Como Hacer Una Piñata

HOW TO MAKE A PIÑATA

According to legend, the colorful papier mache shapes called piñatas actually came from China and were introduced to the West by Marco Polo. In Mexico it is believed that the7 cones surrounding the piñata represent the capital sins and the children represent the good side of the world defeating the bad side when they use sticks to strike and break the piñata. Follow thesesimple instructions and you can easily make your own colorful piñata so that you, too, can engage in the fight of good against evil!
Traditional
Taking a swing
Piñatas are made with a clay potreinforced with glued paper (nowadays old newspapers). 7 cones made of cardboard are added representing the 7 capital sins of Christian faith. This gives the piñata its traditional "satyr" look. This isdecorated with stripes of colorful paper (you make cuts in the bottom half of each stripe to make it "fluffy" which gives a nice effect). A piñata prepared this way will break more easily. Yes, thereis some danger of being hit or cut by the pieces of pottery once the piñata is broken, but frankly it is tiring and eventually boring for the children to break a paper or cardboard-only piñata.Children can be taught to be careful when breaking one of these traditionally made piñatas.

How to Make a Piñata
Traditionally seen at Mexican celebrations, piñatas can make any kind of party a smash– and even better, they’re fun to make! If you don’t mind literally getting your hands dirty, a piñata can be a great papier mache project for birthday parties, holidays and school projects. Find outhow to make a piñata!

HOW TO MAKE A PIÑATA

According to legend, the colorful papier mache shapes called piñatas actually came from China and were introduced to the West by Marco Polo. In Mexico itis believed that the 7 cones surrounding the piñata represent the capital sins and the children represent the good side of the world defeating the bad side when they use sticks to strike and...