A child's birthday is a really happy event and since children have so much raging energy, they always want fun and colorful games. Why not make your own piñata for a child's birthday party? This is a creative and easy DIY idea and the little ones will definitely love it. This is how you can make a child's birthday happy and unforgettable so that children of all ages don't get bored.
What is a piñata and where does the tradition come from?
Piñatas are a Mexican tradition. It is a large hollow toy filled with sweets and small souvenirs. To get to the contentto get to the piñata, you hang them up and smash them with a special bat while blindfolding them. As a rule, such games are organized for children's birthday parties and sometimes even adults feel like trying them.
You can make the piñata yourself and it is inexpensive. Plus, it's easy and fun. You have to invest a little time and of course, let your imagination run wild! You can make this simple piñata with balloon. Let's go.
What you need to make your own piñata:
- a big balloon
- Paper mache mixture (below we show how you can make it yourself)
- Newspaper
- Crepe paper in the desired color
- Glue
- Rope (you can use thin satin ribbon)
- Scissors
- Good
- tape
Instructions for making a piñata:
- Prepare the mixture. We'll need him. What is the best homemade oneGlue for paper mache? Mix one part flour with one part water (e.g. 1 cup flour and 1 cup water or 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup water) until you get a thick, glue-like consistency. Add a little more water if the mixture is too thick. Stir well with a spoon to remove any lumps.
- Now make the base of the piñata. Tear paper or newspaper into strips. Inflate the balloon to the desired size. Glue the paper to the ball with the homemade paste. Use newspaper for the first layers. The number of layers depends on the thickness required. The bigger the child, the stronger the piñata. If you use newspaper, 5 to 6 layers are enough. After gluing the individual layers, you have to let the craft dry completely. For the final layer, use white paper. Allow the piñata to dry thoroughly. This can take a few days. If you don't want to wait that long, use a hairdryer. Once your piñata is dry, remove the balloon. Poke it with an awl and pull it out.
- Sew the piñata closed with a ribbon, leaving the long ends standing. We secure them well inside using adhesive tape.
- Cut the crepe paper into strips and then into fringes. Glue the crepe paper by starting to tape the piñata from the bottom with the fringes facing up. A little effort and the piñata is ready.
- Now comes the exciting part of the work. Fill the piñata with various candies and little surprises. The hole for the filling can be cut out in advance. Then mask the hole with different elements. You can glue additional elements such as eyes, nose, mouth, etc. onto the finished piñata and make any face you want. Here are some interesting ideas.
You can make different animals according to your preferences by sticking on eyes, mouth, nose. A cute cat is easy to make. You can make the ears separately from cardboard or fabric, as you wish.
And how about a lion piñata? All you need is additional orange strips of paper or fabric, which you can glue around the lion's head as a mane.
And boys will definitely love a football piñata. Cut the shapes out of plastic wrap or cardboard and stick them on the piñata.
For girls, crafts with flowers will definitely look charming. You will need several flowers, made of paper or fabric, purchased or homemade, to glue on your piñata.
Minions arepopular with childrenand you can make a Minion Piñata yourself. To do this you need two balloons that you tie together. Use four pieces of cardboard taped together (lengthwise) with tape to form a tube shape around the two balloons. Very easy! Then proceed as already known to make the papier-mâché. Paint the craft in yellow and glue the parts of the Minion's face onto it, which you can cut out yourself from colorful paper or cardboard.
Make your own star-shaped piñata
The star-shaped piñata is a great surprise for both children's parties and large celebrations. It looks more complicated, but is also easy to make. To make them, you need the same materials as for the round piñata with the balloon, only for the parts of the star you also need some cardboard cones in the shape of birthday hats, which you attach to the star with double-sided adhesive tape. Cover them with crepe paper, which you will also use to decorate the piñata. Proceed as described above, gluing the colorful stripes onto the star-shaped piñata, making sure that the glue, which turns yellow after drying, does not extend beyond the edges. It's so easy to make your own piñatas.
