How to Fold a Towel Origami Person

Making a towel man can make bath time fun.

Towel origami is a fairly common practice at hotels and on cruises. This process may be used to create a number of animals, including elephants, dogs and penguins. A person-shaped towel also is fun and easy, and may be done as a nice touch for hotel guests or parents looking to make bath time fun.

Things You'll Need

• Hand towel
• Bath towel

Instructions

1. Place the towel widthwise on a flat surface and roll both sides of the towel towards each other. The two rolls should have a small gap in the middle.

2. Flip the towel over so it still is sitting widthwise, but so the rolls are on the bottom.

3. Flip down the top one-third so it sits across the middle third to form a shirt. The top section of the rolls should be spread apart for arms, while the bottom may form feet.

4. Construct the head using the hand towel. Fold the towel into thirds lengthwise.

5. Roll the hand towel into a tube or cylinder.

6. Place the head on the "shoulders" of the body. For an extra touch, add sunglasses, stickers or other materials to create a face.

References

• Oshibori Art: Towel Origami
• Origami Resource Center: Types of Origami
• Origami Resource Center: Fabric Folding

Resources

• Oshibori Art: Origami Man