Exchange gift party kit

What you get

One ZIP file with two PDFs of the same 9 pages. One PDF is for A4 paper, the other for Letter, also called short bond. A README explains how to print, cut and fold.

What it helps with

A monito-monita has many small jobs: the budget, the bunutan, wishlists, weekly themes and the reveal. This kit gives each job its own page. The organizer prints, cuts and fills in.

What is inside

• Page 1, start here: how to run a monito-monita in 5 steps, what to print, and a 100 mm check bar.
• Page 2, organizer sheet: group name, budget cap, draw date, party date, venue, dress code, 4 weekly theme dates and 30 participant rows with tick boxes.
• Pages 3 and 4, bunutan name slips: 30 fold-over slips. A hatched panel folds over the name, and a parol shows outside.
• Page 5, wishlist cards: 4 per page, with lines for a name, three wishes, a please-skip item, size or colour notes and the group budget cap.
• Page 6, weekly theme cards: 12 themes, each with a gift hint, and 4 blank cards for your own.
• Page 7, gift tags for the weekly gifts: 12 per page, with punch marks. Each says “From: your secret giver”.
• Page 8, guess who cards: 8 per page, with punch marks. Each giver writes their monito or monita’s name on the For line and three clues about themselves, never their own name. The card is tied to the main gift, and the gift goes on the gift table. At the reveal, the host reads the For name and the clues. The receiver guesses, then the giver stands up and hands over the gift.
• Page 9, reveal order sheet: 30 rows. The organizer writes each giver and receiver as the wishlist cards go out. At the party, the host follows this list and reads the For name and the three clues. The receiver guesses, then the giver stands up and hands over the gift.

The 12 printed themes:

• Something soft
• Something sweet
• Something warm
• Something long
• Something with your initial
• Something to hang
• Something for the desk
• Something red or green
• Something that clicks
• Something you can eat at Noche Buena
• Something with a name on it
• Something under ₱50

Who it is for

Organizers of an office, school, friends or family exchange gift. Some groups call it monito-monita, Kris Kringle or Secret Santa. One set of slips and sheets covers 30 people.

Running games at the same party? The Christmas party printables bundle has this kit and the games pack for ₱149.

Still choosing what to give? See our exchange gift ideas under ₱100, ₱300 and ₱500.

Printing and paper

Print at actual size (100%), not “Fit to page”. Print page 1 first and check that its bar measures 100 mm. Everything sits at least 12 mm from the paper edge, so home printers do not clip it.

• A4 paper: print the A4 PDF.
• Short bond (8.5 x 11 in): print the Letter PDF.
• Long bond (8.5 x 13 in): print the Letter PDF at actual size. The extra length stays blank.
• Plain bond, 70 to 80 gsm: pages 1 to 4 and 9.
• Cardstock, 120 to 180 gsm: pages 6 to 8. Page 5 works on either.

The art is mostly navy line work, so it is light on ink. Black and white works too. No cardstock at home? A computer shop can print the PDF at actual size.

Before you buy

Digital download only. Nothing is shipped. Pay online with Maya, QR Ph or ShopeePay and the download link comes by email right away. The link does not expire. Paying by bank or GCash transfer? The link comes once we confirm your payment.

You get PDFs for A4 and for Letter (short bond). They have no typing fields, so you write the details by hand.

Use it for personal, family, school and office events, and print as many copies as you need. Do not resell the PDF files, post them online or send them to other groups. You may send them to a print shop to print your own copies. Questions? Message Stak Maker.

Need an official receipt for your office? Message us with your order number.

How many copies should I print for 30 people?

One set of name slips, one theme card page, one organizer sheet and one reveal sheet. Then 8 copies of the wishlist page and 4 of the guess who page. For 4 weekly gifts each, print 10 copies of the gift tag page. That is 120 tags. Each guess who card is the tag for a main gift.

Can I type the names before printing?

No. The PDFs have no typing fields and are made for writing by hand. Use a ballpen, not a marker. Marker ink can show through thin paper.

How do the bunutan slips fold?

Write the name on the middle panel. Fold the hatched panel down over it, then fold the parol panel back. The hatched panel helps hide the name, and the parol shows outside.

Can we use our own weekly themes?

Yes. Write them on the 4 blank theme cards, and leave out any printed card you do not want.

Our group has more than 30 people. Will it work?

Yes. For every 30 more people, print pages 2, 3, 4 and 9 again. Print more wishlist, guess who and gift tag pages as needed.

How does each giver get the right wishlist?

After the draw, each giver tells the organizer in private whose name they drew. The organizer hands over that wishlist card and writes the pair on the reveal order sheet.

Can the organizer join the exchange too?

Yes. The organizer sees every pair, including who drew the organizer’s name. To keep that a surprise, ask someone outside the group to hand out the wishlists and keep the reveal sheet.

Can each person print their own wishlist card?

Yes. Send them the link to the free Christmas wishlist cards. Keep the kit PDFs with the organizers.