how do you play the white elephant christmas game

Well, the white elephant game is a fun way to exchange gifts and play pranks on one another. The basic idea is that everyone brings a wrapped present to the party, and then we all take turns choosing and opening one present at a time. If you like the present you opened, you can keep it, but if you don't, you can "steal" someone else's present or choose to take back the one you originally opened. It's all about the element of surprise and the joy of giving and receiving.