How to give money in an original way?

Of all the variety of gift options that are given for one reason or another, perhaps it is money that is the most common solution. At the same time, the person giving the money is often afraid that he will be considered devoid of imagination or too banal, therefore, it is advisable to hand the money in some kind of creative form. While most people are looking for a characteristic postcard in the form of an envelope or wallet, consider how to approach this situation in an original way.

The reasons why people so often consider it necessary to give money is on the surface. This option, of course, is not for those who seek to give something really original, but it is universal, and you will never miss the choice, because the present will be chosen for himself by the hero of the occasion. This decision is especially important if you are on a holiday with a person, about whose hobbies and interests you do not know so much. This often happens with the birthdays of colleagues with whom you do not communicate during non-working hours. However, even close friendships do not always allow you to come up with a good creative gift if your friend has achieved a lot in life and, in general, already has everything he needs.

A completely separate type of celebration is a wedding. In this case, there are usually a lot of guests, as well as gifts from them, and this is good, since a young family, most likely, does not yet own many things even from among the essentials, and largely relies on guest presents. Here, however, there is another risk - the young need everything, therefore it is not difficult to choose a gift, but it can always turn out that you and someone else from among the guests thought in the same direction and bought completely or partially duplicated things. This, of course, is a very stupid situation, because at weddings it is almost always money that is given - even if the newlyweds themselves decide how to spend it, maybe it will not be something material at all.

The main problem is that no matter how reasonable your choice in favor of money is, such a gift is still perceived as too banal and somewhat boring. He will not have a chance to be remembered, especially at a wedding, where dozens of ordinary envelopes with money are handed over to a couple - as a result, the gifted usually do not even remember who gave how much. It turns out that your share of merit will be in any of those things that you bought with donated funds, but no memory of this will remain.

Not so long ago, the upper limit of creativity was to put a gift not just in an envelope, but in a special postcard, which usually printed expensive foreign banknotes or other synonyms of wealth and wealth. This, of course, is a little more interesting than a simple postal envelope, but in recent years people have gotten used to it thoroughly, and today such an accessory cannot definitely be considered the limit of imagination and creativity. Modern printing technologies and specialized gift shops offer much more interesting ideas, and you shouldn't forget that sometimes you yourself can come up with something really unique.

In most cases, when planning to give money, people mean that this will be the only gift, and they will not be giving anything else, except perhaps some kind of postcard and flowers. This approach is not entirely correct, because often you know that a person really needs something, but the cost of a suitable presentation clearly does not reach the one that is adequate to the scale of the occasion and the level of your relationship. In this case, the "main gift" presupposes some kind of creative design that allows you to add money to it.

This is not always obvious right away - such a funny present is suitable in a company where no one is deprived of a certain sense of humor, and the person being gifted will not be very offended because of a gift that, in his opinion, is too cheap. In other cases, even the “main” present itself can be perceived as a good and very worthy one, and an additional monetary gift, which will be discovered later, will surprise the birthday person at least by the fact that he didn’t expect something like that.

Even if you don’t give anything but money, the gift itself can have a more creative form than the banal transfer of bills from hand to hand - so let's see how it might look.

This cinematic image is very popular as an object of dreams - it is assumed that enough money will fit into such a container to ensure any, even the most daring dreams of the one who owns them. Agree, you can put a significant amount in the same envelope, but for some reason no one dreams of an envelope with currency, and the wish to have a whole bag was probably repeated out loud by every person.

Well, dreams come true - you can buy a souvenir copy or sew it yourself from burlap, and then draw the same dollar symbol on it.Of course, the size of such a container will not be what everyone dreams of, and bills are usually folded into it rolled up in a tube to add volume, which reduces the total face value per unit volume.

It is generally accepted that large sums should not be kept at home, "under the pillow" - for such purposes, banking institutions are used, where finances are not only reliably protected from theft, but can also "grow" with interest during the storage process. In recent years, opening a real bank account with the presentation of a card has become a popular gift for teenagers, which teaches a young person to plan a budget and take responsibility for adhering to it, but you will not surprise an adult with such a thing - he has probably already changed several of these cards.

It remains to emphasize not on the literal meaning, but not on the figurative - without showing the gift, tell the person that you are giving him money in the bank. The first thought of the hero of the occasion will be the presentation of some truly impressive amount, and he, of course, will not believe you - here you will hand him the bank in which you packed the currency!

This gift also belongs to the category of those that can be given to anyone and for any reason, although it will be somehow even too modest for a loved one for an anniversary. But this is a smart way to play a prank on a person who at the first moment may not cope with emotions and mimically show that he does not understand why you were so greedy on such a day.

Naturally, complete with such a present, you must immediately hand over a postcard, where it is indicated that the gift is not simple, but with a secret.... If the hero of the occasion does not know to immediately read the wishes, hint to him to do it - and you will witness the miraculous transformation of a person who finally realized that no one was going to neglect his holiday.

