La piñata: the star game of children's birthdays

After choosing the ideal birthday theme for our child , why not offer her the most beautiful piñatas? Used for 450 years to celebrate the Mexican holidays, the piñata is the ideal object to feast our toddlers. It can take any form: animal, fruit , cartoon or cartoon character ... Children must then give, blindfolded, bat (or any other object that can do the trick, like a piece of wood) on the papier-mache structure so that the sweets slipped inside can be delivered. Funny is not it?

How to make a piñata?

In addition to being an activity in its own right, the piñata is a pretty object of decoration . You can buy it in festive and bazaar stores or directly on the internet, where the choice is wider. The prices generally range between 20 € and 50 € depending on the models and sizes. But, DIY enthusiasts will also love to create their own. To do this, just follow a few steps:
- Choose the shape: the oval sphere remains the simplest and the least expensive to realize with a balloon of balloon .
- Place strips of papier-mâché over the whole of the previously inflated balloon taking care not to cover the small node of the balloon. Allow to harden.
- Decorate the piñata with crepe paper, paint, collages ... it's up to you to see!
- Make a small opening at the node of the balloon to fill it with sweets and sweets .
- Then just attach a small piece of string or ribbon on both ends of the opening to hang the piñata to a tree branch in the garden for example.

Fill up with ideas for the birthday party of the last one thanks to our slideshow photos of the most beautiful piñatas spotted on Pinterest!