Playing with Money

Sometimes the very best thing you can do with your money is play with it. It's a lot cheaper than spending it. And clearly one of the best ways to play with money is by folding it into crowd-pleasing shapes, like the bow-tie in the illustration.

It turns out that there is something of an art form called "Money Origami." Something of an art form, because clearly the place for displaying one's money-folding skills is neither gallery nor museum, but more often the dining room table or restaurant. It's one of those "impress your friends" kinds of art, and hence of inestimable value, regardless of denomination.

This site comes to us by way of FunDay Times Contest-Winner Shelley Pearce. For those of us who find Dollar Bill Origami a source of significant joy, Shelley also recommends a site called "Dollar Bill Origami by Bob Nienhuis." I plan to make a $200 Gift Box in Shelley's honor. And then spend it.