A similar approach can very often be seen in old foreign films, only there they don’t give money for a birthday or a wedding in this way, but they call for marriage, hiding a ring in the dessert. You can do the same in our case, especially if the holiday being celebrated is a birthday, for which a cake can be a very appropriate addition. Of course, it will be a little strange if you come to visit on a name day, where you probably already have such a dessert, with your own cake, because somehow hint that the owners do not need to buy it.

At the same time, you can both hint that the main gift will be a little later, and pretend to be a forgetful person who for some reason hesitated with the delivery. Most likely, such a surprise cake will have to be specially ordered or baked on your own, because you can hardly invest money in a finished copy. But in any case, you must take care that the money does not get dirty with cream and definitely not get spoiled when cutting the dessert.

Children can also be given finances, but if the child is still small and does not understand the importance of money too much, he will not be impressed by this. In the end, a typical children's holiday is bright colors and an atmosphere of miracle, and here you are with your boring gray envelope and unclear prospects for spending money, because parents will probably immediately take such a gift, even if they later spend the entire amount on the child. Therefore, it is worth coming up with something more interesting, and here are some options for you.

Toddlers love brightly colored balloons, and they are abundant on most children's parties. So you will come with them, only in a somewhat unusual performance. Before inflating, one of the balloons can be filled with relatively small banknotes (for the appearance of a large number), as well as many notes with wishes... In any case, the child will be interested in reading all these wishes, besides, he will probably be impressed not so much by the amount as by the number of bills and the impressiveness of the wad of money that he can collect.

A slightly more interesting option for those children who love adventure and various tasks. You will need to find an opaque balloon through which its contents will not be visible, as well as a bright box, into which this balloon, when inflated, will just fit. The bottom of the box is usually strewn with beautiful colored tinsel - it is entrusted with the task of creating a truly festive atmosphere. The balloon is inflated and filled with money as described above, after which it is tied and supplied with a felt-tip pen inscription like "Pop me!" The ball is packed in a box, and some similar instruction is also written on it, for example, "Open me." Thus, the gift, although not for long, keeps the intrigue, which will please the curious kid.

In this case, you will also need balls, only now you need a lot more of them. It's good if all of them are also opaque, since each of them will be considered a separate gift. In each copy, put bills of different denominations and one candy at a time, preferably also different... After that, you need to buy or sew on your own a spacious bag, which would fit all these balls with surprises. Ideally, it would not hurt to make an inscription from sequins on the surface of the bag, stating that this is a bag of gifts - this will add magic to the present.

You don't have to "reinvent the wheel" and do nothing on your own if you opt for a soft toy, whose design provides for the presence of a pocket. This can be, for example, a kangaroo, or simply this or that character, dressed in clothes equipped with real pockets. The money, accordingly, needs to be hidden in this pocket, but the child should hint that the presented gift is equipped with an additional secret.

In terms of popularity and frequency of presentation, flowers are serious competition for money - they are usually not considered a separate gift, but they are an indispensable attribute of any women's holiday, and sometimes men's too. If you know that a bouquet would be an appropriate gift for the upcoming celebration, you can play with this and give real homemade flowers to the fair sex, where instead of petals there will be money!

Of course, for such a congratulation, it would be nice to have at least a little origami skills, but in general, the task is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. It is advisable to first stock up on the necessary consumables, the quantity and quality of which depends on what result should be obtained. We will look at how to wrap money in the shape of flowers using the example of the rose that will turn out at the end.After a good search, you can find more complex and believable samples of paper flowers, but we will focus on a simple sample for beginners, which also requires only one bill for each flower. And here is a detailed instruction.

• Select a neat and clean bill, free from dents or damage, preferably a new one from a bank, and spread it out in front of you on a flat surface.
• Bend the corner at the top left to the bottom edge, then do the reverse procedure with the corner at the bottom left.
• Fold the former right side of the bill so that it partially overlaps the top of the resulting triangle.
• The above manipulations led to the fact that kinks formed on the surface of the bill in the necessary places, which we needed, therefore now we unfold all the folds, and fold the money in half so that we get a square.
• After that, the resulting figure is folded in both directions - both diagonally and in a straight line. In the end, you should have a greatly reduced layered figure.
• On both sides of the bill, slightly bend the flaps of the paper where it does not form a full edge and does not attach to the rest of the bill.
• After that, the most difficult thing begins - the previous folds from the lower, inner layers of the folded banknote also need to be bent towards the center, so that in the end there are four folds.
• Place the resulting figure vertically, and bend the upper parts on each side downwards, after that the almost finished rose can be opened slightly - this will allow you to do the same procedure from the sides, on a three-dimensional model.
• As a result, you should get a typical flower "cup", but the petals are still unnaturally straight - they are slightly wrapped outward, winding with an ordinary toothpick.
• On this, the rose as a whole is ready, but it will not look very believable. To correct such an annoying misunderstanding, you just need to take another one of the same bill and do all the above steps with it, and then just insert one rose into another. The result is a multi-layered structure of "petals" that really resembles a real flower.

