Gift Card & Money Puzzle Boxes

A wooden money or gift card puzzle box turns a card or a cash gift into a moment. Each one hides a gift card, folded bills, a check, or a small keepsake behind a clever mechanism the recipient has to solve before they reach what is inside.

These are real hardwood boxes designed by our makers and built by Creative Crafthouse, not printed cardboard. Most are an easy, delightful surprise rather than a punishing brain teaser, and most can be personalized with $4 laser engraving on the lid: a name, a date, a short message, or a small logo.

They work for birthdays, graduations, weddings, retirement, and the holidays, and they keep working after the gift is gone. Plenty of people keep one out on a shelf or desk as a discreet spot to stash cash, a spare key, or a gift card in plain sight. Pick by price and difficulty below, or step up to our high-end puzzle box collection for an heirloom-grade challenge.