Follow these easy DIY steps to create your own animal piñata from paper mâché!
What you need:
- A large bowl
- Flour
- A balloon
- Water
- Newspaper
- Cardboard boxes (to make ears, tusks and a snout)
- Decorative paper
- Paintbrushes
- Paint
- Scissors
- Glue
- Tape
- Sweets
- String
How to make your own animal piñata:
Step 1
Make a body for your animal using paper mâché. The body should be hollow so you can fill it with sweets.
Step 2
Fill your animal with sweets.
Step 3
Create two ears, tusks and a nose from corrugated cardboard. Cover these with paper mâché too.
Step 4
Use tape and glue to attach the ears, tusks and nose to the body of the animal. The nose should cover the opening in the body.
Step 5
Paint the animal.
Step 6
Add hair to your animal using coloured paper.
Step 7
Tie a string to your piñata, so you can hang it up!
Check out our animal piñata video here:
This Eco Craft first appeared in Supernova Volume 9.4
