Unlike in past Animal Crossing video games, while players had to be aware of villager hints at some stage in December to decide the exact proper present to Animal Crossing Bells present them, New Horizons eliminates this guesswork. The Magic Bag automatically supplies the nice present for each villager and may even tell gamers who hasn't been gifted in the event that they check it in their inventory at some stage in the day.

To present a villager from the Magic Bag, players clearly need to interact with them. They'll be induced with two options: "I actually have a present for you!" and "Happy Toy Day!" Each one will allow gamers to present out gifts from "Santa."

In addition to Animal Crossing Bells for Sale the Festive Wrapping Paper DIY, Toy Day Stockings and Jingle's Photo furnishings items, Animal Crossing: New Horizons gamers can earn two extra prizes: Gift Pile DIY (3 pink wrapping paper, 1 Cardboard Box, 1 Wooden-Block Toy) and Toy Day Sleigh. The former is obtained by gifting as a minimum half of a participant's villagers from the Magic Bag and the latter is obtained through gifting they all.