Sunday, October 4, 2026

LoriAnn

12 Days of ALTERNATIVE Christmas Gifts

12 Days of Christmas Gag Gift

A great gift idea shared by GaeylS and Sherri Osborn, former About.com Guide


This is a great gift idea, especially if you have a secret Santa. You present the suggested gift along with the printed verse each day for 12 days! I have even created free printable tags you can use. Of course, you should feel free to make up your own verses and I have even included a blank gift tag you can use.

ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - a partridge in a pear tree... Sorry, but I couldn't find the partridge so I am giving you some pears from the tree the partridge flew away from.
(Leave note along with a can of pears or a few fresh pears.)
1st Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - two turtle doves... Unfortunately, I don't have any, will candy turtles on a bar of Dove soap do?
• (Leave note along with a box of turtle candy and a bar of Dove soap.)
• 2nd Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE THIRD DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - three French hens... The French hens were not available, so I'm giving you some chicken noodle soup, compliments of the three French hens.
• (Leave note along with a can -or 3 cans- of chicken noodle soup.)
• 3rd Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE FOURTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - four calling birds... I can't find those calling birds, but here are four messages they left for you before they flew off.
• (Leave note along with four messages describing what a wonderful person the gift recipient is.)
• 4th Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - five golden rings... Sorry, I'm too poor to buy five real gold rings, but will some golden pineapple rings suffice?
• (Leave note along with a can of pineapple rings.)
• 5th Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - six geese a laying... You don't really want messy geese all over the house do you? How about some of the eggs they left behind?
• (Leave note along with six eggs.)
• 6th Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - seven swans a swimming... All of the swans have flown south for the winter, but here are some of the bubbles they used while they were swimming.
• (Leave note along with a bottle of bubble bath.)
• 7th Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - eight maids a milking... Here's some milk I got from the eight maids - we think they must have been milking some brown cows!
• (Leave note along with carton of chocolate milk.)
• 8th Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - nine ladies dancing... Here are some canes used by the ladies to help they walk home after they were out dancing all night.
• (Leave note along with a box of candy canes.)
• 9th Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - ten Lords-a-leapin'... After the Lords get done leapin', this is what they use for their sore muscles.
• (Leave note along with a tube of Ben-gay or other soothing lotion.)
• 10th Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - eleven pipers piping... Here's a pipe of your own, have fun and don't blow the whole day!
• (Leave note along with a bottle of bubbles and bubble pipe.)
• 11th Day of Christmas Printable Tag

ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - twelve drummers drumming... No drummers, we thought you could use some quiet time so here is a special treat we drummed up for you so relax and enjoy.
• (Leave note along with some homemade cookies or other treats.)
• 12th Day of Christmas Printable Tag

Again, if you would like to print out a blank Christmas tag, you can find one here. You can also view all the tags in this gallery.

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