This vacation souvenir is unique, customized, and inexpensive
Vacation memories don’t need to fade like your tan. This creative souvenir can remind you of all your favorite moments.
After planning and booking a special vacation, the travel budget may be a little tight. From food and drinks to special event tickets, even the most robust travel budget can seem a little light. But every vacation needs a creative souvenir. Can you find a unique, customized, and inexpensive option for any vacation? Absolutely, you can.
Instead of strolling the souvenir shops, a special memento can come with a little creativity. When I visit a foreign country, I collect at least one coin of each denomination. But these coins aren’t just something to connect. I have turned them into bracelets.
Like a charm bracelet, these bracelets feature the country’s coins. Simply put a small hole through the coin and attach to a bracelet. If you don’t have the tools to make the bracelet at home, some jewelers can help you create the bracelet. The coin bracelet is unique to your vacation or trip. Every time you wear it, you can remember the vacation. Plus, the bracelet can be a great conversation starter.
Creative vacation souvenir, photo by Cristine Struble
If you haven’t traveled to another country, the same concept work at theme parks, museums, and other popular destinations. Anyone who has visited a theme park probably has seen the penny smashers. For about a dollar, these machines take a penny and imprint it with a special design.
These penny smashers are some of the most economical souvenirs. These smashed pennies can work in a charm bracelet, just like the other coins. Compared to a bracelet at the shop, this option can be cost effective. More importantly, it is unique.
Even if you don’t want to make a bracelet, these smashed pennies make for fun souvenirs. Instead of a plastic toy that breaks or a t-shirt, these smashed pennies don’t break or get too small to wear. Just a quick tour around any theme park or museum can show numerous designs.
Creative vacation souvenir, photo by Cristine Struble
For example, at Disney Springs, the Marvel store offers a set of the Avengers smashed pennies for under $10. The majority of other items in the store are much more expensive. The same can be said at the Star Wars store.
Plus, a handful of smashed pennies are easy to bring home. No one wants to try to fly home with a giant stuffed animal or huge lightsaber. With the baggage costs, no one wants to spend more travel dollars. These smashed pennies take up no space or weight.
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On your next vacation, be a little different with your creative vacation souvenir. A coin bracelet or some smashed pennies can be the vacation memento that you could talk about for years.