17 of the Best Secret Pal Gift Ideas: Plus Free Gift Tags

17 of the best inspirational
Secret Pal Gift Ideas we found,
plus free Gift Tags we designed for you
to give with your Secret Sister gifts.

Have you ever been in a Secret Pal or Secret Sister group?

They are seriously some of the great joys of life.

At church on Sunday morning a little girl came to me

and said, “There’s something for you in the social hall.”

Just like that, the euphoria of having heard a good sermon

morphed into the excitement of, “Oh, I wonder what it is?”

and then

Squeal! “This is so ca-uuuuute!”

That’s all great.

But then it’s time to do the same for your secret sister,

and life gets difficult in a big hurry.

So, just to get some ideas going

in case you’re ever in a secret pal group

and you can

NOT

think of a thing to put together…

here’s our list of

Most Loved Secret Pal Gift Themes

1. Kitchen.
   Because everyone eats, right? And even if you don’t cook, you still keep a kitchen with things like pot-holders to take store-bought pizzas out of the oven or insulated cups for all the big gulps. So your gift can be as simple as a seasonal dishcloth or two tucked into a little vintage (thrifted) milk glass pitcher.  Or purchase a good brand of granola and pour it into a mason jar, then tie it all up with a fun bow or bakers twine. 
2. Décor.  
   This can be seasonal scents in candles or a monogram pillow cover or a pack of pretty napkins.
3. Pamper Her.
   Here we’re thinking spa items like lotions, face scrubs or loofahs.
4. Books.
   If you don’t know your pal’s favorite genre, you can gift a thrifted cookbook, a coffee table book, smoothie recipe book, or a devotional book. Or make a book stack (like this) and cover two themes, décor and books.
   

It’s not the gift, it’s the thought.

Which is why we do Secret Pal groups.

We want to consciously make an effort to show someone we care.

And the secrecy part makes it fun for the giver and the receiver.

After almost a year of our group I have no clue who is giving me gifts,

which have included a Christmas candle, a small Nothing Bundt Cake (amazing!), a small bowl set, a snap jar with homemade granola, and a set of dishcloths with placemats.

I have loved every one of those gifts,

not because they were expensive, because they weren’t,

but because someone thought of me when they bought them and took the time to prepare them to give to me.

And that’s our next topic,

It’s not the gift, it’s the presentation

The set of bowls gifted to me was wrapped with twine and tied in a big bow.

A gift I saw given was wrapped in a dish towel.

The extra thoughtfulness taken with the presentation

makes a big impact on the receiver.

A pretty gift bag with loads of coordinating tissue spilling over the top makes me feel special.

So our takeaway about this

is

make a simple, economical gift attractive to the receiver with thoughtful wrapping.

Card Ideas for Secret Pal Gifts

Of course, if you’re all organized and think of it at the right time in the right place,

you can purchase Secret Pal greeting cards.

Here’s some more ideas:

1. Use a pretty seasonal gift tag from your stash.
2. Show some love by cutting a simple heart to tie on as a gift tag.
3. Kraft gift tags with baker’s twine or jute twine can never fail.
4. Little wooden shapes with words, made into a magnet or ornament.
5. Book mark, with your “To:” on the back.
6. Big sticker
7. Fridge magnet.
8. Recycle a greeting card you received into a gift tag.
9. A postcard.
10. Pack of pretty post it notes with your “To” written on the top one.

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