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This garden game is not only barking mad - but splashing good fun.
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Try and catch the water balloon cats and dogs in the upside down umbrellas - complete with comedy wigs!
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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.
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To get the umbrella shape, you'll need about five plastic cups.
Cut off the bottom and carefully cut up the side.
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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.
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Continue all the way round with the other cups to get the umbrella shape.
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Add some paper maché to the bottom of the head bowl - just cover the base for the time being.
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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!
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Cover both bowls with at least 3 layers of paper maché.
Make sure the joint in between the two bowls is really strong.
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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.
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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.
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Then for comedy effect, and maximum comfort, you can add a crazy wig.
Do this by sticking on lots of lengths of wool.
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Add on an elastic chin strap.
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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!
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So don't be a wet weekend, make the Raining Cats and Dogs game!
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