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Home / Latest Posts / Life / Party Ideas / Graduation / How to Make Your Own Money Lei

How to Make Your Own Money Lei

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 5/14/18Updated: 12/06/22

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MOney Lei

A Money Lei is a Perfect Graduation Gift Idea.

Every graduate needs some cash and this money lei is a fun and creative way to give the gift of cash to a graduate.  If you have been looking for the perfect graduation gift idea, look no further!

graduate wearing a money lei

Graduation season is here.  I’ve been getting lots of emails lately asking for graduation gift ideas and ideas for graduation part parties.  I’ve done my share of both.

Cash is a popular graduation gift idea.  Everyone loves cash and Every graduate can use a little cash.  It’s fun to be able to present that cash in a creative way.  When we attended my son’s college graduation a few years ago I loved the idea of this money lei as a graduation gift.  The graduate kindly posed for a few pictures for me with his lei.

He was actually wearing three leis! A traditional flower lei, a candy lei, and one made out of money.

The candy lei was made out of plastic wrap and candy bars and tied in between each candy bar with curling ribbon – so cute.

But the lei I liked the most was the money lei – who wouldn’t love that!  And if you are looking for a creative graduation gift idea, this is it.

money lei

How to Make a Money Lei

Dollar bills were gathered up with a piece of ribbon and tied in the middle and then attached to another piece of ribbon.  Curling ribbon works great.

dollar bills tied in a money lei

There were also little bags of Hershey Hugs and Kisses tied in between the dollar bills. So fun!!

candy tied to money lei

What a fun way to give a graduate a gift of cash.  Who wouldn’t love a money lei!?

Check out more graduation ideas:

Candy Bar Cake

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graduate wearing leis

Originally posted April 2010

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  1. Marya says

    Posted on 6/22 at 5:07 am

    How many dollar bills did you use in this picture above?

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  2. Nancydrew says

    Posted on 5/29 at 6:39 am

    Would the dollars rip?

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 5/29 at 6:59 am

      No they don’t rip

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  3. Sherry says

    Posted on 5/18 at 3:32 pm

    Gaudy!! No way. This is called a “Full Lei”. Full, fun, fabulous and unique. I just love it. I’m going to make one for a friends son this week,,,,,and YES, it will be FULL 🙂 .

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  4. AhYou says

    Posted on 12/9 at 11:01 am

    This grad is Matt AhYou… former BYU football player and noe LAPD!! 🙂 Great pix! Thank you!

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