How to Make a Towel Origami Mouse

Leaving a boring pile of towels out for your overnight guests is a thing of the past. Now you can fold and roll your towels into a variety of different animals that will leave your friends both amused and dry. These steps will help you shape two towels into a mouse no one will be afraid to have on her bed.

Things You'll Need

• 1 Bath Towel
• 1 Hand Towel
• Safety Pins
• Three Small Buttons (optional)
• Sunglasses (optional)
• Rope or Chord for Tail (optional)

Instructions

Body

1. Roll both short sides of the bath towel up to meet in the center of the towel.

2. Bend the towel in half so the rolls are on the outside and the part of the towel connecting the rolls is on the inside.

3. Grasp the corners of the towel found in the center of each roll, holding two corners from the same roll in each hand.

4. Pull the corners outwards and away from each other to create four legs and the body of the mouse. Face two legs forward and fold the back two legs under.

Head

1. Lay the hand towel out flat.

2. Fold the short ends in to meet in the middle of the towel. From this new shape fold the top two corners in to meet at the center leaving a point at the top.

3. Fold the bottom edge of the towel over the diagonals and even with the point created in the previous step.

4. Roll the lower corners up diagonally to meet in the center and form a point at the bottom. These two rolls will have to be pinned together to hold their shape.

5. Twist and turn the portions of the towel above the rolls to look like mouse ears. Shape them however you wish.

6. Pin the head onto the body near the two legs facing forwards. Now you can apply the buttons or sunglasses to simulate eyes, one button for the nose, and lay the rope or chord out for the tail.