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My husband graduated this week! It's been a lot of fun to have family in town and so many festivities. We celebrated Cinco de Mayo with some friends we will miss when we move in a few weeks. The {Little Project} we made to celebrate was this penguin pinata.
To make {This Little Project} you need:a balloon
newspaper or a magazine ripped into pieces
yarn
paste made from 2 parts water to 1 part flour (with a pinch of salt)
paint
xacto knife
treats or prizes
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1)Tie the yarn so that it fits over the inflated balloon with a little extra to hang it by.
2)Then wet the pieces of ripped paper in the paste. Put a layer under the yarn and a layer over the yarn as you go.
3) Cover the entire balloon this way.
4) Let dry overnight (we used a fan to speed the process).
5) Paint the character on and let dry.
6) Use a xacto knife to make a small opening in the balloon to put the prizes in through. (This will pop it.)
7) Add paper wings, beak, and feet, etc.
8) Put treats/surprises inside and tape the whole closed.
9) Use this fun day to teach your children about the Mexico culture.
10) Play to get the treats out!
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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