Kerdly Secret Santa 2025

| SIGN-UPS OPEN AUGUST 15TH | POSTING DATES: DEC 25-30 | icon by @gum088 |

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FAQ AND RULES

RULES

gifts must be able to be gifted over the internet. i will not be collecting people's address for this gift exchange. if you make something physical and your giftee would like to have it, we can facilitate a private address exchange. but for the sake of privacy i am not going to be asking for addresses at the time of sign-ups.

prompts CANNOT be nsfw. i will allow for gore but that's about it.

prompts CANNOT be proship. i know this is a kerdly secret santa but you never know what people might do.

FAQ

What counts as a gift?

A gift can be anything! Art, fics, amvs, you name it! If it's something you can make, it can be a gift! In accordance with the rules, I would shy away from making anything physical, but if you're really inspired and want to make a physical gift then that's something we can work out in private!

How many gifts can I make?

As many as you feel like! The requirement is one, but if you feel inspired by the other prompts you're free to do more!

When is my gift due?

Posting will start on December 25th but will go until the 30th, that way everyone has time to exchange.

How will I give my gift?

Gifts will primarily be given via tumblr (since that is the social media I am posting from and know the best). I recommend @/ing your giftee in the post and tagging it with the hashtags #kerdly secret santa and/or #kerdly secret santa 2025. If your giftee is from a different social media site that you use, post it there using those same hashtags and @/s! If your giftee is from a different social media site that you do NOT use, send it to me via the email you received your assignment from and I will personally send it to them.

I don't know if I'm able to complete my gift, what should I do?

If you are having these types of thoughts then I don’t recommend participating. Of course, if you sign up and then something comes up, then that’s fine. Just shoot me a message and we can work something out! But please only participate if you’re certain you can make a gift by the due date.

I have a question about my giftee...

Shoot me a message and I will do my best to help!

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Final Reminder for Gifts!!!!

hiiiiiiiiiiiiii i just want to make a final reminder that: IF YOU HAVE NOT POSTED YOUR GIFT YET, YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW YOU ARE RUNNING BEHIND. it's literally fine i get it the holidays are a busy time of year but all it takes is a quick dm/email to let me know you're working on it and it makes my life a whole lot easier. i will not be personally hunting down stray gifters, there are over 70 people who participated it would take quite a bit of time for me to check and see if everyone's gifts have been delivered to their giftees. so please. PLEASE!!!!!!! DM ME!!!!!!!!!!!

okay thank you for participating!

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FINAL THOUGHTS AND WELL WISHES

happy new years eve everybody! i hope everyone had a fun and safe christmas (or hanukah or plain jane december 25th) and has a fun and safe new years! gifts should have wrapped up being posted yesterday, but if you still haven't gotten a chance to finish your gift then you should dm me so i can let your giftee know it'll be a little late! if you haven't received a gift, don't fret! give it some time. unfortunately i cannot micromanage everyone's gifts because i am one person and over 70 people participated which WOW what a turnout!!!! the largest gift exchange i've hosted thus far!!!!!

this was super fun to host and, just giving a cursory glance through the tags, you guys look like you all had a blast participating!!! if this is something you'd like to see me host next year, let me know! i can make this a routine thing if y'all're interested :-) which will be especially nice for the people who missed out on their chance this year!

that's all from me! thanks so much to everyone and here's to 2026!

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Am i too late to sign up?

you are about 4 months too late bud :-(

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

i hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season, and happy first day of posting! remember when posting your gifts to @ your giftee and make sure to tag it with #kerdly secret santa and/or #kerdly secret santa 2025!!!!!!! remember gifts will be posted until the 30th so you have plenty of time if you're not ready by today!

