10 Fun Ways To Give Cash To Kids On Christmas

10 creative ways to give a little or a lot of cash to kids on your list.

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Christmas is a lot of fun, but it can also be a hectic time when you have so many gifts to buy for your family and friends. This can be challenging, especially if you at your wits end to think of ideas for children's gifts.

If you have a long list of youngsters you need to buy for, maybe it would be a good idea to try some of these fun and creative ideas for giving them cash:

10 Fun Ways to Give Cash:

1- Box of Money

Cover a little box with bills and stash coins inside it

This is one of the easiest things to do because all you have to do is fold the bills around the outside of a little box. Wrap the lid separately, so you can put it on. Inside the box, you can put either a money roll of bills or some coins. You could use a larger box, if you want to give larger amounts of cash. Another idea is to give coins or bills from other countries.

2- Make origami money shapes

Origami money can take a little longer, but looks really fantastic. Just follow the instructions for some simple designs here. You can make trees, rings, turkeys, ducks, stars, hearts and other shapes. Or you could try some of these other designs listed here.

3- Give money that looks like candy

Rolled coins are the perfect way to give money at Christmas. Just select the money roll (pennie rolls, dimes, quarters, etc.) and roll it up in gift wrap, while leaving both ends free to tie with ribbon. Very simple and quick to make.

4- Order a giant check

Here is a fun idea for giving a larger sum for the person receiving the gift, but actually any amount of money can be made into a giant check. The checks are usually about 18 inches tall by 36 inches long, or 22 inches tall by 44 inches long. Checks can be laminated or mounted on foam core board.

5- Make a money bracelet

Dollar bills, or any amount can be folded so they make a money bracelet. This would be great as a gift for grade school aged children. Just fold the bills and string them together. You can also make money chains, the same way paper chains are made.

6- Give a pizza box full of money

This idea is perfect for the surprise gift. You walk in with a pizza box and when it is opened, there is money arranged in a circle around the center. This would work perfect for giving money to several children at once.

7- Make money ornaments for the tree

Tree ornaments can be made out of folded bills. One of the prettiest designs are of angels. Just fold the bills and attach to a foam ball for the head.

8- Wrap bills around a set of crayons or markers

You could give preschoolers a box of crayons, and when they open the box, they will find the dollar bills wrapped around the crayons. It would work best to use the larger crayons, but you can use any size. You could also vary this idea by wrapping bills around sets of markers or pens.

9- Buy a tiny tree and hang money on it

If you want to get a small Christmas tree, you could decorate the tree, by hanging or clipping money onto the branches. You could make the money into ornaments, or the faster way would be just to attach the folded bills.

10- Hide money in a box of chocolates

Another idea is to fold up various kinds of bills of different amounts and place them inside a box that appears to be a box of chocolates. But, when it's opened, the money is found instead. Or, if you want to give a box of chocolates, you could place the money hidden in the bottom portion of the box.

Give a little or a lot

If you include these ideas, you can come up with some original ways to dole out a little (or a lot) of cash. Just do a money box, origami shapes, candy money, a giant check, a money bracelet, pizza money, ornament money, crayon money, a money tree, or chocolate money and see how much fun you can have with it. Besides, you can always add to these ideas with your own imagination and make them even more original.

This list may help to solve your Christmas money giving concerns. The great thing about these ideas, is that they can be for small or larger amounts of cash, depending on what your budget allows. So, be creative, give cash and have some fun while putting it all together.

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