Originally Posted by
bamamama
I don't think that because you did it this year you would be expected to do it every year if you don't want to or can't.
I agree! I will sometimes make something as a gift, but most of the time I buy things. At my work, it's all men except for one lady in my department, so maybe that explains it but they aren't into formal exchanges, drawing names, writing their likes/dislikes down....we USED to do that over 10 years ago but everybody voted to stop and it's never started up again.
Instead we put up stockings, one for each person, and most people (but not everyone) like to put little trinkets or goodies into the stockings. Sometimes I tuck in something hand made, sometimes not - I've always gotten good responses when I do and nobody has ever seemed put out when I don't.
Last year I put tiny tubs of Play-Dough into each stocking and they were a HUGE hit; I almost didn't buy it because I thought it might be too silly. So you just never know, LOL.