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How To Make A Pinata
By Polly Hamilton
How to make a pinata:
Pinata's are a great way to add excitement and fun to any party, for both adults and children!! You just have to alter what you put in your pinata to suit your audience! Making a pinata can take a bit of time and effort, but if you do it with someone else's help it can be a really fun way to spend the afternoon. Be creative and out there and you'll have more fun with your Mexican pinata! Pinata's in traditional Mexico were shaped like six-pointed stars and not only did they contain candy and toys, they also had pieces of fruit! You can make your pinata any shape you want, just not too complicated or it might take you all year!
How to make a pinata: you will need:
To make a pinata there are a few simple ingredients that everyone needs. There are also many optional ‘ingredients' which you can add, depending on how creative you feel!
Mandatory ingredients: 2 cups of flour
3 cups of water
1 balloon (as large as you want it to be)
Newspaper
Paint, crayons, markers (anything creative that you can make your ‘stamp' with)
Colored crepe paper (you could also use ribbons, confetti, glitter, etc.)
String
How to make a pinata: the beginning
Blow up your balloon and tie it. Make sure it isn't too blown up or it might pop with all the handling. A large balloon that's only ¾ ‘s blown up is best. Mix your flour and water together to make a smooth, gluey paste. The smoother it is the better and neater your final product will look. Rip your newspaper into 2.5cm (1 inch) thick strips. Don't cut them as this alters the texture and it doesn't glue as well. Dip your strips in the glue and cover your balloon neatly in newspaper. Change around the angles and lengths when you glue the newspaper to strengthen your pinata. Leave a small hole of plain balloon at the rounded end (about the size of a film canister, or big enough to put your pinata contents in).Leave the balloon to dry completely, preferably tied so it's hanging in the air, not sticking to anything. If you have time you should leave your balloon for a whole 24 hours. Cover your balloon in newspaper twice more, leaving your hole bear and drying completely each time. This is a lengthy process and it's a good idea to do this on your own, and then decorate with a friend, that's the fun part!
How to make a pinata: getting rid of your balloon and adding shape
Once your newspaper is at least 3 layers deep and hard and dry, pop the balloon at the rounded opening. Pull out as much of the popped balloon as you can. You should now have a slightly oval shaped case of newspaper. If you want to get very creative you can now add shape to your pinata. You can make animals or objects by adding on cardboard, plastic, etc. There are endless possibilities, just make sure you don't put anything to heavy on your pinata. It could make it collapse in on itself, and when it finally pops you don't want heavy things dropping on children's heads.
How to make a pinata: decorate and fill
There is no way to write down how to decorate a pinata. Do whatever you want! You party may have a theme, so you could paint batman on the outside. You might not be creative with painting so you could photo-copy photos and stick them on. There really are endless possibilities, just have fun with it. As long as you keep that hole uncovered! Once your finished being wildly creative, fill your pinata with goodies. If you want you can then cover the hole, but I think it's easier to just make a small hole next to your large hole, feed string through them both, then tie it up from there!. Voila, homemade pinata!
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