THE DETAILS
Made for after the bath, the pool, and the messy in-between.
Soft organic cotton towels, ponchos, wash gloves, and changing mats — the bath-and-change essentials that get used twice a day, every day, for the first few years. Built to absorb properly, wash easily, and last past the toddler stage.
Actually absorbent
Most baby towels feel soft for the first few washes and then turn thin and useless by month three. Ours use heavier towelling layers (400gsm in the bunny towel, 210gsm knitted in the poncho lining) so they keep working through the wear that newborn and toddler bath routines put on fabric.
Pick your format
Hooded towel for the full post-bath wrap-up. Hooded poncho for older babies who'd rather wear something than be wrapped. Wash gloves for the awkward hand-free moments of newborn bathing. Changing mats for the changing bag, the play mat, or quick wipe-ups out and about. Each has its job; most parents end up with two or three.
Builds a matching set
The muslin outer on most of the range coordinates with our wider muslin collection — towels, ponchos, comforters, and muslin cloths share the same fabric stock and colour palette. Pick a sheep or koala design and you can build a matching bath-time set with our wash gloves and selected bibs in the same character.
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Tiny Alpaca is a small family business in London, trading since 2019. Every order is checked and packed by us, not a warehouse. If something's not right, you talk to the person who sent it.
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FAQ
Questions parents ask
Honest answers, written by us. The same things we'd tell a friend.
Yes. The hooded bunny towel has a 400gsm towelling lining — about twice the absorbency of standard baby towels. The towelling poncho has a 210gsm knitted lining. Wash gloves have a full towelling inside. Most baby towels skimp on the absorbent layer to keep weight and cost down; ours don't. After a bath, your baby actually gets dried, not just wrapped in wet fabric.
For newborn baths, genuinely yes. When you're supporting your baby's head with one hand, the wash glove fits over your other hand so you can clean with one motion rather than fumbling a sponge or flannel. Once your baby can sit up unsupported (around 6 months), they're less essential — but most parents keep using them through toddlerhood anyway.
The waterproof barrier is TPU rather than the standard plastic used in most changing mats — more eco-friendly, no PVC. The button-closure version folds compact for the changing bag and uses a coconut shell button rather than velcro that wears out within a year. Both are sized at 57 × 57 cm — large enough for a proper change, small enough to fit in a normal nappy bag.
Hooded towels work best for newborn and very young babies — wrap your baby up, hood goes over the head, you keep them warm while you dress. Ponchos work better from about 12-18 months when babies start wriggling and don't want to be held still. The poncho slips over the head and stays put while your toddler runs around half-dressed. Many parents end up with one of each.
Most of the range shares fabric stock with our wider muslin collection — same outer fabric as selected comforters, swaddles, and muslin cloths. Sheep and koala designs carry across our wash gloves, comforters, and selected bibs, so you can build a coordinated bath-and-change set in matching characters. Useful for new-parent gifts and parents building a coherent nursery aesthetic.