Here there be dragons

TikiPrincess has a birthday tomorrow. We’re planning a prince-and-princess-themed birthday party for two days later. We’re doing a castle-shaped cake, crowns and princess hats for the guests, swords and scepters, and a dragon-shaped piñata. I’ve had some interest in the home-made piñata, so I’m putting some pictures up here.

First, I took one large balloon and one small balloon, and coated them in papier-mâché, which is strips of newspaper dipped into a mixture of flour and water.


Then, I cut out other parts from cardboard scraps.


I created a face on the smaller balloon using Play-Doh.


I built feet from cardboard cutouts, twisty-straws, and some Play-Doh to hold it together, then wrapped the whole thing in papier-mâché.


I also wrapped the other parts in papier-mâché.


I assembled the parts using a combination of popsicle sticks, wire, tape, hot glue, and papier-mâché.


Add some paint, and we have a dragon.



The hardest part has been keeping the kids from breaking it before it was finished.

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