Remember Paper Mache? Let’s make a piñata!

i remeber that stuff i never did it but i remember when it was cool and how companys were making stuff for that and everyone was doing it

LOL oh my gosh, im no where near old but i havent thought of that in years. I used to do it in elementary school. it was always so wierd because the texture of it but i loved it. I never used it in girl scouts though. unfortunatley our girl scout meetings and get togethers benefitted the mother of the scouts more than it did us. lol

We did paper mache in elementary school I always hated it because it was slimy . I may try it with my daughter though thanks for reminding me.

We did pinata's in spanish class :) Then we'd take a day to break them! That was fun. Funny how once I got older stuff like that never crosses my mind, but as a kid we did that all the time. Thanks for the recipe! I will keep it nearby. One thing you didn't say is how you can make a shape. We made a Santa pinata by using one large balloon for the belly, a smaller one for the head, then four long ones for the arms and legs. We taped them all together well then did the whole paper mache thing and it came out great :) Thanks for a reminder of a fun thing to do! I found that purchased pinatas are crap - usually hard to break and then when you finally do they come open all at once and leave no room for other kids to play. Homemade pinatas last longer b/c they come apart in pieces (if you build it right) and give everyone a chance to take a wack at it :)

Ooh! I remember doing paper mache projects in school a few times, and they were so much fun! I'm not sure if we ever made a pinata, however!^_^ But the picture that i am attaching to this post looks _exactly_ like the colorful donkey pinata that we had for one of my birthday parties a long time ago!Um, forgive me if this post is a repeat!*laugh* I did the same thing earlier today at least once when attempting to post a picture! I hit enter and then tried to go back and attach the picture, and I think that it caused me to post nearly the same response twice because I was trying to recall what I had already typed thatI thought had been lost. Oops!^_^

Ooh! I remember doing some paper mache in school, but I don't think that we ever made a pinata. Pinatas are so much fun! The picture that I am attaching here looks _exactly_ like the donkey pinata that we had for one of my birthday parties long ago. Finding this picture brought back great memories of that birthday! *laugh* Cool! ^_^

That brings back memories. I had a bright idea. When my son was in head start, I suggested making paper mache Easter eggs. Imagine 30 3 and 4 yr. olds. Here we were up to our elbows in paper mache and goop, it all worked out and everyone had fun. I did paper mache with the older grandkids, I am going to have to do some with the younger ones. Thanks for stirring the memories. Guess what I will be doing with the little ones the next time they come over. haha.

Thanks for the instructions! My son made one in art class last year and I've always wanted to make one for one of the kids' birthday parties. It would be a good parent-child craft too

I have been thinking about making a Pinate,(don't Know how to use the little things over the letters, excuse the spelling..) for sometime. I knew about the balloon thing. I also heard you could blow up a paper bag and put the newspaper around it too. Looking at the ones in the store and the colored paper around it and the tape holding on some of the protruding parts around it. Went to a birthday party of a girl in a whose mother we knew from an ESL class we were helping teach and my wife was trying to learn Spanish at. The pinata was made out of a cardboard box. I was thinking at the time, It was going to be hard for someone to break it open, being in a cardboard box. It was very had to break open, even the adults had a hard time breaking it open. Seem like they would have known, Seems like they would have made their own.. I said it I ever made one it wouldn't be made in a cardboard box. I knew you used flour a water make the paste for, just didn't know the mix to use. Thanks..

I help run a number of children's camps and holiday clubs throughout the year, and we have used papier mache. We have made a pinata. These can be painted in bright colours after making, to make them attractive. We have made bowls. These are made over the outside of a large bowl, pressed into shape and allowed to dry in the sun. They can be given a fluted edge before they are completely dry. Our children then covered them, collage style, with bits of paper in various colours. If these are sprayed with clear lacquer afterwards, they make quite a handsome ornament or a bowl in which to keep knick-knacks. I know children who have kept theirs for years. Many other craft things can be made the same way, and we have also made a giant globe of the world for part of a float for a street procession. When making items that need a little more substance, powdered wallpaper glue can be used instead of flour. Good discussion. Thanks.

i was wondering how they made those,i have clowns made out of paper mache an i have pinata that i had never used

we still make them for under fives parties. Thay love it.

The last time I made a paper-mache object was a horse head to wear for a school Halloween dance costume contest. My sister was the butt end! Oh dear, the mess and smell!

Papier-mâché (French for 'chewed-up paper' because of its appearance), sometimes called paper-maché, is a construction material that consists of pieces of paper, sometimes reinforced with textiles, stuck together using a wet paste (e.g. glue, starch, or wallpaper adhesive). The crafted object becomes solid when the paste dries. A form of papier-mâché had existed in China for hundreds of years until a much stronger version (including glue) was patented by Henry Clay of Birmingham England in 1702. It was a common technique for making dolls in the 19th century, before plastics became available. Piñatas are an example, as is one of the Papal Tiaras. Constructing papier-mâché is a common craft used to entertain children.

I remember doing paper mache' for a lot of different projects over the years. Thanks for reminding me of all the fun I've had!

i will have to try and make one for my granddaughter,lolxx

This is a great idea for children to learn thank you for your discussion I found it very interesting and something that children can do while they are on their Christmas break, and be ready for when they go back to school.

I made alot of paper mache projects in Girl Scouts, school and home. One time when my Grandparents went on vacation, my mother came up with a great joke. We made a huge wasp nest out of paper mache and hung it from the porch roof, right in front of the door. I thought my mother was going to pee her pants while my Grandmother was screaming " OMG Ged, get oh god, somebody do something get back in the car we'll go to the fire dept and get help" Then she saw my mother all balled over laughing so hard she couldn't breathe and started yelling at her. Finally my little brother who was 4 said " Gramma we made it for you do you like it" Boy was she mad...but it was so funny..

I remember doing this for a school project when i was in junior high school. My mom taught me, i think i even got s second place. I made it look like planets.

I remember Paper Mache. I used to love getting dirty in it when I was younger. I also like the crafts that I did. Oh how I miss elementary school.