This garden game is not only barking mad - but splashing good fun.
Try and catch the water balloon cats and dogs in the upside down umbrellas - complete with comedy wigs!
To make the game, get your Finger Tips on two bowls.

One of the bowls needs to be able to fit over your head and the other one needs to be a bit bigger.

Cover them both in two layers of cling film.
To get the umbrella shape, you'll need about five plastic cups.

Cut off the bottom and carefully cut up the side.
Bend the cup back on itself, so that you get a crease in the middle.

Then turn the bowl over and tape the cup on like this.
Continue all the way round with the other cups to get the umbrella shape.
Add some paper maché to the bottom of the head bowl - just cover the base for the time being.
Then place the umbrella bowl on top of the head bowl.

Go carefully when doing this because it might be quite heavy especially if the bowl is made from glass!
Cover both bowls with at least 3 layers of paper maché.

Make sure the joint in between the two bowls is really strong.
Leave it to dry for a couple of days.

The paper maché needs to be thoroughly dry before you try to remove the bowls, plastic cups and cling film.
When it's dry you can paint it - this one's done in Finger Tips colours!

Don't forget to paint the inside as well.
Then for comedy effect, and maximum comfort, you can add a crazy wig.

Do this by sticking on lots of lengths of wool.
Add on an elastic chin strap.
The rain for the cats and dogs game comes from filling water balloons.

Stick on some card legs and a couple of card ears. You could even use a left over strand of wool for the tail!
So don't be a wet weekend, make the Raining Cats and Dogs game!


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