Difficulty: Medium
This is how to make a fantastic origami elephant from a dollar bill, in only 52 step by step instructions.
![dollar bill elephant](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-finished.jpg)
When you are finished, your dollar bill elephant will look like this! Isn’t it awesome?
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 1](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-1.jpg)
Step 1: Start with a dollar bill
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 2](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-2.jpg)
Step 2: Fold the dollar bill in half horizontally and vertically. When opened it will look like this
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 3](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-3.jpg)
Step 3: Fold the left corners in to meet the horizontal crease line
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 4](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-4.jpg)
Step 4: Fold the left corners in along the crease lines indicated in blue (they should reach the central vertical crease line)
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 5](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-5.jpg)
Step 5: Your dollar bill should now look like this – the elephant’s trunk is starting to take shape!
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 6](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-6.jpg)
Step 6: Lift the point and fold along the blue crease line
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 7](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-7.jpg)
Step 7: When pressed down your dollar bill will now look like this
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 8](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-8.jpg)
Step 8: Turn the dollar bill over
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 9](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-9.jpg)
Step 9: Fold the right side over to the left, folding where indicated in blue
![Dollar Bill Elephant step 10](https://www.origami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dollar-bill-elephant-step-10.jpg)
Step 10: Your dollar bill should now look like this