Dragon Egg Pinata

 Materials:
      Ballooon
      Newspaper
      White liquid craft glue
      Water
      Tissue Paper
       Ribbon
       Candy
       Utility Knife

To start I inflated a large party balloon.

Mixing white liquid craft glue and water (50/50 mix) in an old peanut butter jar I poured some glue mix out onto a plate.

Tear up newspaper pieces into small pieces.

Wet each piece with the glue mixture and place on the balloon.

After a the balloon is fully covered let dry completely.

I used a mixing bowl to hold my balloon so it wouldn't roll away.

I did 6 layers of newspaper to be sure the pinata was strong.  Be sure each layer is dry before starting a new layer.

 Using a utility knife cut a small door in the top of the pinata.

Also cut two holes on either side of the pinata.  Run a ribbon through the holes and tie a knot on the inside.

Fill with candy and then tape the door shut.













 Cut 2"x 2" pieces of colored tissue paper.  I separated my colors into other mixing bowls.

 Using full strength liquid craft glue runs small lines on the pinata.

Pinch a piece of tissue paper and place onto the glue.

Repeat - A LOT!

 I tried to make our pinata look like a dragon egg.  Here it is almost finished.

All done!

The kids loved the dragon egg pinata.  In review I probably could have gone with one or two less layers of papermache (the newspaper and glue step).  The kids used a wooden baseball bat and it took almost 15 min to bust this thing open.  They had an awesome time attacking it.