Making a Birthday Number Piñata

Total Time: A couple of hours

Supplies:

• shipping boxes
• X-acto knife
• masking tape
• scissors
• tissue paper
• glue

 

 

Steps:

1. The larger the box, the better. I freehand the number "1" with a Sharpie on the box and using an X-acto knife cut it out.

 

 

 
2. Once you cut the "1" out, you will need to trace another one and cut it out. Also cut out a long strip of cardboard the same width as the center of the 1 (as pictured).

 
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3. Using the long strip you cut earlier, set it beside the "1" and cut to fit the edges all around to form a hollow "1". Using masking tape, securely piece the strip along the number 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
4. I used a gold metallic tissue paper from Target and covered the entire number "1".

 

 
5. Time to make the fringes for the piñata. Decide how thick you want the gold strips to be, then cut slits all across the strip leaving 1-1.5 cm at the end.

 

 
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6. Cut the strips to fit the "1" until you covered the entire "1". Glue down and repeat. At the top cut a hole so you can put your goodies inside and cover the hole.