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Home » Smart Life » Homemade Gifts » Creative Way to Give Money as a Gift

Creative Way to Give Money as a Gift

Last Updated on August 6, 2013 by The Budget Diet Team

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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.

Thanks to Candace at She’s Crafty for coming up with a fun and festive solution…Birthday Balloons. Here’s how it works…

  1. Divide the money you are planning to give among the balloons (16 balloons for a 16th birthday, 18 balloons for an 18th birthday, etc.)
  2. Roll the money and insert in the balloon.
  3. Blow up the balloons.
  4. Put all the balloons in a large box – we used a medium size moving box for 15 balloons!
  5. 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…

  1. $5 for Ice Cream after a day at the beach
  2. Birthday Dinner at The Cheesecake Factory (her favorite restaurant)
  3. $5 to get Bagels for breakfast on her birthday
  4. $10 to go to the movies
  5. $5 and a Michael’s coupon to buy tie dye supplies (one of her favorite crafts!)
  6. 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.)
  7. Stop by Rita’s for a free water ice (another Birthday Freebie!)
  8. Enjoy a free brow shaping from Benefits Brow Bar (the last of the Birthday Freebies!)
  9. 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!

Please leave a comment to share your creative ways to give money as a gift.

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[…] things to do…blow them up, fill up a box and wrap it. Need ideas to fill your balloons, click here for a festive list. Isn’t that more fun than a check in an […]

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6 years ago
Ella

What a great great idea,loved it I will do this on my grandaughters birthday.I cant wait, thank you.
Ella

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7 years ago
The Budget Diet Team

This was such a fun surprise for my daughter…I hope it’s a hit for your granddaughter!

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7 years ago
Christy Garrett

This sounds like a fun way to give money. You get to see their reaction to each balloon that they pop open to see what they get.

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7 years ago
Cody

What a great idea! Definitely noted for the future.

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7 years ago
Pamela R

The balloons are fun!

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7 years ago
Andrea

GREAT IDEA! I’m just sitting here thinking of how much fun it would be for adults too. I was going to send my sister a gift certificate for her bday next week. How much more fun would it be to send a (lightweight) package in the mail with balloons containing the gift???

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7 years ago
Real Army of Moms

I LOVE this idea!!

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7 years ago
Annette

I gave $$ wrapped around a toilet roll. I taped the bills end to end in different denominations. At least 10 bills but the more bills the larger the roll. They love unrolling it and counting the total. I wrap the roll in gift wrap and twist ends and tie ribbon to close it.

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