Mr. Prunehead we called our fine art. Somewhere in the profusion of color Cole painted blue eyes. You see, when one begins a paper mache pinata outdoors, one should keep the project outdoors. We learned that the warm air inside Mr. Prunehead cooled when we brought him into the airconditioning to work on him. He promptly shriveled. But, no matter. He was our creation. We had only to name him suitably, paint him up artistically and all was well. And, isn't he beautiful?
Ooooooey gooooey fun. We painted on the glue, stuck on the paper then painted on another layer of glue. I note here that our balloon was rather large, and the children's attention span rather short. I would recommend doing a smaller project something such as the paper mache apple featured on education.com: http://www.education.com/activity/article/paper-mache-apple-teacher/
Let the fun begin. Cole and Cate picked out some candy to fill the pinata. But, while they were sleeping, the pinata fairy added party favors, a yoyo each, silly putty etc. etc. etc. (Just some ideas.) Do you think they'll remember Mr. Prunehead when they are eighteen? Maybe.
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