Decorative DIY. Making a piñata as in Mexico!
Equipment
- A piece of cardboard about 1 m2
- Colored tissue paper (eg: red, orange, yellow, blue, green, purple, silver and gold)
- An old newspaper
- A pair of scissors
- Of flour
- Duct tape
- Liquid glue
- Twine
- Candy and small toys
The piñata must be made a few days before the event because it requires a drying time.
Cut and assemble the parts
To form the front and back of the piñata, cut two pieces of cardboard in the shape of half circles, measuring 50 cm wide and 38 cm high. Cut also a 1 meter long rectangle of 18 cm wide to cover the top half circles, and another 50 cm by 18 cm to the bottom of the piñata. Assemble the four parts with tape, so as to form an arc-en-ciel in 3 dimensions. Leave a little space open on the side, to slide the candy inside the piñata once completed.
Paste newsprint
Cut strips of newspaper about 12 cm by 8 cm. To make the glue, mix in a bowl two measures of flour to two parts water. Dip the strips in the glue and cover the bow cardboard. This should give it volume and consolidate. Let dry all night.
Cover the tissue paper piñata
Cut squares of different colors of 9 cm by 9 cm, and frangez them. Secure with the liquid adhesive from the bottom and following the drawing of the rainbow sky. They must overlap. Cover the bottom of the piñata of a tissue paper rectangle, and hang there long fringes. Drill two holes at the top, to 9 cm away from each other, and attach a piece of string to the desired length to hang the piñata.
Fill the piñata
Add candy, small toys or small gifts by the space left ajar at the first stage. Glue the flap. If the closing is not very tight, it does not matter: this will allow the children to see the candy flowing gently as they begin to hit the piñata rainbow sky.
How to play ?
The goal is to break the piñata to bring out all its contents. The children, in turn, give a few strokes each on the piñata with a stick. Whoever strikes may also be blindfolded and guided by others who then stand well clear (to avoid lost calls). A beautiful animation for a birthday!
