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Your Monito Monita Planning Checklist

Follow these steps and your Monito Monita will run without a hitch.

Phase 1: The Planning Stage

  • Pick the date for the gift exchange
  • Decide the format (face-to-face, online or a mix of both)
  • Agree on the maximum budget per gift
  • Set the deadline for the draw itself

Phase 2: Rounding Up the Barkada

  • Build your barkada's participant list
  • Collect everyone's email address
  • Set your exclusions (who should not gift whom)
  • Send out the official invitations

Phase 3: The Draw

  • Run the random draw through the platform
  • Double-check everyone got their assignment
  • Share the game rules with the group
  • Send a friendly reminder of the date and budget

Phase 4: The Exchange

  • Remind everyone 48 hours before the big day
  • Get the venue ready for the exchange
  • Plan out how the gift reveal will go
  • Take loads of photos and enjoy every minute!

Official Monito Monita Rules

The must-follow rules to keep your office Christmas party draw fair and fun for absolutely everyone.

  1. 1 Each participant must buy a gift for whoever they were assigned.
  2. 2 The maximum budget gets agreed on by the whole group before the draw.
  3. 3 The identity of your Monito or Monita stays secret until the exchange party.
  4. 4 Gifts are handed over anonymously or as part of the reveal game.
  5. 5 If someone cannot make it, they should send their gift along with another participant.
  6. 6 The organiser makes sure everyone both receives and gives a gift.

Looking for more specific gift ideas? Check out our Blog for full guides.

Guide to a Virtual Monito Monita

Run your draw online without needing to gather the whole barkada in one room.

How a Virtual Draw Comes Together

  1. 1 Create your draw on our online platform for free.
  2. 2 Add participants along with their email addresses.
  3. 3 Set up exclusions if you need to (couples, family members).
  4. 4 Our platform handles the random draw and pings each participant automatically.
  5. 5 Participants buy their gift and send it by courier or hand it over in person.
  6. 6 Set up a video call so everyone can open gifts together.

Why go virtual

  • No geographical limits at all.
  • A genuinely random, verified draw.
  • Automatic notifications by email or WhatsApp.
  • A private area for each participant.
  • Reuse your lists from previous years.

AI-Powered Tools

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A Real API for Devs

Plug the draw straight into your own app or workflow using our MCP technical documentation.

Run Your Monito Monita via ChatGPT

Copy and paste this prompt straight into ChatGPT. No sign-up needed, the AI will whip up your raffle in seconds.

The system will automatically detect where you are and generate a WhatsApp invite with a link to secretsantaraffle.net/app.

Have you run a Kris Kringle before?

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