Pinata
Pinatas are used for festivals by spanish cultures. The participants are blind-folded and given a stick. They have to swing at the Pinata as it hangs from the ceiling. They want to hit it hard enough for the Pinata to burst open allowing the candy to fall out.
Grade level: KindergartenÐEighth grade.
Materials
Newspapers, balloons, glue, tape, water, paint, paint brushes.
Procedure
Blow up balloons and arrange them in the structure desired. ie a duck would require a small balloon for the head and a larger balloon for the body.
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Tape balloons together.
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Make paste by mixing glue with water.
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Tear newspaper into strips.
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Dip strips in pastes and cover the balloons.
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Leave a hole for the candy.
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Smooth out the strips Use imagination to make a beak with card board and tape.
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Let it dry.
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Bust balloons.
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Paint the duck.
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Fill duck with candy and cover the whole with tape and then paint it.
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Your pinata is complete.
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