Cinco de Mayo: Our Favorite DIY Piñatas
We’re ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo here at LTD! It’s a holiday that’s only celebrated in certain parts of Mexico, but Americans have made it into a big day to celebrate everything Mexican and all that we have adopted from Mexican culture. One of the things we adopted is the piñata — the papier-mâiché animals that we bat with a club until it bursts with candy. They’re fun for parties, but they can also be a fun craft — and there are some pretty crafty people out there. We’ve picked out some of our favorite DIY piñatas.
Easy Ice Cream Check out this ice cream cone piñata from Six Sisters Stuff! They always have something cute to contribute to the craft world — and they make it look so easy! This one actually might be. They did the regular papier-mâiché method using balloons and made a paper cone to shape it into our favorite summer treat. The secret to making it look edible (and adorable!) is all in the positioning of the crepe paper.
Simple Strawberry Oceans of Notions gets a big high five for this strawberry! It’s amazing how many types of food piñatas you can make with a balloon! Pink and green tissue paper and black construction paper and that ice cream cone becomes a berry! You don’t have to be a super-crafter to make an adorable piñata, you just have to have the right idea.
Basic Bird The right idea for Cindy Derosier was an Angry Bird piñata! What joy her boys must have had at their party with that! The process is so simple and the end product is so clever! We’ll probably be seeing Candy Crush candy hanging from her trees next year!
Straightforward Shield Maureen Wilkinson strayed from using a balloon for her Captain America shield piñata and instead fashioned the shell of the shield from craft board. A couple of circles and a good strip to connect the two is what she used as the base. To make the signature shield she used feathered crepe paper, a little imagination and a lot of patience!
Papier-Mâiché Minion Le Coin de Mel used two balloons to pull together a minion piñata. What she did with them is pretty clever — she tied the two balloon knots together and bridged the gap between them by wrapping it in paper to make one long torso just like they’re drawn! Instead of using crepe paper, she painted her piñata, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make yours with the traditional tissue paper. Either way, it makes a fun party activity for Cinco de Mayo or a birthday party.
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