How to make a Piñata
It’s great to be back with something fresh and creative this rainy season. Piñatas are vessels filled with gifts and treats to share with people at an event. The vessel is breakable and guests take turns to hit it in till it smashes and spills the goodies for the eager guests. This tradition may have started out in China where clay pots filled with seeds were smashed towards a great harvest, or with the Aztec who had it as part of a celebration. Party Piñatas today are made of cardboard and filled with candy and small toys for the guests to enjoy. We recently made a Unicorn shaped Piñata for a 10 year old birthday party and will share the making experience with you. Materials Needed: Carton or Strong Cardboard Various colours of cardboard Craft Tissue - in the main colour of your piñata Crepe Paper Paper Strong twine or rope Glue gun and sticks PVA Glue Glue stick Sticky tape Steps: Draw the outline of the shape for your piñata, in our case we drew the outline of the unicorn, skipping