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Heyy my giftie is on Twitter which I do not have, how do I send them their gift?

send me your gift via email to [email protected] and i will forward it to your giftee! then you can post it here for posterity's sake and tag #kerdly secret santa or #kerdly secret santa 2025 so everyone can see what you made :-)

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HI! my apologies for the late message—life has kind of been beating my ass since i last posted and i’m struggling to keep on top of things. but! a friendly reminder that gifts for the kerdly secret santa are due December 25-30!!!!!!! that’s so close wowowowowow

NOW! most of you are probably wondering how gifts are gonna get sent to your giftees. a majority of it will be done by posting the gift to tumblr, @‘ing your giftee, and then tagging the post with #kerdly secret santa and/or #kerdly secret santa 2025! for those who are coming from twitter, you can also post your gifts there, though i will not be monitoring that tag since i do not nor have i ever owned a twitter account lol

if you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a dm! if you’ve dmed me and i haven’t responded, i will do my best to get to it today!

happy gifting!

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Hi sorry I just found out about this and it seems awesome, are sign ups still open? Sorry and tyyy

sorry, they're not :-(

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hai i signed up and i put my twitter acct because im on it more than im on tumblr but i Just freaking realized my dms are off. could i. get back in or is it too late …

if you signed up with your twitter odds are i kept you in anyway and you should've gotten an email with your assignment! if you need me to contact your gifter about what username to use when posting your gift i can do that, but hopefully you should've already gotten in regardless of what socials you signed up with (since several people also signed up from twitter). let me know if that's not the case and i can figure something out!

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NOOO!!! I HAVE HUST SEEN THE SECRET SANTA 😢

IS THERE A WAY I CAN JOIN LATE? If not ur good 😖😣

aw unfortunately assignments have already gone out :-( if something comes up i could potentially worm you in but i wouldn't get your hopes up. sorry!

[teruthecreator]

hiiiiiiiii so recently i, along with a friend, decided to make a kerdly server! so if you like those two chucklefucks and want a place to yap about them, send me a dm and i'll send you the invite ;-P

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not technically secret santa related, just thought i’d promo the server i made! since everyone here is participating in a kerdly-related event :-)

(fyi server is technically 16+ but i probably will not be inviting anymore people under 18 just bc the server is primarily adults and i don’t want things to get Weird)

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ASSIGNMENTS HAVE GONE OUT!!!

that’s right! make sure to check your emails because assignments have been sent! we had a whopping 70 participants this year which is absolutely BONKERS and i am so happy with the turnout :-D

reminder that gifts are due by DECEMBER 31ST AT THE LATEST! i will send out reminders via this blog over the next few months just so people don’t forget. if you have any questions, feel free to shoot a dm!

happy gifting!!!!

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SIGN-UPS ARE NOW CLOSED!!!!

thank you so much to everyone who filled out a form, remember that assignments will be sent via email on SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST AT NOON EST!!!!!!!!!!

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SIGN UPS CLOSE TOMORROW!!!!!!

SIGN UP HERE!!!!!!!!!!

just a reminder that sign ups for the Kerdly Secret Santa 2025 will close TOMORROW, AUGUST 29TH AT 6 PM EST and assignments will go out SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST AT NOON EST! turnout for this event has been absolutely INSANE so thank you so much everyone for spreading the word and choosing to participate!!!! i'm very very excited to see the gifts this year :-D

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If the request received is too difficult (beyond my capabilities) so it's hard to complete, what should I do? I'm sorry to ask such a question

typically this is why i ask for several prompts because odds are there is at least One idea that you’ll be capable of doing. but if something comes up you’re free to dm me with your specific issue and i’ll reach out to your giftee!

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Not a question, but I wanted to say I recently found out about this project and think it's really cute, already signed up Thanks for hosting it 🐁!

of course! literally one of my favorite things to do is host events like this. i know december can be a weird month with the holidays and all, and not everyone likes them due to personal stuff, so hosting an event like this where people get to make someone's day by giving a gift makes me really happy :-D

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Hello! I signed up to participate in the gift exchange and had a question: when are we told our giftee? Sorry if this comes off as rushing, I just want to know because I tend to work on multiple projects at once.

giftee assignments will go out this sunday, august 31st! so by the end of the week you'll know who you have and what they want