Fold a Towel Monkey

Simply made using one bath towel and one hand towel, this towel monkey is a cute addition to your bathroom and an incredible way to impress your guests! Depending on the color of the towel, it can also pass for a rubber chicken. Cruise lines and bed and breakfast motels use these quite often.

Body

 * 1) [[Image:Tm1_455.JPG|thumb|]]Lay the bathtowel flat.
 * 2) [[Image:Tm2_822.JPG|thumb|Roll ends to center.]][[Image:Tm3_590.JPG|thumb|Ends rolled to middle.]]Roll the towel from both ends to the centerline.
 * 3) [[Image:Tm4_57.JPG|thumb|Pull corners of towel out of roll.]]Reach inside the rolls to locate and pull out the towel corners from the centers of the rolls.
 * 4) Hold the two corners from one end of the towel in one hand and the two corners from the other end in your other hand.
 * 5) [[Image:Tm5_23.JPG|thumb|Pulling ends away from each other.]]Pull towel ends gently apart.
 * 6) [[Image:M2_834.JPG|thumb|"Body" on the hanger.]]Gently drop the smaller end (or which ever, if they are equal) and clip the longer ends to the hanger clips. This forms the body.

The Head

 * 1) [[Image:Tm7_776.JPG|thumb|Handtowel ready to fold]]Lay a hand towel flat.
 * 2) [[Image:Tm8_644.JPG|thumb|Fold in half.]]Fold the hand towel in half, short end touching the opposite short end.
 * 3) [[Image:Tm9_693.JPG|thumb|Roll corners to the center.]]Roll two opposite corners (either two, doesn't matter so long as they are opposite each other) in toward the middle until the rolls touch.
 * 4) [[Image:Tm10_988.JPG|thumb|Rolling from one end to the other.]]Roll the newly made "scroll" snuggly from the folded end toward the open end.
 * 5) [[Image:Tm11_281.JPG|thumb|Pulling top flap up and around the roll.]]Roll the upper flap of the open end around the roll.
 * 6) [[Image:Tm12_168.JPG|thumb|Pull lower flap down and "around" the head roll to form the "mouth".]]Fold and tuck the lower flap of the open end down and around the roll in the opposite direction, forming the head (upper flap with roll) and mouth (lower flap, folded back under the roll).
 * 7) [[Image:M1_35.JPG|thumb|Head on the body.]]Tuck the "head" between the "arms" of the monkey's body and the towel monkey is complete!

Things You'll Need

 * Matching bath and hand towels
 * Clothes hanger with clips (generally used to hold pants or skirts)

Related Tips and Steps

 * Fold a Towel Cat
 * Fold a Towel Lobster
 * Fold a Towel Elephant
 * Fold a Towel Dog
 * How to Fold Bath Towels
 * How to Make New Bath Towels More Absorbent
 * How to Bathe Your Cat With a Damp Towel

Sources and Citations

 * Metacafe - Video of folding a Towel Monkey
 * Wikipedia Entry for Towel Animals