Crafts
New Year's Piñata
By Mary Jo Rulnick
What You'll Need:
- paper bag
- markers, stickers, and streamers
- scissors
- cut paper
- reinforcement rings for holes
- string
- treats and small toys
- crumpled paper
- stapler
- plastic bat
How to Make It:
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Select a paper bag of any size. The bottom of the bag will be the top of the pinata.
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Use markers, stickers, streamers, and cut paper to decorate the bag. Don't decorate within a few inches of the open end.
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At the top of the pinata, poke two holes on opposite sides. Add reinforcement rings. To make a hanger, thread a 2- or 3-foot long string through one hole and out the other. Knot the ends together.
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Fill the bag with treats and small toys. Use crumpled paper as filler.
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Close the open end of the bag, fold it down a few times, and staple it.
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With an adult's permission, hang your pinata, have some blindfold you, and swing at the pinata with a plastic bat. Take turns with everyone until the pinata breaks, then share the treats and toys.
