Today's helpful tip is a craft project, fun for all the family. Project suitable for ages 10 and upwards.
Manufacture is simple.
Many religious statues are made of brittle porous materials which soak up liquids like a sponge. Their outside is covered by paint and glaze, so that they are effectively waterproof vessels. Madonnas who look sort of doleful are the best. To saturate the inside of the statue with a suitable liquid, leave it immersed overnight. Red liquids look best, but remember not to use blood, because of course it coagulates.