Free Secret Santa QuestionnaireAdd your gift exchange details and the names, pick the questions, check the preview, then print the forms or save them as a PDF. No sign-up, and nothing you type is uploaded.
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What is a Secret Santa questionnaire?
A Secret Santa questionnaire is a short form each person fills in so their gift giver knows what they like. It asks about favorite colors, snacks, hobbies, sizes and things to avoid. Print one for every person in the group and collect them before names are drawn.
How to make Secret Santa forms in 3 steps
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Add the exchange details
Type the event or group, the exchange date, the spending limit, and who should get the forms back and by when. Anything you leave empty prints as a line to fill in by hand.
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Add the names and pick the questions
Paste one name per line and each person gets a form with their name on it, or leave the list empty for one blank form to copy. Keep the standard questions or rewrite, remove and add your own.
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Print or share the PDF
Print one form per page, or two per page to cut in half. Or share the PDF in your group chat so everyone prints and fills in their own.
How to run a Secret Santa
- Pick a date for the exchange and agree on a spending limit that suits everyone.
- Hand out the questionnaires a week or two before the draw, with a date to return them.
- Collect the forms, then draw names: each person takes one name out of a hat (and draws again if it is their own).
- Give each Secret Santa the form of the person they drew, and keep the matches to yourself.
- On the day, put the gifts in one place and hand them out, or let each Santa deliver theirs.
Secret Santa questions to ask
The form starts with the first fourteen. The others are offered as suggestions when you add a question.
- Favorite color
- Favorite snacks or treats
- Coffee or tea order
- Favorite candy or sweets
- Favorite store or restaurant
- Hobbies and interests
- Favorite scent (candles, lotion)
- Favorite sports team
- Favorite books, movies or shows
- Something I collect
- T-shirt or sock size
- Allergies or things I can’t have
- Please don’t get me
- My wish list
- Favorite flower or plant
- Favorite fruit
- Favorite season
- Dream vacation spot
- A gift card I would use
- Favorite music or artist
- Favorite holiday tradition
- Pets’ names
- Favorite game or puzzle
- Do you like funny or practical gifts?
- Something I need for my desk
- Anything else your Secret Santa should know
Secret Santa questions for work, family, kids and friends
Pick the set that fits your group. In the form, remove the questions you do not need, then use “+ Add a question” to type these in.
Questions for coworkers
Keep it light and work-safe, and leave out anything too personal.
- How do you take your coffee or tea?
- Favorite snack to keep at your desk
- Something that would make your workspace nicer
- A store or café you would use a gift card at
- Hobbies outside work
- Do you prefer funny or practical gifts?
- Any allergies, or things you cannot eat?
- Please don’t get me…
Questions for family
Families often set a higher limit, so a wish list and sizes help most.
- Three things on your wish list
- Clothing, shoe and sock sizes
- Favorite color and scent
- Something you have been meaning to buy for yourself
- Books, movies or shows you love
- A hobby you would like to try
- Something for the kitchen or home you would use
- Anything you already have too much of
Questions for kids and classrooms
Short questions children can answer themselves, or with a grown-up.
- Favorite color
- Favorite animal
- Favorite book, show or character
- Favorite candy or snack
- What do you like to do at recess?
- Do you like crafts, games, sports or puzzles?
- Anything you are allergic to?
- One thing you would love to get
Questions for friends
Fun questions help Santas find something personal.
- Your go-to drink order
- A guilty pleasure snack
- Dream vacation spot
- A song or artist on repeat
- Something that always makes you laugh
- Favorite way to relax
- A small luxury you never buy yourself
- Gag gift or real gift?
Tips for a fun exchange
- Keep the spending limit the same for everyone, and say whether it includes gift wrap.
- Ask about allergies and things people cannot have, so food and scented gifts are safe.
- Questions are optional: tell people to skip any they would rather not answer.
- For a remote team, add a question for a mailing address, or agree to swap e-gift cards.
- Two forms per sheet saves paper. Cut along the dashed line before you hand them out.
- Keep the forms somewhere private after the exchange, or give them back to their owners.
Frequently asked questions
Is this Secret Santa questionnaire free?
Yes. It is free to use, needs no account or sign-up, and never adds a watermark or a SnapPaperwork logo to your forms.
Can I make a form for everyone in the group at once?
Yes. Type or paste the names, one per line, into “Who gets a form”. Each person gets a form with their name filled in, in one print or one PDF. Up to 60 at a time.
Can I change the questions?
Yes. Rewrite any question, remove the ones you do not want, add your own (up to 20) and choose how many lines each one gets. Click a question on the preview to rewrite it there too.
Can I fill it in on my phone or computer?
Yes. Type your answers next to each question and they are printed on the lines, then download or share the PDF with your organizer. Leave the answers empty to print blank forms for a group.
Can I print two on one page?
Yes. Choose 2 forms per sheet: the questions are set in two columns and the page has a dashed line to cut along. With many questions, one per sheet gives more room to write.
Is my information uploaded or stored on your servers?
No. Everything you type stays in your browser and is never sent to me. The form is saved on your own device so it is there next time.
What questions should I ask for Secret Santa?
Ask about favorite colors, snacks and stores, hobbies, sizes, allergies and things people do not want, plus a short wish list. The form starts with fourteen questions like these. For coworkers keep them light and work-safe; for kids use short questions they can answer themselves.
What should I ask a coworker for Secret Santa?
Good work-safe questions are their coffee or tea order, a favorite desk snack, a store or café they like, their hobbies, whether they prefer funny or practical gifts, any allergies, and one thing they would rather not get.
Can people fill in the questionnaire on screen instead of on paper?
Yes. Type the answers into the form or straight onto the page, then save it as a PDF and send it to the organizer. Answers are only saved in your own browser.
What is a good Secret Santa spending limit?
Many offices choose around $20 to $30, and families often go higher. The best limit is one everyone in the group is comfortable with, agreed before the names are drawn.