How To Fold a Towel Into an Elephant Shape

  • September 30, 2009
  • 2,300 Views
Please install Flash

These elephant-shaped towels are so cute and easy to create that you’ll never want to use them for drying.

You Will Need

  • A bath towel
  • A hand towel
  • Toy animal eyes (optional)
How To Fold a Towel Into an Elephant Shape: Open towel and lay flat

Step 1: Open towel and lay flat

Open the bath towel lengthwise and lay it flat on the floor. Roll each side inward, toward the center.

How To Fold a Towel Into an Elephant Shape: Fold in half at center

Step 2: Fold in half at center

Fold the rolled towel in half with each rolled side serving as a pair of elephant legs, and then stand the legs up.

How To Fold a Towel Into an Elephant Shape: Roll hand towel

Step 3: Roll hand towel

Hold the center of the edge of the hand towel between your teeth. Using your hands, roll the top edges inward and downward, making a narrow upside-down “V.”

How To Fold a Towel Into an Elephant Shape: Roll up bottom three inches

Step 4: Roll up bottom three inches

Roll the point of the “V” up three inches to form the upward curve of an elephant trunk.

How To Fold a Towel Into an Elephant Shape: Pull top for flap ears

Step 5: Pull top for flap ears

Pull down the top layer of the wide end of the trunk to form the ears.

Place animal eyes – which can be purchased at a craft store – at the top of the hand towel, above the flap and between the ears.

How To Fold a Towel Into an Elephant Shape: Set atop larger towel

Step 6: Set atop larger towel

Set the hand towel trunk with ears and eyes on top of the larger towel, which will serve as the body.

When author Douglas Adams died, fans instituted “Towel Day,” a reference to his book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Something wrong?

Report This How-To

Cancel

Comments (2)

HeatherM

that's a good-looking elephant-towel, the ears on your's really came out nicely!

over 2 years ago by HeatherM

Reply
deltenney

Very cute -- will try it for my grandchldren!

over 2 years ago by deltenney

Reply

or to post a comment. Or, sign in using your Facebook to comment
and share your activity with your friends