How to Make a Lego Money Holder

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Create a fun Lego money holder for gifting cash for birthdays, graduation, and Christmas. It is amazingly simple.

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Once kids get to a certain age, they tend to want big ticket items that may not be in the ballpark of the budgets kept by grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, or even parents. While some may look at this as commercialism grabbing hold of our children, I look at it as an opportunity for them to learn the value of a dollar — and how to save!

I have no qualms about giving a child some cold hard cash instead of some twaddly gift they don’t want that will only clutter up their bedroom.

Gifting money is perfectly acceptable, especially when it’s given in some fun money delivery system. You may already have seen the Chocolate Box of Money that my aunt originated so many years ago, but have you seen the Lego Money Holder?

Make a Lego Money Holder

I can’t take the credit for the idea; it’s my friend Sharon’s really clever way to gift money. With her permission, I’m documenting it here.

I believe it originated as a way to gift Lego without choosing the wrong thing. You know how frustrating it can be for a kid to get a duplicate of a Lego set he already has. And in my mind, it’s practically impossible for parents, at least non-Lego-geek parents to keep track of who has what set.

A money gift is a great idea. And this one combines the best of both worlds! Sharon has been doing this for years, since her grown nephews were little ones; I think it’s brilliant — whether the kid is saving up for Lego or something else.

Here’s how to make it:

How to Build a Lego Money Holder - Create a fun Lego money holder for gifting cash for birthdays, graduation, and Christmas. It is amazingly simple.

Build a box out of Lego.

Sharon made hers out of black pieces, purchased in bulk from the Lego store. Amazon has bulk Lego as well. (Check out this post for tips on bulk Lego buying.)

How to Build a Lego Money Holder - Create a fun Lego money holder for gifting cash for birthdays, graduation, and Christmas. It is amazingly simple.

Make sure the hollow of the box is big enough for a wad of money.

Roll up a bunch of one dollar bills and fit them in the slot. You could make your box any size really. If you made it wide enough you could fit a roll of quarters or an assortment of coins. It doesn’t have to be a lot of cash! Keep that in mind.

How to Build a Lego Money Holder - Create a fun Lego money holder for gifting cash for birthdays, graduation, and Christmas. It is amazingly simple.

Add a cool minifig on top.

The birthday boy minifig pictured here is no longer available, but there is no shortage of cool Lego figurines. You can easily find one that fits your friend’s interests.

And there you have it! It’s a fun way to package a money gift that shows you took some time and effort. That, my friends, is the best of both worlds.

Do YOU have a fun use for Lego?

How to Build a Lego Money Holder - Create a fun Lego money holder for gifting cash for birthdays, graduation, and Christmas. It is amazingly simple.

Originally published June 11, 2014.

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  1. I thought this was a very cool idea so I tried it this Christmas. My brother (younger than I but 40 yrs old) is touring the world with a stunt show based on The Fast & The Furious movies. Yeah, he’s the cool one in the family! So, I gave him a version of this very idea but with multi colored bricks and the mini-fig stand as the top. (It’s what we had and could spare. I intended to give him Euros but they weren’t so easy to walk into a bank and get so it was U.S. dollars) He has to live out of hotel rooms for 2018 and probably the next few years after that…and he wanted to know if he could KEEP the lego. Now I KNOW this was a very cool idea! If a 40-yr-old stunt driver approves, your child’s friend will, too! 🙂 THANKS for this post!!!

    1. Woohoo! Yay! I’ve got one younger brother who is a rigger/designer for American Ninja Warrior and another who had a Lego cake for his wedding, so I can relate! 😉

  2. This is a great idea! This will be great for my own Lego-loving kids and will probably save me a trip to Target the next time one of my kids is invited to a birthday party.