I really think it is up to you if you give your kids gifts for xmas. If your kids want to draw names then let them. When my kids were small Christmas was the only time during the year that we splurged on them, because the rest of the year gifts weren't as forth coming because of limited income. We would save all year just for that one wonderful day. We continue to do the same today, even though the kids are grown with their own little ones. We enjoy it so much because they still get excited over Christmas. We don't expect our kids to do the same but they do expect us to keep up the tradition, complete with stockings lol...