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Christmas Auction

by Julie
(Wichita Falls, TX)

Christmas Auction Santa Bucks

Christmas Auction Santa Bucks

Instead of getting gifts for each other, all of the adults in my family participate in our Christmas Auction.

Each person brings a few small gifts or handmade items. We lay all of the items out and number them.

Everyone gets the same amount of "Santa Bucks" - usually 20 or 30 depending on how many items there are to bid on.

We take about 30 minutes to check out all of the items and write down what we want to bid on each one. When everyone has their bids ready, my mom "auctions" off each item.

It is so much fun to see what item will be "hot" every year. We usually have a mystery gift (wrapped) to bid on. Some years it is a gift certificate and some years it is a gag gift.

Christmas wouldn't be the same without the auction!


Printable Santa Bucks for this Christmas Auction are available upon request by clicking HERE!

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Christmas Auction

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starstarstarstarstar 		A Roll of Pennies
by: Teresa

I heard about this game but wasn't sure about the details so I was excited to find this site. I am going to give everyone in our family a roll of pennies to bid with. I am not sure how many gifts should be available...maybe enough for 3 each?? Some good ones and some crazy ones. Should they open as they win the bid? I hope I can make this work!! :) Always looking for new ways to have family fun and make some memories! Thanks for all your help!
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starstarstarstarstar 		Rules for the Auction
by: Kay

I would still love to have someone who has done the auction before tell how it works. Apparently someone other that the Diva Girls Parties shared the idea in the first place. The first idea said that they number the items and leave them unwrapped. Everyone has about 30 minutes to look over the gifts and jot down what they want to bid on. I have my "money" and guess I'll just wing it unless someone gives more specific details. Guess you can just have as many items as you want to bid on. We are planning on doing this for our family Christmas get-together instead of giving everyone gifts.
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starstarstarstarstar 		This is a Great idea
by: Anonymous

This a a great Idea! I cant wait to try it in my new house next year. Thanks and God bless.
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starstarstarstar 		How does it work?
by: Stacy B.

Why doesn't everybody just bid their maximum bucks on the one they want and everyone ties? Maybe I hang out with a meaner crowd. I don't really understand how it would work, though.
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starstarstarstarstar 		christmas auction
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We have a family auction each year and my mom and I purchase items all year long for the auction. I work at a department store so I get alot of great deals. We also print up play money with family pics. We make auction paddles out of paper plates and straws, with pictures of the famous Cristmas characters, (the 8 reindeer, santa, mrs. c, elfs, etc.) The kids even are anxious for the auction. All of our gifts are put into christmas bags stapled for no peeking. Because we no longer exchange gifts, this is fun and everyone usually gets a couple of gifts.
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starstarstarstarstar 		Question About the Christmas Auction Game
by: Jim

There will be about 20 people at our party...and
each will bring a wrapped gift. If a person wins one of the gifts...should they be out of the auction....otherwise if they win 2 of them... someone will not have a gift in the end?....Your opinion?
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starstarstarstarstar 		A Few Questions Regarding the Christmas Auction
by: Kay

There will be 3 families for a total of 10 people at our Family Christmas Weekend. We are renting cabins at a State Park. How many gifts should each family bring? Maybe 10 per family so each person could possibly buy 3 each? And each person should get about 30 Santa Bucks? There are 6 adults and 4 grandchildren ages--22, 18, 16, and 14.

Anything else you can tell me about the auction will certainly be appreciated. I am the grandma.
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starstarstarstarstar 		love it!
by: Anonymous

This is so cool! We usually do the gift exchange game on Christmas Eve when I have all the family over, but we're getting so, so, so big, that it takes forever. I can't wait to do this this year, and the following years to come.
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starstarstarstarstar 		what a great game
by: Gary

This has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition with our family. Each family member brings a gift bag with an item. Our limit is $1 per bag (think Dollar Tree). We bid blindly on each bag which must be opened when won. Sometimes it suits the person, but a lot more fun when it doesn't suit them at all. Some trading goes on afterwards for sure.
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starstarstarstarstar 		Donation
by: Anonymous

We did this with our Bible Study Group. We then we voted to donate the money to a favorite local charity. It was great and lots of fun!!
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starstarstarstarstar 		That is the best idea I ever heard !
by: Anonymous

What a great idea. Who came up with that. It would give everyone a chance to "win" and get exactly what they want. A person can bring what they think each family member might like or bring a gift that they want to bid on themselves. Whoever had the idea was a genius! GREAT IDEA!!
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starstarstarstarstar 		so cool
by: Anonymous

my family will try this next year!
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starstarstarstar 		this is awesome
by: monty

this is awesome
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starstarstarstarstar 		Auction
by: Anonymous

Our family has done this for years and we have so much fun. We always use items we have at home that we want to get rid of but there still nice. My sister is the auctioneer and she is so good at it you think you're at a real auction.
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starstarstarstarstar 		Awesome Idea
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I LOOOOOOOOVE that idea.... absolutely love it. How fun! Thanks so much for sharing it.

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