What is a Secret Santa questionnaire?

A short form each person fills in before a gift exchange, with their sizes, favourite things, allergies and gifts to avoid. Whoever draws their name reads it before shopping, so they can choose without asking and giving the secret away.

Is this questionnaire free?

Yes. Print it or save it as a PDF as often as you like. You don’t need to sign up or give an email address.

How do I save the questionnaire as a PDF?

Select one of the print buttons, then choose Save as PDF as the printer or destination. Some browsers call it Save to PDF. The adult sheet and the kids’ sheet each start on a new page.

What should a Secret Santa questionnaire ask?

Sizes, favourite colours, snacks and hobbies, things the person already has too many of, allergies, a few ideas within the budget and the gifts they would rather not get. Every question is optional.

Can children fill it in?

Yes. The kids’ version uses tick boxes and a space to draw, and a grown-up adds sizes and allergies. Keep school names and addresses off the sheet.

When should we hand it out?

With the invitation, before the draw. Givers can then read the answers as soon as they know who they are buying for.

Printable Secret Santa questionnaire

A free Secret Santa questionnaire to print or save as a PDF: 20 questions for adults and a kids’ version with tick boxes and space to draw. You don’t need to sign up or give an email address.

Each person fills in a sheet before the draw. Whoever draws their name then knows their sizes, favourite things, allergies and what to avoid, without asking and giving the secret away.

Go to the kids’ version

Each sheet starts on a new page. To get a PDF, choose Save as PDF in the print dialog.

Secret Santa questionnaire

Answer what helps your Secret Santa choose, and skip anything you’d rather keep to yourself.

Name

Budget per gift

Exchange date

Sizes

Clothing size (tops and bottoms)
Shoe size
Other sizes (hat, gloves, ring)

Favourites

Favourite colours, and colours I never wear
Snacks and treats I love
Drinks I enjoy (coffee, tea, hot chocolate…)
Scents I like, and scents I can’t stand
Hobbies and interests
Music, films, series or games I love
Books, authors or genres I enjoy
Shops or brands I like

Good to know

Things I already have too many of
Allergies, intolerances or foods I avoid
Something I’d like to try or learn
Please don’t buy me
Small things that would make my day
Three gift ideas within our budget
I’m happy to receive
- Handmade gifts
- Experiences
- Second-hand finds
Surprise me, or stick to my ideas?
- Surprise me
- Stick to my ideas
- Either is fine
Anything else my Secret Santa should know

Free Secret Santa questionnaire from SantaTogether

Secret Santa questionnaire for kids

Fill it in with a grown-up. Write, tick or draw your answers.

My name

My age

My favourite colour (colour in the box)
My favourite animal
Things I love (tick as many as you like)
- Drawing and painting
- Building and construction toys
- Books and stories
- Sport and playing outside
- Music and dancing
- Animals
- Science and experiments
- Puzzles and board games
- Dolls, figures and pretend play
- Dressing up
- Cars, trains and planes
- Space and dinosaurs
My favourite character, film or book
My favourite treat
I already have lots of
Allergies or things I can’t have (ask a grown-up)
A present I would love (draw it here)
For the grown-up: sizes and anything to avoid

Free Secret Santa questionnaire from SantaTogether

How to use it in a family exchange

Agree the budget per gift and the exchange date first, and write them at the top of each adult sheet.
Print one sheet per person, or share the PDF in the family chat so everyone can print their own. Children fill in the kids’ version with the adult who looks after them.
Hand the sheets out before the draw, with the invitation. Every question is optional.
Keep the filled-in sheets where every giver can read them: in a folder at a family gathering, or as a photo of each sheet in the family chat. A sheet says nothing about who drew whom, so sharing all of them keeps the draw secret.
Leave addresses, school names and phone numbers off the sheets, and arrange deliveries between adults.

Questions about the questionnaire

What is a Secret Santa questionnaire?: A short form each person fills in before a gift exchange, with their sizes, favourite things, allergies and gifts to avoid. Whoever draws their name reads it before shopping, so they can choose without asking and giving the secret away.
Is this questionnaire free?: Yes. Print it or save it as a PDF as often as you like. You don’t need to sign up or give an email address.
How do I save the questionnaire as a PDF?: Select one of the print buttons, then choose Save as PDF as the printer or destination. Some browsers call it Save to PDF. The adult sheet and the kids’ sheet each start on a new page.
What should a Secret Santa questionnaire ask?: Sizes, favourite colours, snacks and hobbies, things the person already has too many of, allergies, a few ideas within the budget and the gifts they would rather not get. Every question is optional.
Can children fill it in?: Yes. The kids’ version uses tick boxes and a space to draw, and a grown-up adds sizes and allergies. Keep school names and addresses off the sheet.
When should we hand it out?: With the invitation, before the draw. Givers can then read the answers as soon as they know who they are buying for.

Keep the answers in the app

In SantaTogether, the free family Secret Santa app, each person keeps a wishlist inside the exchange, and an adult keeps one for each child. Only its owner, the adult responsible for a child and the assigned giver can read it, and the giver sees it only after the draw.

Your answers fit straight in: each gift idea becomes an item on the list, with a note for the size or colour.

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