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If you’re looking for a super fun and unique way to gift money to someone special, we think you’ll like this easy money chocolate box idea.
The premise is simple – take a box of chocolates, replace the chocolates with cash, wrap it up as you would any regular box of chocolates, and wait for your recipient to be pleasantly surprised!
This idea works well for Christmases, graduations, or any other special occasion. Best of all, it only takes a few minutes to put together.
In this Money Chocolate Box Gift tutorial, we’ll be showing you step by step how to make this ultra easy gift, which we’re sure will be a hit with anyone on your list this year.
We hope you find it helpful!
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Materials for Your Money Chocolate Box Gift
For this easy DIY money-themed Christmas gift, all you need is:
How to Make a Money Chocolate Box Gift: Step by Step
Have all your materials gathered? Now let’s get to work…
Step One: Empty Your Chocolate Box
This is by far the most delicious step! Your money chocolate box gift can’t function if there’s still chocolate in the box’s slots, so yes you have our permission to eat them all!
… but if your box has two levels of chocolate which they often do, then maybe save the one on the bottom for your lucky gift recipient.
Step Two: Start Filling in the Slots
How you choose to fill in your chocolate box slots is completely up to you!
We chose to use a variety of different folds/methods so the finished product had a bit more visual depth, but you could easily just use the same one over and over if you wish.
The simplest one for us was folding the bill into eighths.
This sounds basic, but when you fold it a bit like a staple and fit it into the box, it looks quite nice, like so:
Another easy idea is to add some coins into the circular slots:
We also did a bit of money origami, like this heart ring we made through this tutorial.
We also folded some money fans by pleating along the short side of the bill then folding the pleated stack in half to form a fan:
Lastly, we filled a few of the square slots by folding the bill in half lengthways (hot dog style) and then folding up to create a stacked square:
Step Three: Arrange All Your Creations Perfectly and Wrap
After all your slots are filled, make sure they are secure by gently shaking the box a bit. You want to ensure that your beautiful money creations don’t get disrupted in the wrapping/unwrapping process, so use a bit of tape to secure them if you need to.
… Then wrap it all up as you would any other box of chocolate, and you’re good to go!
We Hope You Enjoyed This Money Chocolate Box Gift Tutorial!
Let us know in the comments if you have any questions, or send show us a photo of your creation!