How to make a birthday piñata?

The piñata is a colorful custom that came to Poland from Mexico and is increasingly becoming a part of children's birthday parties.

The game involves hitting a cardboard puppet with a stick, which contains sweets. Children gleefully try to break the piñata, and when they succeed, they throw themselves to the ground to collect as many of the spilled sweets as possible.

• Cardboard, e.g. old cardboard
• Fringe
• Tape
• Glue
• Scissors

Execution

Consider the shape you want for your child's piñata. If you're having a theme birthday party, match the piñata's shape to that theme. Popular shapes include a llama, treasure chest, sphere, unicorn, or fairy tale characters.

Trace your chosen shape onto the cardboard. We chose a rainbow. After cutting out the shape, trace it again onto the cardboard and cut it out. This creates the front and back of the piñata.

Cut long rectangles from cardboard, approximately 15 cm wide. These will be the sides of the piñata. Adjust the length to your shape. Using tape, adhere the sides to the front of the piñata and then to the back. Remember to leave a hole for the candy!

Cut pieces of crepe paper about 3-4 cm wide, then score one edge with scissors. Unroll the resulting strips and glue them in layers onto your cardboard. You can add additional crepe paper elements, such as a unicorn tail or, like ours, colorful strips hanging from the ends of the rainbow.

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