Roll a sheet of poster board into a slightly tapered tube and glue it together.
Trim the top and bottom edges of the tube to create a bucket shape.
Glue a circle of poster board to the smaller “bottom” end of the bucket.
Cover the bucket with light gray felt.
Cut a circle from upholstery foam for the inside of the bucket to make a base for the top of the child’s head. Cover it with light gray felt and stuff it inside the bucket. Try it on the child’s head and hot glue it in place where it feels comfortable.
Glue a strip of white elastic to make a chin strap inside the bucket.
Create the water drops
Glue 6 long strands of clear string around the inside edge of the bucket.
Cut and glue a few blue craft foam water droplets onto each string using super glue.
Glue silver and blue ribbon around the inside edge of the bucket.