Fun Money Gift Ideas

Birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, graduations, Christmas — these are all fantastic times to celebrate by giving a gift and showing how much you love someone. 

Sometimes what your special someone really need is cold hard cash. Don’t think that to give money is boring! It can be a frugal gift that everyone enjoys!

Whether they’re paying off debt, saving for a big trip, or otherwise in need of financial assistance, a cash gift can do a lot more than a new sweater or even a gift card to a coffee shop. Even in small amounts, a money gift can show that you’re paying attention to what your person really needs.

There are lots of creative ways to add a person touch when you gift money. Check out these fun money gift ideas for your next celebration.

Bonus points if you can swing large denominations or unique bills. Yes, the $2 bill is legal currency.

Money Origami

One year my aunt sent me a box of fish. Origami fish! It was such a fun way to keep the gift unique and exciting at the same time as meeting a need.

There are loads of other origami shapes that you can fold the money into, from hearts and rings to cranes and dresses!

A Box of Chocolate

Now, it would be a rare day that I’d turn down a box of chocolate, especially if it’s Sees candies. Transforming a chocolate box into a money gift is the perfect mash-up of good things.

Plus, you get to eat the chocolate to salvage an empty box for the gift.

A Lego Box of Money 

Know a Legomaniac? Often times Lego enthusiasts are pining for a larger set that might be outside your price range.

Building a small lego box and stuffing it with cash is a fun themed way to help them get closer to their goal.

You can buy bulk lego so you don’t have spring for a full set or craft your box from a small set and then gift the extras to your special person.

A Yen for Yen or Euros or Pounds

If your person is saving for a trip to a foreign country, consider giving the gift of foreign currency. This not only helps them with their travel goals, but also communicates faith that they will hit their target and be able to spend that currency, be it pounds, yen, or euros. 

Most banks will order it on your behalf for a small exchange fee. Package it with a card that looks like a passport.

More Money Gift Ideas

There’s really no end to all the ways you can package cash to give as a gift. 

• turn money into Christmas ornaments on a mini tree
• fill a jar with coins and small bills
• buy a fun bank and fill it
• tape dollar bills together and roll them into a small package
• unwrap a roll of toilet paper, paper towels, or trash bags, inserting dollar bills and reroll it
• wrap dollar bills around new crayons and put them back in the box of Crayolas
• check out this pinterest board with more ideas