How to Make a Dog‐Shaped Piñata

Make the paste. The paste is made up of one part water and one part flour. You can start by mixing one cup of flour and one cup of water, continue adding the same proportion if you need more paste. You can add more water if it gets too thick. The paste should have a gluey thickness to it. If the paste appears to be lacking in viscosity, leave it for 5 to 10 minutes and it should thicken up.

Rip strips from newspaper about 2.5 inches long or approximately the length of your pinky finger. Make sure that you have a lot of strips. Even if you have more than enough, it is still better than having less.

Dip your paper strips into the paste, gently using your fingers to wipe off any excess. Directly apply the soggy strip onto the dog. Continue this until you have one full layer covering the dog.

Wait for 12 hours to let it dry.

Add about 2 or 3 more layers and keep waiting until it is dry before continuing. You can choose to add more layers if you think that the shell isn't hard enough.

Take your knife and cut the dog around the entire outside of the dog's waist. Make sure not to cut through the plastic bags. Pull your piñata ends off the dog.

• Note! Request adult supervision if necessary.

Fill the piñata with candy or whatever filling you have decided to use. Either fill both sides evenly or just fill one side up.

Put the 2 ends together and tape it back together firmly.