If you are good at it, and in general you are a fan of such creativity, you can go even further and give the "flowers" maximum believability. As the basis for the "stem", a metal wire or knitting needle is usually used, which can be wrapped either simply in green paper or in the same bills. Especially creative donors go even further, and neat leaves are also cut out of colored paper, which are then attached to the stem with glue or tape.

Even the above methods of giving money are relatively popular, since such an approach to registration has been known for several years and has already become boring. At the same time, you can arrange a cash present even more impressive and unusual if you approach the task creatively and taking into account some hobbies of the person being gifted. Please note that some of the options below can theoretically offend a person, since they are jokes for an amateur.

A box of good birthday sweets is a pretty good addition to the main gift and flowers, especially if the hero of the occasion is a sweet tooth. At the same time, the box itself will be very valuable if you carefully open it in advance and take out all the candies from there, and instead of them place a neatly folded bill or coin in each place. An average box can hold 12-20 chocolates, respectively, you must prepare the same number of banknotes and coins.

It just so happened that in our country money in an informal setting is often called "cabbage" - apparently, the American currency reminded someone of the leaves of this vegetable garden, especially if there are a lot of banknotes, and they are not folded too neatly. If your friend often uses the word "cabbage" in this sense, you can play it well, saying that you have not thought of anything better than giving him exactly the cabbage. At this moment, the hero of the occasion will probably think about the money, and then you will take out and put on the table a head of ordinary cabbage.

Another curious way to surprise the hero of the occasion is to give him an ordinary broom. You are unlikely to be able to hide banknotes in its bristles, therefore it is easier to wrap several separate bristles with banknotes. Of course, you shouldn't reveal the whole trick at once - announce loudly that you decided to give a broom, because nothing better came to mind. Show the wrapped broom to the distrustful audience so that it is obvious that this is exactly what you are talking about - you can even start unpacking it from the side of the handle. At the end, when the secret is revealed, wish the gifted that there is always as much money as possible in his home, and that when sweeping, they even cling to the broom.

Another curious option is well suited for those people who do not consider themselves to be an ideally happy person, dream a lot and see the main way to achieve their goals is to accumulate as much finance as possible. At the celebration, declare that you have brought an unusual gift - this is a vaccine that will make all the dreams of the culprit come true. Such a statement in itself will provoke a wave of interest in what is happening, and you can further increase the degree if you find somewhere a small black suitcase, where you can pack a prepared syringe with money in advance.

This option is suitable for students, because many members of this class experience temporary financial problems. If you are a student yourself, show up for the celebration with a roll of toilet paper, citing the fact that you simply did not have enough money for a cooler gift, but this is still a useful thing, it will come in handy for the birthday boy. Of course, it's not so simple with a roll - inside you hid at least one banknote of a decent denomination in advance.

To do this, the paper will have to be opened, but this will only add color - we can say that you did not even buy this roll, but tore it from your heart. This is, of course, a mocking gift option, but for a youth company where everyone has a sense of humor, such a solution will definitely work.

An envelope postcard with money depicted on it can also be a good joke if the creators approached its design with taste. Usually, images of expensive bills, like five hundred dollars or euros, are printed on such postcards, but inside there is a relatively small amount, which does not always reach even five thousand rubles.

You can try to go the other way around, and look for a postcard on which, for example, a modest one hundred rubles will be printed. Inside, of course, you will put a more significant amount, but the first impression of the gift will be somewhat disappointing.You can add pepper to the situation if it is a gift to a friend - then you can refer to the famous saying that it is better to have a hundred friends than a hundred rubles, but you, as true loyal comrades, supposedly decided to provide the birthday boy with both ...

Such a design does not in any way attract a "joke" - it takes so many bills to make that even when using small banknotes, the amount will still not be too modest. Such a present will be an excellent option from the team to their boss, who is celebrating the anniversary. The hero of the occasion probably bought a real cake, but here he is presented with an impressive amount of money, and even in a creative version.

To be honest, this is not so much painting as origami again, which still needs to be mastered, but the approach itself deserves attention. You can depict anything on the canvas - when choosing a plot, you can even build on what you have already mastered in the art of folding paper figures. Naturally, not the whole picture should be made exclusively of banknotes, so think over what details will be "monetary" and where to get the main background.

Do not strive to create a real masterpiece in the field of art, nevertheless, you donate money in order to be spent, because the integrity of the work will still be violated. But when choosing a frame, do not be too greedy - it would not be suitable as an independent gift.

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