Rome wasn't built in a day, but this dog was built in three minutes

My first mutt.

Materials: 1x 260 modelling balloon (Qualatex)
Level of difficulty: Duh.


All right, so it wasn't the most auspicious start. But I was so proud of this little long-nosed, silly-tailed dog. That bubble of air in his tail was supposed to be moved up to make a poodle tail, but that is actually a lot harder than it looks, and I gave up after my tenth attempt.

My eight-year-old can make this dog now, too. It's simple lock twisting, with the hardest aspect being not letting the bubbles you twist unravel before you get around to locking them. I even managed to make this right after getting light-headed trying to blow up the balloon without using a pump.