Creative Way to Give Money as a Gift

by The Budget Diet Team

If you ask a teenager what they want for their birthday, they'll likely say, “money.”

BORING!

Where's the fun in that?

There has to be a more creative way to give money – Birthday Balloons!

Here's how it works…

Divide the money you are planning to give among the balloons (16 balloons for a 16th birthday, 18 balloons for an 18th birthday, etc.)
Roll the money and insert in the balloon.
Blow up the balloons.
Put all the balloons in a large box – we used a medium size moving box for 15 balloons!
Gift wrap the box – they'll be intrigued by the very large but lightweight box!

I was thrilled to discover “Birthday Balloons” just in time for my daughter's 15th birthday, and I don't think I'll ever give the boring card with cash again! This is the fun way to give money as a birthday gift!

I took the idea a step further and gave money for specific items/activities to make her birthday week special. Take a look at her 15 balloons for 15 years…

$5 for Ice Cream after a day at the beach
Birthday Dinner at The Cheesecake Factory (her favorite restaurant)
$5 to get Bagels for breakfast on her birthday
$10 to go to the movies
$5 and a Michael's coupon to buy tie dye supplies (one of her favorite crafts!)
Stop by Sephora for your free birthday gift (I signed her up for their birthday club…check out my article on Birthday Freebies and you're sure to find a few free things to stuff in your balloons.)
Stop by Rita's for a free water ice (another Birthday Freebie!)
Enjoy a free brow shaping from Benefits Brow Bar (the last of the Birthday Freebies!)
The remainder of the balloons were filled with money for clothes shopping

So…how did my daughter react to her birthday gift? Suffice it to say, we have a new birthday tradition in our family!

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