Fold money as a car

A simple (money) bill car

The rectangular shape of banknotes is ideal for folding experiments. With simple craft techniques you can Money gifts turn into a money car within a few minutes. If time is of the essence, try the simplest option, which only requires four bills. Two of them should each be the same size.

1. Turn two bills of the same size over one centimeter each on the front sides.
2. Divide one of these bills into five equal areas.
3. From the divided note, fold the car roof by kinking the five parts.
4. Place the folded roof on the second bill of the same size and wedge the folded front sides together.
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5. Glue the construction with some tape.
6. Loosely roll up two more bills each for the wheels. Caution: If you roll too hard, the wheel optics will be lost.
7. To attach the wheels, roll up two pieces of scotch tape with the adhesive side facing outwards.
8. Attach the Tesa rolls to the underside of the car and press the dummy wheels on.

Your (cash) note car is ready. Admittedly, the term "note" car in this case does not only refer to the bank note, but is also to be understood in a figurative sense. The money car does not look very "real" with this simple folding technique, but it can be guessed as a car it certainly is - a good result considering the few minutes you have invested in folding to have. If you want to get even more creative, take a little more time.

Classic car gift - fold a bank note with collector's value

All classic car fans and friends of special charm drive ideally with a folded classic car banknote. The folding technique in this case is a little more complex than in instruction one. But you can do that in less than half an hour. Caution: The technology works better with fifties or hundreds than with tens or twenties, because they are a bit too thin for the folding steps.

1. Pick up a bill and fold the top edge onto the bottom.
2. Grab the left corner and fold the one on the bottom edge too.
3. Proceed in the same way on the right-hand side.
4. You are now undoing the last two steps. The note adorns the guide lines that you need for the following steps.
5. Turn the bill over, fold the side edges back onto the lower edge.
6. Undo the last step to fold the bill inward along the fold lines. The car body is done with it.
7. You are now on the wheels. To do this, take four two-euro coins to hand, which you place on matt-colored construction paper.
8. Outline the coins and draw wheel hubs and spokes in the circles.
9. Cut the finished wheels out of the construction paper and glue the "construction paper covers" to your four coins with scotch tape.
10. Finally, you attach the wheels to your car body from banknotes with some tape.

The creative vintage car grant is ready for the date of birth or other festive days. If your taste may be a little more elaborate, you can also get one origami-Try folding instructions.

The supreme discipline - folding the origami car

The origami folding technique creates all sorts of shapes - including those of a car, of course. All you need is three matchboxes and tape. In this case, your gift of money should ideally consist of two 10-euro or fifty-euro bills. Four 1-cent pieces may not help the recipient, but you need these coins in addition to the bills to fold an origami car.

1. You glue two of the matchboxes together at the ends. Use tape generously so that the boxes don't fall apart later.
2. Wrap the two boxes with banknotes and glue each of the banknotes with a small piece of adhesive tape. Caution: Unlike in step one, do not use too much scotch tape so that the recipient does not damage the bills later. How much money you wrap around the boxes is up to your generosity.
3. Take the third matchbox and use it to cut the top of the money car. To do this, bevel the sides.
4. Crease the front and rear windows on the car body. Fix the bevels with tape.
5. Wrap the car roof you just made with one or more banknotes, which you then fasten with some tape.
6. You put the roof on the lower part of the car from the two matchboxes and fix it in place.
7. You are almost done. What is still missing now are the wheels from the dime pieces. To do this, cut off four pieces of scotch tape and roll them up with the adhesive side facing out.
8. Fix the Tesa rolls on the underside of the car in the places where you want to attach wheels.
9. Finally, press the dime pieces onto the tesa.

Whether simple, old-timer, or origami - a folded banknote is always a more difficult and interesting gift than money itself. Finally, a little tip: To keep the folded bills in better shape, attach each bill to thin construction paper before folding. But let's go - enjoy the ride.