Balloons & Money

My daughter had a birthday party from one of her best friends last week. Her friend wanted money, but I don't like to just put money in an envelope and that's it, so I tried to think of a nice way to wrap the money. For my daughter's own birthday I bought transparant balloons and besides for decorating the party room, I thought I could use one of the balloons to put the money in. Together with some confetti and glitter I think it looks somewhat nicer than just an envelope.

I myself had a birthday party, too, from an old school friend who also wanted money, and I used the balloon idea again for my own gift. I just took water balloons this time and put papermoney in every one of them.

Comments

  1. Michele MorinSeptember 30, 2017 at 11:37 AM

    Great idea! Very festive!

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  2. annies homeOctober 3, 2017 at 4:50 AM

    I like this idea. I used to always get birthday cards with money. This is the same concept but so much more fun
    thanks for sharing I believe I will use it in the future
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  3. UnknownOctober 4, 2017 at 4:16 AM

    How do you get the stuff inside the balloon? That's what I want to know!

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    1. LizOctober 4, 2017 at 9:10 AM

      You can fold or roll the paper money, confetti etc until it's small enough to put through the hole in the balloon where you inflate the balloon. Because the balloon is elastic you can make it a bit bigger.

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  4. Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. OlsonOctober 5, 2017 at 4:46 AM

    It[s such a fun idea! Makes giving money way more fun. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  5. Sum of their StoriesOctober 7, 2017 at 6:50 PM

    It's so nice to find fun ways of giving cash as a present. The balloon idea is great.

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