VIDEO: Build a pinata

Be patient as you build the unicorn pinata.

How to build the basic framework

Make some glue for the paper mache. This can either consist of mixed wallpaper paste or flour, which is mixed in equal parts with water.
Blow up two balloons. One is for the body, the other for the head. The two should be correspondingly tall.
Tear newspaper into strips about 2 cm wide, pull it through the adhesive and place it criss-cross on the balloons.
Cover both balloons with two layers each and then let them dry on a bucket or flower pot.

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Fasten two cords around the body with tape so that the pinata can be hung up later.
Now there are two more layers of paper mache for the body and head.

Take a cardboard tube, preferably from kitchen paper, hold it in the place on the head where the neck will later be, and draw a circle with a pencil.

Repeat the same thing on the body.
Now cut out the circles and insert the cardboard tube into them. If it is too long, shorten it accordingly.
Fix the roll to the body and head with tape.
You also use such roles for the legs. You attach these in the same way as the neck.
For the unicorn's ears, cut the tips out of an egg carton.
For the horn you either use a small decorative sugar bag or you twist a tip out of cardboard or other thin cardboard, which you then attach to the head.
Now cover the unicorn one more time with two layers of paper mache. This time, however, you are using white paper.

After the pinata has dried, prick the balloons with a needle and remove them.
Fill the body with some sweets and seal the holes by sticking white paper over them.
For the tail, attach a thick cord to the rump.
Now you can paint the unicorn in bright colors or cover it with masking tape, in which you cut a lot of fringes.
Now all you have to do is hang up the pinata and enjoy the way the children take turns hitting it.

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