10 Creative Ideas for Giving a Money Gift to a Teen

If you are going to give a money gift to a teen, be wise or creative about it. Just taking it out of your pocket or writing a check can be bland and boring. Promote the spirit of giving when the gift is money by using one of these ideas:

• Put the money in a new wallet and wrap the wallet.
• Clip the money into a money clip engraved with your teen’s initials.
• Stick the money in a festive envelope and place it in a book on learning about money.
• Put the money in a piggy bank. Be sure to add change so it jingles.
• Place the money in a keepsake box and wrap the box.
• Do some money origami.
• Disperse the money into gift cards to your teen’s favorite stores. Add a card that sets a date to go shopping and spend some time together.
• Tie the money to the tail of a festive balloon, make it look like a kite tail.
• Make a money tree by tying the dollars to a branch with festive ribbons.
• If the money is for the teen to save, purchase savings bonds at the bank. This way the money is already re-invested.

See also: Over 50 Christmas Gift Ideas for Teens