{"id":6185,"date":"2020-09-28T23:12:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T23:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2020-12-08T22:45:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:45:01","slug":"easy-peasy-diy-pinata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/?p=6185","title":{"rendered":"Easy Peasy DIY Pi\u00f1ata"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s Children\u2019s Day in Honduras! What better way to celebrate the kodomo<\/em> kid <\/em>in all of us than with a couple of swings at a festive pi\u00f1ata! Fill with candy of your choice, invite some friends over, and enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newspaper (strips of approx 3\u2033 by 3\u2033)<\/em>
Flour Paste (approx 1 part flour to 2 parts water)<\/em>
PVA Glue<\/em>
Large Round Balloon<\/em>
Paper Fringe Garlands<\/em> or colored tissue paper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without counting the time taken to dry the pi\u00f1ata this whole project should take around 10 minutes each papier mache layer and then another 10-20 minutes to decorate with fringing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Firstly inflate a big balloon to your required size. Our big balloons inflate to 36\u2033 (3ft) which is very large so we inflated to around 20\u2033. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Make up your flour paste\u2014one part flour to two parts water\u2014until it becomes a consistency of double (thick) cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Use nice big generous strips of newspaper to cover your balloon. Dip the paper in the paste then cover the balloon leaving a circle of 2\u2033 wide at the base of the balloon (this is so that you can fill your pi\u00f1ata). No need to be neat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2013 Leave to dry (in the summer it will dry in the sun very quickly, in winter I dry in a warm oven (the oven should not be too hot, ideally one that has been heated and then turned off) or alternatively next to a radiator or dehumidifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 When dry add a second layer of newspaper and leave to dry again. if you are making the pi\u00f1ata for adults, add a third layer to make it extra-strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 When completely dry pop and remove the balloon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 To create a handle to hang your pi\u00f1ata- using a skewer or other sharp implement insert two holes one either side of your stuffing hole, insert a length of string to hang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2013 Now to cover the pi\u00f1ata. This can be done with strips of tissue\/crepe paper, cut into fringes and apply, but I have found a far quicker method and that is to use fringe garlands! This method is super quick and easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2013 To apply the fringe garlands I use PVA (it is less messy that the flour glue), Use a pencil to outline your design and then get creative!! Leave some overhang from the garland to stuff inside the pi\u00f1ata\u2019s hole; It\u2019s not too clear in this image below but if you leave a good six inches of garland hanging over the hole then once you have filled the pi\u00f1ata you can stuff this over-hang inside, this will seal the hole and hide it ready to hang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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-Hang the pi\u00f1ata from a tree (with lots of clear space around) and take turns having a go! Remember, Health and Safety!!\u00a0\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Children\u2019s Day in Honduras! What better way to celebrate the kodomo kid in all of us than with a couple of swings at a festive pi\u00f1ata! Fill with candy of your choice, invite some friends over, and enjoy! You will need: Newspaper (strips of approx 3\u2033 by 3\u2033)Flour Paste (approx 1 part flour to 2 parts water)PVA…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,63],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6187,"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185\/revisions\/6187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kodomokids.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}