Secret Santa Rucas

01 The Drawing

It's no secret that Riley Matthews loves Christmas She's a girl who likes to find the magic and wonder of everyday life and the holiday season is so packed to the brim with beautiful little moments that it's impossible for her not to get caught up in the joy She decorates everything right up to adding a small tree to the desk in her bedroom and putting a string of battery operated twinkle lights in her locker at school she binge watches every holiday movie that she can find from the cinematic classics like miracle on 34th street to the made for lifetime and hallmark cheese fests Her IPod becomes a home for exclusively Christmas music the week of thanksgiving and she bakes personalized fest I've cookies for everyone and anyone Riley loves Christmas

So she's thrilled when Lucas suggests they organize a secret Santa not just for their group of friends but for anyone who wants to participate and she immediately sets to work getting everyone involved

Maya comes up with the posters that they hang at Topanga's and a few other strategic locations to let people know about the event Farkle and Zay work together to keep all of the sign up forms organized and to find the best way to randomly give assignments she works with Lucas to come up with a set of guideliness that'll leave everyone happy and excited while still maintaining realistic expectations

The idea is that rather than everyone being responsible for just one present each Santa participant will give a minimum of three small gifts in the days leading up to the big reveal a few days before Christmas due to everyone's travel commitments and that when they reveal their identity They give one last gift that's not necessarily bigger or more expensive but more thoughtful That way everyone gets to have their excitement drawn out Everyone heys to feel special and no one gets excluded because of budget unique handmade gifts are definitely encouraged