Mini Emoji Pinata

A fun project for kids using cardboard scraps and easy to find materials around the house.

• cardboard
• gallon paint can or any large circular items to use as a circle stencil/tracer
• pencil
• scissors
• glue stick
• hot glue gun
• hot glue gun sticks
• hole puncher (or could use pencil instead)
• string
• yellow tissue paper
• white construction paper or regular paper
• black construction paper or regular paper

• Trace two circles using a large gallon paint can.
• Use scissors and cutout the two circle shapes

• Cut two long strips with equal widths about 3-4 inches wide

• Drag and roll cardboard strips along the edge of the table to bend them

• Fold cardboard strip in half
• Use hole puncher (or pencil if you don't have a hole puncher) to cutout a hole
• Attach string and tie the ends of the string together

• Use a hot glue gun and place glue along the edges of one side of the cardboard strip
• Place down and wrap the cardboard stip along the edges on one of the cardboard circle
• Hold it down until glue is dry and cardboard strip stays in place
• Cut to size cardboard strip as necessary to fill any remaining gaps

• Place hot glue all the way around along the edges of the top of the cardboard strips
• Place and hold down the cardboard circle for the top of the pinata
• Let the glue dry

• Cut tissue paper in about 2 inch strips
• Fold strip in half, then fold it in half again
• Cut multiple short slits
• Repeat steps for other tissue paper strips

• Use a glue stick and place glue at the bottom
• Place down a single stip of tissue paper
• Add glue on top of the first layer of tissue paper
• Place down another strip of tissue paper on top of the first layer
• Repeats steps to cover circle side of the pinata
• Use scissors to trim excess tissue paper along the edges of the circle
• Repeat process for the other circle side of the pinata

• Cut more tissue paper strips as needed
• Fold and cut short slits on the tissue paper
• Glue down tissue paper strips with a glue stick starting at the bottom on the side edges of the pinata

• Cut out shapes for an emoji face expression of your choice using black and white construction paper

• Glue down shapes using a glue stick on top of the yellow tissue paper and your emoji pinata is complete!