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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject: How long does it take to make a pinata? |
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Could it be done in a 45-minute lesson or does it take too long to dry? |
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eamo

Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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I made one once for a mon-wed-fri group of kids. We made it with papier mache on the Monday, painted, decorated and filled it with candy on the Wednesday, then destroyed it on the Friday.
But, yeah. The papier mache needs at least one day to dry.
You could make an instant ghetto-style one with cardboard. |
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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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eamo wrote: |
I made one once for a mon-wed-fri group of kids. We made it with papier mache on the Monday, painted, decorated and filled it with candy on the Wednesday, then destroyed it on the Friday.
But, yeah. The papier mache needs at least one day to dry.
You could make an instant ghetto-style one with cardboard. |
What would be the right kind of paper to destroy with one or two blows from a teacher's whacking stick? |
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patongpanda

Joined: 06 Feb 2007
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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I made some from newspaper, tape and balloons.
Never seen a real one though...
They took between 5 and 10 whacks with a baseball bat
(by the blindfolded kids)
They were suspended from the basketball hoop by a string, so the blows just swung it about. |
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moosehead

Joined: 05 May 2007
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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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how hard it is to destroy is going to depend on how many layers of paper mache you use (btw how do people get those accents in their posts?)
how many layers also would effect the drying time - and with the humidity these days it might take longer unless you have a sunny window to place it it.
if it's good and dry it will become brittle - so let it dry really well in a hot dry spot.
then when it's hit it will crack and not long after break open.
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cruisemonkey

Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 3:12 am Post subject: |
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Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
What would be the right kind of paper to destroy with one or two blows from a teacher's whacking stick? |
The right answer is -
... the paper that dries to the 'consistency' of a fifteen-year-old cranium.  |
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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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cruisemonkey wrote: |
Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
What would be the right kind of paper to destroy with one or two blows from a teacher's whacking stick? |
The right answer is -
... the paper that dries to the 'consistency' of a fifteen-year-old cranium.  |
LOL.
Just a note of advice - if you ever try to make them, use the art room. I'm so glad I took my kids to the art room today (even though I had to do the phonics part of the lesson sitting around art tables) as it made a much bigger mess than I was expecting. And this looks like it will be a two-lesson project, as well. |
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