This is brilliant -- Sophie Kemp made origami rings out of twelve different currencies as an experiment in changing an ordinary process (the exchange of money). It really does make you think about that interaction -- but it'd also make a nice way to present gifts of money. I wonder how difficult it is to make these rings?
Origami
June 13, 2011
April 05, 2011
Make Some Paper Cranes and Raise Money for Japan
Modern Parents, Messy Kids provides a terrific paper-crane-making tutorial so that you and your kids can take part in a fundraising project for Japan by Students Rebuild. For every paper crane submitted by children, the Bezos Family Foundation will contribute $2.00 to Architecture for Humanity's reconstruction efforts in Japan, up to a total of $200,000. After they reach their goal of collecting 100,000 paper cranes, they will be woven into an art installation.
Or you could just do this on a smaller scale yourself, with your child's school.