Need a fun gift under $25? Explore 20 crowd-pleasing White Elephant gifts for 2026 that will spark friendly competition at your holiday gift exchange.

I have a really hard time buying gifts for a white elephant (which you may know as a Yankee swap if you’re also from New England). I just never know what to get that everyone will love! Also, I scoured the internet for the best white elephant gifts under $25.

I want YOU to have the present everyone fights over! In no particular order, here are the items you’ll want to buy for your upcoming party. Most of the items are gender neutral and work for coworkers, family members, extended family, and more.

And if you’ve never been to a white elephant aka Yankee swap aka dirty Santa, I included the rules on how to play if you scroll all the way down in this post.

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20 White Elephant Gifts Everyone Will Love (Under $25!) for 2024

If you’ve ever tried one of these back and neck trigger point massagers, you know! They’re usually on super sale for Black Friday. I also have a shoulder/neck massager that is amazing. It has heat and works with kneading and compression, both of which are very helpful when you have a sore neck! (This one is not under $25 but I had to include it anyway!)

A snarky doormat will be the hit of the party

Tula eye balms are another great gift

It’s basically a fanny pack for your water bottle, which is very helpful if you want to go to the gym and not have to put stuff in a locker. By the way if you are going to a White Elephant party with a bunch of people who love their water tumblers, I have a whole list of Stanley Cup Accessories (all are great gifts under $20)!

My favorite 4-pack of padded headbands

Car cleaning putty! This stuff gets all of the gross crumbs that you can’t get with a vacuum

My belt bag of choice! Less than $15 and carries keys, phone, credit cards, a snack, and hair ties.

Heatless curling set – one of the year’s viral products

A multi-use veggie chopper for the chef (or wannabe chef)

A tire pressure gauge, which is super handy to have in the car

Drawer dividers help tackle organization projects, and these are the ones I have and really like!

Is it dramatic to say that drawer dividers are life changing? Because they make it so much easier to keep a drawer organized!

Light saber chopsticks? Sold.

I think this mug is just genius. Who doesn’t love LEGO?

There’s always someone who gets cold, and this rechargeable hand warmer is a must have.

Screen magnifier for a cell phone would be a great little gadget to have for traveling… especially if you’re stuck on a layover

This weighted silicone cup holder will keep a cup in one spot

This speaker is little but packs big sound. We have a slightly larger version of this and it is always in our beach bag.

Yankee swap gift or stocking stuffer for guys, this multi tool pen would be so useful to have

I love this little snack tray that fits over your water tumbler!

So what is a white elephant party or gift exchange?

The rules to a white elephant gift exchange are really simple. Everyone brings a wrapped present under a certain dollar amount and puts in a pile (anonymously). Then everyone picks a number out of a hat. Those numbers are the order in which someone chooses a gift from the pile and unwraps their present. The first person chooses a gift, unwraps it, and sits back. The second person chooses a gift, unwraps it, and decides if they want to keep that gift or trade with the first person. Number one is the best number to have at a white elephant because once everyone has picked out a gift and unwrapped, the person with number one gets to decide if they keep the gift they have or trade with someone. Don’t worry, there’s a website with official white elephant rules if you need it!