Are the holidays really here if you’re not fighting over the best present at a White Elephant party? Hilarious, cute, or downright odd, the best White Elephant gifts are unexpected treasures that add irreverent holiday cheer to any gift swap. We’ve curated some of our favorite gifts that fit the bill and the budget, including punny joke books, adorable animals with attitude, witty pop culture titles, and more!
Combing two top selling humor series with our giftable deck format, Effin’ Birds Playing Cards and Subpar Parks Postcards are great White Elephant options. The playing cards’ fowl-beaked statements from some of the rudest birds on earth, contrasted with elegant Audubon bird illustrations, add a laugh-out-loud twist to classic card games. Meanwhile, postcards that bring together beautiful illustrations of national parks with eye-popping one-star reviews disappointed tourists have left online make perfectly cheeky office decorations.
Retro TV fans know that the wit and wisdom of The Golden Girls is timeless. Share wry advice from Rose, Dorothy, Blanche, and Sophia for all of life’s messy situations with Quit Being an Idiot: Life Lessons from The Golden Girls. And for cubicle dwellers, The Office is an endlessly rewatchable show that never goes out of style. Divine your future “Jim moments” in the highs and lows of corporate life with The Unofficial Office Tarot!
And finally, you can never go wrong with gifts about cute critters. Cat-Hair Hats for Cats finally offers something useful to do with all your kitty’s shed fur. Featuring adorably weird pictures of cats in their own cat hair hats, this book is tons of fun to flip through in addition to being actually useful for ambitious cat crafters. And for a sweet pick-me-up when life gets you down, Cinnamon the hedgehog offers encouraging words of wisdom in Every Little Thing Quill Be All Right. Settle in and relax with motivational messages and full-color photographs of Cinnamon doing some of her favorite mindful activities that keep her calm and centered whenever life starts to feel a little prickly.
Browse the list below to discover even more of our merry White Elephant favorites!
