Creative Ways to Give Money for Christmas Present

It can be a really tough challenge to find just the right kind of gift at Christmas time for everyone on your list. So you find yourself thinking of giving them money, especially for those people that are hard to buy for, but to make it a little more special you need to find creative ways to give cash as a gift.

You want to show all your recipients on your Christmas list that you care about them but just tossing some cash into a plain Christmas card is just so boring. Handing someone an envelope takes away the element of surprise that Christmas is meant to be all about because the very second someone sees an envelope with a card inside, an automatic reaction for this person is that there is some money inside.

At this moment you can feel and see the almost immediate signs of disappointment as then these people tend to feel that you don’t care enough about them. They feel that they were a last-minute thought and that it was a case of that you couldn’t turn up empty-handed so you just decided to shove some cash into an envelope with a Christmas card that you had just laying around and gave it to them.

Many people would not openly admit to it though, but they do actually love to receive money as a Christmas present. Receiving money at Christmas time gives them the freedom to spend it on something they actually want and it could become a lifesaver too for them especially after the holidays in the event that they overspend on their own Christmas list.

So if you are thinking about giving someone some money for Christmas, you can change the usual dull and boring way of giving it to them by coming up with clever ways to give money as a gift. This will definitely show your recipient of the gift that you have made an effort by putting some time and some thought into their gift to make it a little more special and perhaps very interesting.

Your question now is how do you find creative ways to give money for Christmas presents? The first thing that you can do is to decide whether you are looking for some cute ideas for giving money or are you looking for funny and fun ways to give money. Maybe you have a different kind of strange and unusual relationship with the person that you have in mind and want to find some annoying ways to give money.

Remember there is never a wrong way when it comes to giving cash for Christmas, as long as it is a little unique and creative. You can even mix and match the type of money present that you give to them, it can be cute, funny and creative all at the same time.

You can even use some of our favorite money gift ideas for Christmas to send to friends or family that may live far away and you are unable to get together at Christmas time. You could have a look at some cute things to send in the mail to your friends or family and always hide some money inside their gift.

Some ideas for the Christmas theme

If you are thinking of trying to stay with the theme of Christmas then think about all the things that make Christmas so special from the decorations, the tree, the presents under the tree right up to and including the traditional food that is usually served. Examples of these unique ways of giving money as a gift are as follows:

Christmas Stockings 

For this idea, you can create your own Christmas stocking either by using material, cardboard or paper and place the money inside the homemade Christmas stocking. You can also attach the money to form part of the decorations on the outside of the stocking, as an example make a bow or ribbon out of the money notes.

Garlands 

To make this cool idea all you will need is some string and a way to attach the money, then create the entire garland out of money in some shape or form that resembles Christmas and place it in a container or box to present it to the recipient of the gift.

Ribbons 

You can fold and create ribbons or bows to be attached to a Christmas tree, Christmas stocking or even as decoration on a box, tin or jar that is made entirely out of money notes.

Christmas tree ornaments 

For this one, you can choose to make the colorful balls that go on a Christmas tree as decorations by purchasing clear glass or plastic ornaments from any local craft store, decorate them in a Christmas theme and then fill them up with the cash inside. Another idea is to create a pine cone made out of some money notes and some flexible soft wire.

Santa 

To use Santa as a way to give money to someone, you can either focus on creating an entire Santa out of cardboard and tuck some money away inside him or you can create just an amazing Santa pillow box and stuff money inside his belly.

Another great idea is to take an empty soda bottle or Manson jar fill it up with a mixture of their favorite candy and the money that you want to give them. Then design or print a Christmas themed label of your choice and paste it to the outside of the jar or soda bottle, making it a lot harder for the recipient to see what is inside.

A Star

An amazing idea that I have seen and is one of many cute ideas for giving money is to create an origami money star as well as many other shapes. All you do is take some money notes and fold each note to form each point of the star. This can also be done by using a template that you have made yourself out of cardboard and fold the notes around the parts of the start. Making this idea a really wonderful creative way to give money for Christmas present.

A Money Christmas Tree

This is a clever way to stick to the Christmas theme and a great way to give someone cash as a gift. It does not take long to make and it is pretty easy. Build a tree with a dowel stick and some branches with some polystyrene foam by pinning your bills to the polystyrene to make its branches and place it in a small pot of your choice.

Mini Christmas Crackers

This is a fun and easy way to give someone money, all you need is an empty toilet roll or kitchen towel roll, some wrapping paper and two small pieces of ribbon for each end. To make this very simple gift:

• Cut the wrapping paper to the size of the roll, making sure that it is longer on each side to make the flares of the cracker
• Place the money inside the toilet roll
• Wrap the roll with the wrapping paper
• Make the flares on each side by tying a bow with each piece of ribbon