How to wrap a bank transfer?

[TheThreeHeadedBeast]

Both dc are at university, they will have something to unwrap under the tree. However, their main present will be money as that is what they need & want.
Does anyone have ideas on how to wrap an online bank transfer...

Does anyone on Etsy sell a personalised voucher?

A nice card with a couple of chocolate coins in and a lovely message?

A voucher in a box (or a box in a box in a box type thing)?
A helium balloon in a box?
Just a card with a nice message?

To what purpose?
Do they know they are getting money? If so then what would "wrapping" it achieve?
They have small things to unwrap, and the pleasure of having money which they both want and need.

Make it fun by doing a small treasure hunt, so at least there's some excitement?

I could make a voucher card, I have a small stash of craft stuff.
Then small gift bag, I can easily make some more and chocolate coins, maybe a sugar mouse.
Thanks, my mind was a complete blank

I'd fill a small gift box with chocolate coins.🙂

We have always given a card with a message and amount written in.

I always get creative on my laptop and illustrate whatever I'm giving.
Eg.Tickets to a football match
Theatre tickets
A short break
Things that there's nothing to actually 'give' when it's in the future.
Print it off, laminate it and wrap really nicely.

When are you going to actually transfer the money? If you do it before they open it they may well already know about it so no surprise.

Trying to increase their pile as otherwise they will have less to open than DH & me. Sounds silly, but I feel stupid still opening stuff when everyone else has finished.
This is mostly because my friends and I still exchange presents, some of us are single so it was to even it out, in the days when the children had piles of stuff

you could pad out presents by wrapping up lots of small stocking type things, fluffy socks, chocolate, Christmas sweets, a lip balm, fun game to play as a family

Yeah I agree. You need something to open at Christmas

Box with choc coins like a treasure chest and a message in it. Or note in a cracker.

I’m all for wrapping or having hunts for tickets and vouchers but it seems a bit odd for money?

Do they know in advance they are getting the money?

Haven't RTFT. You could print a homemade voucher, fold it and pop it into one of those money wallets and then in an envelope preferably a nice big red one. Or into a little gift card box, I've seen some at Paperchase.

If you wanted to go further you could then pop that into a little gift bag with a small present eg chocs, mini liqueur, socks, CD etc. or if your small gift is bigger say a toiletries set or jigsaw, wrap that and then stick the voucher envelope or box to it securely.

I have done very similar before (it wasn't a voucher for a bank transfer but same idea and not something you can get a commercial gift card or voucher for).

I also do a bank transfer for ds1, and have done since he was 17 as he never wants anything major and I "give" the non-major things to other family who want to buy him a present not just give him money.

I also do things like socks, boxers, chocolates, shower gel, etc so he has something to unwrap.
For his birthday he has been away the last 2 years, 1st year I posted a few bits and this year I just did the transfer.

All seems a bit pointless really as he does actually really care about something to unwrap.

I tend to do the bank transfer on the day, with Happy Christmas as the reference, and either tell or message (if he isn't with me on the day) him.

Waitrose had giant chocolate coins last year and chocolate notes (£5, £10, £20). Ties into the "money" theme.

Thank you everyone for your ideas and comments, to answer a few questions
They have asked for money but do not know how much, because they also know that there will be an actual present as well. So the amount is a surprise. I will do the bank transfer after they have opened the presents.

I really like the idea of making a voucher so can do that (I can even laminate it). I will put the voucher in a gift bag with some Christmas sweets and chocolate coins. We have an overpriced sweet shop in town so can find plenty in there

We no longer have a waitress here, but I will keep my eyes open as it goes well with the voucher

Waitrose ffs

Inside a Christmas cracker

I’d just print off something to say what you’ve transferred, and wrap it around a small something to open. Or a bigger something, according to what they’d like.

Why not just cash in an envelope??

Mine wouldn't really want cash, you have to then do something with it.
Neither would I tbh, my dad gives me a significant sum for birthday and christmas, he used to do a cheque - which is then have to find the opportunity to bank. He now does a transfer.