Inner Child Secret Santa 2009
Note :: So this is the fifth year of playing ICSS! Can y'all believe it? I think I look forward to this almost more than anything else for the holiday season.
Because it was a mostly rousing success the past four years [only 1 person flaking out each of the first two years that I know of], I've decided to do the Inner Child Secret Santas again this year.
Below is the information, pretty much pulled directly from the last four years, but with the changes for this year....
Okay kiddies...It's getting to be that time of year again....
Rather than the usual Secret Santa gifts, I want to do something else...something more unique....
Hence, the Inner Child Secret Santas...
Basically, you decide if you want to join, then you drop me a comment saying you're interested and send me an email [ariestess @ lj] with the following info ::
* Your LJ name
* Your snail address
* Any pertinent "Inner Child" info you may want your Secret Santa to know [likes/dislikes, allergies, etc]
Example ::
Your LJ Name: ariestess
Your snail addy: [will be in the info you get]
Pertinent Info: My inner child [whose name is Emily] likes coloring, stickers, stuffed animals, silly putty, little games and trinkets of all kinds, candy [just nothing with aspartame in it], Dragon Booster, Disney movies, Gargoyles, Miyazaki movies, Don Bluth movies. Pretty much anything a 4 year old would like.
When I get all the people interested, I'll be matching up Santa and Santee and send off the info to the Santas...
So what's involved?
It's pretty easy, actually.
Once you decide you want to play, you send me the info above by 11:59pm PST on Monday, 16 November 2009. Then I'll match everyone up and send out the Santa info to the person who will be your Inner Child Secret Santa. "Assignments" will be posted by Tuesday, 17 November 2009. You then have approximately 10 days to fulfill your Santee's request and have it ready to ship by Friday, 27 November 2009 [the day after Thanksgiving in the US]. This will hopefully ensure that everyone gets their Inner Child Secret Santa gift by Sunday, 6 December 2009, aka St Nick's Day.
So here's what will be involved in the ICSS gift. You only need to spend $5-$10 US [or your country's equivalent] on gifts that would amuse a child of 5-10 [ie. your inner child]. This money includes a decently priced stocking and/or gift bag/box a large Pringles can to put the gifts in. Examples? Coloring books and crayons, candy, little "trinket toys", Pez dispensers/refills, etc.
To clarify :: You buy a large Pringles can, decorate it, clean it out, and then fill it with gifts for your Secret Santa recipient. Ship it out to your recipient and wait to get yours!
If there is something along these lines you MUST have or CANNOT have, please add it to the snail addy info you send to me and I will pass it along to your ICSS.
When you open your gift on St. Nick's Day, post in your LJ what you got and who it was from. If you want, you can take a picture to post to the list.
Obligatory comment from shatterpath: It's like Sandy Claws!!! *hahahahahaha*
So....anyone interested?
Because it was a mostly rousing success the past four years [only 1 person flaking out each of the first two years that I know of], I've decided to do the Inner Child Secret Santas again this year.
Below is the information, pretty much pulled directly from the last four years, but with the changes for this year....
Okay kiddies...It's getting to be that time of year again....
Rather than the usual Secret Santa gifts, I want to do something else...something more unique....
Hence, the Inner Child Secret Santas...
Basically, you decide if you want to join, then you drop me a comment saying you're interested and send me an email [ariestess @ lj] with the following info ::
* Your LJ name
* Your snail address
* Any pertinent "Inner Child" info you may want your Secret Santa to know [likes/dislikes, allergies, etc]
Example ::
Your LJ Name: ariestess
Your snail addy: [will be in the info you get]
Pertinent Info: My inner child [whose name is Emily] likes coloring, stickers, stuffed animals, silly putty, little games and trinkets of all kinds, candy [just nothing with aspartame in it], Dragon Booster, Disney movies, Gargoyles, Miyazaki movies, Don Bluth movies. Pretty much anything a 4 year old would like.
When I get all the people interested, I'll be matching up Santa and Santee and send off the info to the Santas...
So what's involved?
It's pretty easy, actually.
Once you decide you want to play, you send me the info above by 11:59pm PST on Monday, 16 November 2009. Then I'll match everyone up and send out the Santa info to the person who will be your Inner Child Secret Santa. "Assignments" will be posted by Tuesday, 17 November 2009. You then have approximately 10 days to fulfill your Santee's request and have it ready to ship by Friday, 27 November 2009 [the day after Thanksgiving in the US]. This will hopefully ensure that everyone gets their Inner Child Secret Santa gift by Sunday, 6 December 2009, aka St Nick's Day.
So here's what will be involved in the ICSS gift. You only need to spend $5-$10 US [or your country's equivalent] on gifts that would amuse a child of 5-10 [ie. your inner child]. This money includes a decently priced stocking and/or gift bag/box a large Pringles can to put the gifts in. Examples? Coloring books and crayons, candy, little "trinket toys", Pez dispensers/refills, etc.
To clarify :: You buy a large Pringles can, decorate it, clean it out, and then fill it with gifts for your Secret Santa recipient. Ship it out to your recipient and wait to get yours!
If there is something along these lines you MUST have or CANNOT have, please add it to the snail addy info you send to me and I will pass it along to your ICSS.
When you open your gift on St. Nick's Day, post in your LJ what you got and who it was from. If you want, you can take a picture to post to the list.
Obligatory comment from shatterpath: It's like Sandy Claws!!! *hahahahahaha*
So....anyone interested?