towel bear on Carnival Vista
Supplies Needed to Make a Towel Bear
1 Bath towel
1 Hand towel
Eyes – eyes can be paper, felt, googly eyes, or whatever you have that works
Use white towels to make a polar bear, black towels to make a black bear, or brown towels to make a grizzly bear.
How to Fold a Towel Bear Body
fold over long sides of towel, then fold over short ends
Lay the bath towel out flat. Fold both long sides over several inches. Fold over ends of both short sides.
rolling both short ends to the center
Roll both short ends to center.
after rolling both ends to the center fold at the middle with these rolls on the outside
Fold rolled towel in half with rolls to the outside.
set the folded towel bear body with one roll on top of the other
Set folded towel with one roll on top the other. Set aside and make the bear’s head.
How to Make a Towel Bear Head
fold the hand towel in half short way across the center
Lay the hand towel out flat. Fold in half short way across center.
fold down corners from center of folded end
From the center of the folded edge, fold corners to center making two triangles on a towel with a pointed end.
flip towel over so folds are underneath, then turn up straight end
Turn towel over so folds are on underside then fold over straight edge.
fold the straight end over two more times
Roll folded straight edge 2 more times for a total of three folds on that end. At this point it should have the point sticking out beyond the rolls and the folds from the edges of the triangle folds that were turned to the underside sticking up at the back of the roll.
fold at the center with the rolled part on the outside
Fold in half at center with roll to the outside to form head.
Assembling the Towel Bear
assembled towel bear
Place head into center of folded body. Close body over the neck and position as desired.
finished towel polar bear
Add eyes and any other desired decorations to finish the bear.
More Towel Bears:
Original Towel Bear
one towel teddy bear
For other towel animals visit My Cruise Stories Towel Animal Page.
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