Blue and yellow sparkling water Paper Squishy

What you'll need

• Scissors, paper glue, a ruler, short pieces of clear tape and a little loose tissue for filling. Colour the colouring version before cutting. Write each part code on its white back before separating the pieces.

Assembly overview

1. Choose A4 or US Letter. Print single-sided at 100% / Actual size. Turn OFF Fit to page. Measure the 50 mm test line. Use 100-120 gsm paper. Scissors, paper glue, a ruler, short pieces of clear tape and a little loose tissue for filling. Colour the colouring version before cutting. Write each part code on its white back before separating the pieces. Solid outer line: cut. Green J: glue its printed face and cover with the opposite edge. Its dashed limit is NOT a fold. Fold only the dashed lines on square straw/hose parts; curl round walls smoothly. Pale green on a white contact face in a step image highlights glue, not an extra part.
2. All pieces below use the same 55% scale. Keep every J overlap attached. Cut from the template PDF.
3. Write W on its white back. Gently curl the whole wall, without adding vertical creases. Spread a thin layer of paper glue on the printed green J zone. Bring the opposite straight edge OVER J, exactly to its dashed limit. J stays inside. Press with a finger inside and another outside, while both ends remain open; let dry. A dashed JOIN limit is not a fold.
4. Place B printed side down on the table. Centre the lower edge of W on its white back; the disc edge and wall rim meet. Attach short 6-8 mm-wide clear tape pieces outside, half on B and half on W. Turn the assembly over and finish the entire rim with neighbouring pieces overlapping. Return it upright. The top stays open. There are no hidden bottom tabs or extra support rings.
5. Use the same J joint as W: printed face outside, glue printed J, cover J with the opposite edge up to the dashed limit, press both faces and let dry. Do not fold the curved wall or the J limit. Repeat for every listed piece; these are separate rings at this stage. Rim diameters: S: bottom 58, top 30, height 25 mm, N: bottom 30, top 30, height 20 mm. Do not join different pieces at their side J strips.
6. T closes the 30 mm upper rim of N, printed face out. Seal the complete T edge with short overlapping tape pieces. Join N lower 30 mm rim to S small 30 mm rim, edge to edge. Tape all around outside, half on N and half on S. The 58 mm lower opening of S stays fully open for filling. This assembly is separate from W.
7. W and B are already joined. Put loose filling into W, keeping it below the rim. Separately invert S+N+T; add small loose tufts through its large open underside, including toward the narrow tip. Keep the join edge clear. Hold filling inside while turning the upper shell upright. Butt its large rim against W top and apply short overlapping clear tape all around, half on each shell. Do not nest or force the shells together. Add decorative patches only after closing.
8. Follow each seam all the way around. Add short overlapping clear tape wherever an edge lifts; every tape piece must touch both adjoining paper surfaces. Keep filling inside. Let glue dry completely. Start with a gentle press, away from small accessories. If the body is too firm, reopen a short section of its main closure and remove a little filling before resealing.