive
- Something to do
- Under half the budget
- Wildcard
Tips
- Spin for the theme when you announce the exchange, so people know the rule before they start shopping.
- Set the budget before the theme: a handmade or edible gift should still feel fair next to a bought one.
- Keep a wildcard wedge for groups that like a free choice, and remove it if you want a firm rule.
- Offer an alternative for themes that may not suit some people, such as food for colleagues with dietary needs.
When you want more from it
When the theme is set, the Secret Santa feature helps you run the exchange itself: a name draw with wishlists, exclusions for pairs who should not draw each other, a private reveal and up to 200 guests. It is free to set up, and you pay when you draw names.
Secret Santa
A gift exchange with a private reveal. Guests join from one link, add a wishlist, and after you draw names each guest spins a Christmas gift wheel on their own page to find out who they are buying for.
- Gift budget, currency, exchange date and a last day to join
- Exclusions for pairs who should not draw each other
- Pairings stay off screen unless the organiser chooses to look
- Up to 200 guests, who need no account
Free to set up. Included with Wheel Pro, or £9.99, US$12.99, €11.99, ZAR 209.00 or R$64.90 with a Secret Santa Pass when you run it.
Secret Santa generator wheel →Prices exclude VAT. Applicable VAT or other tax is added at checkout; Stripe shows the total before you pay. Premium Economy, Business Class, First Class and Charter plans include Wheel Pro, Secret Santa and Awards Night.
The free wheel features stay free.
Questions
Does this wheel draw the Secret Santa names?
No. This wheel picks a gift theme. To draw names, use the Secret Santa feature: guests join from one link, add a wishlist, and each guest spins a gift wheel on their own page to find out who they are buying for.
Should the whole office share one theme?
One shared theme makes the gift opening easier to follow. Letting each person spin for their own theme adds variety. Both work; choose before the exchange starts so nobody buys twice.
Can I add my own theme ideas?
Yes. Rename, add or remove wedges, and give a theme a higher weight, from 1 to 20, to make it come up more often.
Is the theme wheel free?
Yes. The wheel, themes, sound and saved draws are free with a RepBud account. Setting up a Secret Santa is free too; you pay when you draw names.