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Piñatas are exciting to have at a party and can be a lot of fun. This article should teach you how to create a cute little puppy dog piñata.
Steps
Part 1
Part 1 of 3:
Making the Shape of the Dog
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1Start by grabbing some plastic bags and putting them in one plastic bag to make a nice round oval shape for the head and tape it all up so that it stays there. You can make this any size you want, but it is recommended to make it smaller.
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2Make the body of the dog. Do the same thing with the plastic bags. This time, make result bigger and tape it up so that it stays stiff.Advertisement
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3Make four tubes using the same technique. This will be the legs. You can even make a tail too!
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4Tape the head, body, legs, and tail together in the correct form of a dog.
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Part 2
Part 2 of 3:
Making the Shell
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1Make the paste. The paste is made up of one part water and one part flour. You can start by mixing one cup of flour and one cup of water, continue adding the same proportion if you need more paste. You can add more water if it gets too thick. The paste should have a gluey thickness to it. If the paste appears to be lacking in viscosity, leave it for 5 to 10 minutes and it should thicken up.
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2Rip strips from newspaper about 2.5 inches long or approximately the length of your pinky finger. Make sure that you have a lot of strips. Even if you have more than enough, it is still better than having less.
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3Dip your paper strips into the paste, gently using your fingers to wipe off any excess. Directly apply the soggy strip onto the dog. Continue this until you have one full layer covering the dog.
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4Wait for 12 hours to let it dry.
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5Add about 2 or 3 more layers and keep waiting until it is dry before continuing. You can choose to add more layers if you think that the shell isn't hard enough.
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Part 3
Part 3 of 3:
Emptying, Filling, and Decorating
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1Take your knife and cut the dog around the entire outside of the dog's waist. Make sure not to cut through the plastic bags. Pull your piñata ends off the dog.
- Note! Request adult supervision if necessary.
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2Fill the piñata with candy or whatever filling you have decided to use. Either fill both sides evenly or just fill one side up.
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3Put the 2 ends together and tape it back together firmly.
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4Decorate your piñata. You could paint it, glue tissue paper to it, or maybe even put glitter on it!
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Warnings
- Make sure to get help when using the knife.⧼thumbs_response⧽
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Things You'll Need
- Plastic Bags
- Newspaper
- Flour
- Water
- Knife
- Bowl
- Tape
- Scissors
- Candy or Some Other Filling
- Outer Decoration
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