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Make a Rainbow Pinata


How to make a Rainbow Pinata

rainbow pinata


Set Up

  1. Gather your materials: 2 pieces of white posterboard, scissors, white glue, masking tape, duct tape, stapler, hole punch, ribbon and red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and light blue tissue paper.
  2. Mark two lines down the center of the posterboard, five inches apart. This will be the bottom of the pinata. 

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  1. Put a large bowl in the corner of the posterboard and draw a line around it. Do the same for the other corner. This will give you the curved corners for the rainbow. Connect the curves with straight lines and cut the corners. Do the same for the other end of the posterboard.
      rainbow pinata outline
  2. Fold the posterboard on the lines drawn down the middle. 
  3. Cut two strips, 6 inches wide, from the other posterboard. Trim and curve the corners of the strips. 
  4. Cut the tissue paper for the rainbow (all but the light blue) into long strips. I cut each piece of tissue paper into two strips. 

Tips

  • Use lightweight posterboard. 

The Process

  1. Staple the strips of posterboard to the bottom and along the edges of the rainbow. Put in a staple every inch or so. There will be small gaps, it's okay. (Sorry, the picture is from the taco pinata, but you get the idea.)

    taco shell side

  2. When it becomes difficult to bend the center posterboard to the rainbow, snip the center posterboard to help it bend. Place a 1 inch snip between staples to help the posterboard bend and fit the curve of the rainbow.

  1. Staple the posterboard toward the center of the rainbow pinata, but leave a 6 or 8 inch opening at the top. (Again, sorry for the picture of the taco pinata, but it's still the same process.)

    taco shell top

     4.  Put a strip of duct tape inside the rainbow at the top.
         Punch two holes on each side (a total of four holes),
         about 4 inches apart from each other.
    5.  Run the ribbon for hanging the pinata through the
         punched holes, forming a criss cross. It's actually very
         similar to lacing tennis shoes. 
    6.  Scrunch the strips of red tissue paper. Put some white
         glue along the outer edge of the pinata and lay the red
         tissue paper along the outer edge of the rainbow.

make a rainbow pinata

    7.  Follow the same process with the orange, yellow, green
         and blue strips of tissue paper.
    8.  Before applying the purple tissue paper, glue a singe or
         double thickness of light blue tissue paper flat against
         the center of the pinata. Then glue the purple strip
         of tissue paper in its place. It will cover the edges of the
         light blue tissue paper so that it looks nice. I guess you
         could cover the entire side of the rainbow with light blue
         before putting in the stripes of rainbow colors. But that
         just seems like a bit too much work to me.
    9.  Use white glue to cover the bottom and sides of
         the pinata with light blue tissue paper. Don't crinkle it.
         Just lay it on smooth.
    10. After the glue has dried, fill your rainbow pinata and hang
         it up.

Tips

  • You can let the ends of the rainbow colors dangle over the bottom edge of the pinata. It gives it a nice look. Do not do the same for the light blue tissue paper. It's just there to cover the posterboard and help the rainbow shine.
  • Use string or ribbon or even bias tape for the pinata hangar. Avoid using yarn or elastic. If using a thin string like kite string you will want to double each string.
  

Pull and Yank Adjustments 

  1. Insert these steps before step #1 above.
  2. Cut 2 snips, 4 inches long and 3 inches apart, in the bottom of the rainbow. Then place a small piece of masking tape over each snip. 
  3. Put a piece of tape near the edge of the pinata, between the two snips and punch a hole through it. Tie a ribbon in the hole. 
  4. Decorate the rainbow as directed above. 
  1. After decorating the rainbow, attach several more ribbons to the bottom of the rainbow. Use small pieces of scotch or masking tape so the ribbons will easily pull away from the pinata.  

    rainbow pinata pullstrings

  2. Now cover the sides and bottom of the pinata with light blue tissue paper. Be careful to let the ribbons dangle from the rainbow pinata.

Tips

  • Use curling ribbon or craft ribbon that coordinate with the colors of the pinata.
  • I placed two ribbons on each side of the rainbow pinata that could open it up. I just wanted to be certain the pinata would open and release its treasure. 

Now your Rainbow Pinata is ready for your party.

 

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