I purchased large, 32″ balloons from michaels. I have made the body (belly) of the elephant, there’s 3 layers on it so far. I have never made a pinata before and now I’m trying to figure out how to attach a head. Do I use another balloon and make mache stitching to attach it to the body? Or…. any helpful tips would be appreciated.
The game plan:
The hang hook will be in the body.
I have to attach ears and a trunk to the head and am worried about the weight holding onto the body through the beat up.
Answer from Piñata Boy
The best way to attach two papier mâché spheres is to cut a round hole in one of them that you can rest the other one in. Then tape the second one in place, and cement over the joint with a few layers of papier mâché. You can see how I did this when I made the skull for the Pirates of the Caribbean piñata. If you need a little more of a “neck” where the spheres meet or if you want to reinforce the neck to help support the weight of the head, you can wrap a wide strip of thin cardboard around the shoulder/head joint, and again make sure it’s firmly cemented in place with papier mâché.
Good luck!