About an hour and one really thick layer of newspaper later. I was advised to have multiple layers, but I figured one would do the trick.
After it dried for a day, we started on the pink primer. It's just poster paint, nothing too fancy here.
Now we have a pink factory. 
Time for the details. The girls used glittery paint and glittery foam stickers to decorate. They had so much fun making it their own creation.
A few paper cones and some flags and voila, it's done!
A view from the back. Of course every surface except the bottom had something sparkly.
Everyone at the girls' birthday party took a turn at thumping the pinata... to no avail. The older boys got some extra turns to try and open it up.
They got some good whacks in, but it still wouldn't pour out the sweet treasures. It eventually took Jeremy to rip the bottom open...I guess one layer of paper mache was enough!
The End.I'd like to thank all the helpers big and little at helping this pinata to have a wonderful life.
And yes, I'd do it all again to save $20 and give the girls some fun memories.
Make vs. Buy: The winner is MAKE!
Make vs. Buy: The winner is MAKE!
8 comments:
That's so cute!
That looks great!!
when I see this stuff I wish I could be a kid again and be adopted into your family. so fun!
oh wow! that turned out so cute! You guys did a great job! I should put this on my blog!
It did turn out fabulous!! I love the girl's paintings on it too. Pinatas are so fun!!
That is the coolest pinata ever. Great job Maddie and Abbie. Happy Birthday! It looks like you had a great party.
love the finish product and crafting with kids.
OH, So cute!! They look like they had a blast anyway trying to break it.
I went to the other link. It got me thinking. I wonder if it would of been easier to break if the paper rolls were cut and split down the middle and no tape used just some paper mache to hold it all together?
Just a thought if you make another one or something like it.
God Bless You and Yours!!!
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