Ideas & templates
Secret Santa letters – templates & ideas to print out
Secret Santa letters are small messages from a “Christmas gnome” – for example, from a gnome who lives behind a gnome door or who takes care of your gnome campaign. They bring magic to the Advent season and explain what tasks, surprises or Secret Santa gifts are planned.
- Only the organizer registers: for example, parent, teacher or group leader.
- Participants are created: You enter the names of the children, families or friends.
- Private links are created: Each person has their own private link.
- Enter wishes: Wishes can be entered or changed using this link - without any registration for the participants.
- Draw & Info: After the draw, participants can see who they can give a gift to via their link.
At a glance
What to clarify before you start
- 1This is how Secret Santa letters fit into your Secret Santa with Wichtlify
- 2Starting letter: The gnome moves in
- 3Letter: Announcement of the Secret Santa campaign
- 4Letter: “Secret mission” with Wichtlify link
- 5Task letters – small campaigns in Advent
- 6Secret Santa letter for family Secret Santas
Practical Guide
This is how Secret Santa letters fit into your Secret Santa with Wichtlify
Secret Santa letters are small messages from a “Christmas gnome” – for example, from a gnome who lives behind a gnome door or who takes care of your gnome campaign. They bring magic to the Advent season and explain what tasks, surprises or Secret Santa gifts are planned.
Ready-made text templates work for family, school, kindergarten, or a Secret Santa group with friends and can be printed directly.
If you organize your Secret Santa campaign with Wichtlify, you can simply include the link to your Secret Santa group in the Secret Santa letter - the children or participants follow the Secret Santa's "secret mission" and enter their wishes there.
Starting letter: The gnome moves in
If you organize your Secret Santa campaign with Wichtlify, you can simply include the link to your Secret Santa group in the Secret Santa letter - the children or participants follow the Secret Santa's "secret mission" and enter their wishes there.
In your Secret Santa letters you can formulate exactly this as a “secret order from the Secret Santa”: “Follow this link and enter your wish…”.
Letter: Announcement of the Secret Santa campaign
This letter is suitable for the first day - when the elf “moves in” or gets in touch for the first time.
In this letter, the gnome explains that a gnome campaign is planned - ideal for direct reference to Wichtlify.
Letter: “Secret mission” with Wichtlify link
You can use this text if you want to include the personal Wichtlify link directly in the letter or in the attachment.
You can throw in these Secret Santa letters every now and then - they have no direct connection to the draw, but they add a lot of atmosphere.
Practical tips for private groups, teams and community rounds
If you are doing a Secret Santa campaign at home (e.g. family Secret Santa), you can use this letter.
At the end of Advent or after the Secret Santa campaign, you can say goodbye with this letter.
This way you can implement the topic directly in the app
Templates, rules and ideas work best when they lead directly into a clear process: create a group, share text, set rules, start a drawing.
Through private links, everyone involved only reads the information that is relevant to them. This reduces misunderstandings and keeps communication lean.
Wichtlify Pro
If you need more control: Wichtlify Pro
For larger or recurring rounds, Wichtlify Pro adds Smart Draw, emergency assistant, auto-reminder, admin broadcasts, insights and event status.
This allows you to reduce manual effort, react more quickly to changes and keep the group stable despite high dynamics.
FAQ
What are Secret Santa letters?
Combine the idea, rule text and specific process in a message to the group. This reduces queries and makes implementation much easier.
Ready for the next step?
Start directly on your preferred platform and lead the group to the result without any detours.