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DIY Native American Corn Husk Dolls

Yield: 2.5 servings/ 5 cups

Pumpkin Pie Yogurt Smoothie

A fall inspired pumpkin pie yogurt smoothie for a delicious way to indulge in some dessert flavor without feeling guilty.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS
• 2 cups yogurt (preferably homemade)
• 1/2 cup ice (about 5 ice cubes)
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 and 1/2 tspn pumpkin spice
• 1 tblspn brown sugar (add more until your taste buds say "yum")
• 1/4 cup nuts
• optional: 2&1/2 scoops protein powder

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until
smooth...ie 😉

Pour mixture into your favorite cup and enjoy!

An Easy & Quick Thankful Turkey Homeschool Activity for Thanksgiving

November 23, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// Leave a Comment

Thankful Turkey Activity + coloring page

A cute Thanksgiving activity for parents looking for a quick Thanksgiving activity to do with the kiddos.

I found myself disappointed while digging around for a quick homeschool activity to do with the kids for Thanksgiving.

The cute ones required payment and the others didn’t have enough of a learning aspect to them so I decided to create my own instead and share it with all of you.

Below you will find an adorable turkey activity that can incorporate social studies, language, creativity, and even a little science.

My 3 year old wasn’t able to cut everything on her own so I made a Turkey coloring page for her which I have also included as a free printable.

thanksgiving turkey coloring page that is already colored in with pink, blue, and brown crayon.

supplies

scissors
crayons
glue or tape

step by step guide

print out your Thankful Turkey by clicking one or both of the options below.

thanksgiving turkey coloring page free printable

draw the wattle

educational fun fact: All turkeys have wattles but only the males gobble. The males use their special gobble noise to attract females.

I chose to not include the wattle in the printable so the kids learn this as one of the identifiers for a turkey.

line drawing of a turkey with a wattle being drawn on

Color the rest of it in

I chose more traditional Thanksgiving turkey colors but feel free to really get creative with it.

line drawing of a turkey colored in using brown, black, and orange crayon

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fill in the blanks

write down what you’re thankful for in the feathers then color those in too. It’s ok to go outside the lines because you’ll be cutting everything out in the next step.

cut, assemble, and glue

cut your turkey and the feathers out then glue the feathers to the back of the turkey. It might be easier for the younger ones to just tape everything on.

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How to Make a Pumpkin Pull String Pinata – EASY

October 30, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// 1 Comment

How to Make a Pumpkin Pull String Pinata

Easy to follow step by step tutorial to make your very own Pull String Pinata – pumpkin.

hand made pull string pinata decorate as a cute girl pumpkin with a purple tissue bow

Let’s cut the chit chat and get right into it. You can also scroll down for the printable how to.

**SUPPLIES TO MAKE A PUMPKIN PULL STRING PINATA**

cardboard
hot glue gun
scissors
pen or pencil or marker
box cutter or razor
masking tape
string/ribbon
rope (for the pinata handle)

**SUPPLIES TO DECORATE A PUMPKIN PULL STRING PINATA**

orange, black, and brown (or green) tissue paper
school glue
paint brush
water
mixing bowl
pink, black, and white cardstock
purple tissue paper (for the bow)

Step by Step Guide

cut out shapes
- trace then cut 2 pumpkin pieces out of cardboard. click one of the pictures below for a FREE printable template.

scroll to bottom for video how to

4″ strips for sides of pinata
- cut out a few 4” wide cardboard strips – length doesn’t matter

cut against the corrugation because it will make things easier when bending the sides around the top and bottom pinata pieces.

prep the masking tape
- Rip off a bunch of pieces of masking tape then place them around your work area

This is not a “less is more” situation so go overboard because we will be using a lot of tape.

Assemble Pinata
- Take one of your top or bottom pieces then start attaching a 4” side piece using the pre cut masking tape.

To connect another 4” side piece, slide it in the back of the already attached piece then staple them together.

Attaching the Rope
- poke 2 holes in the top of the pinata to loop the rope through
- cut a piece of rope, loop it through, then tie a knot at each end to secure it in place
- give it a good tug to make certain it’s secure

Strengthening the Pinata
- Take a left over 4” side piece and cut it about 5-7” long then bend it into a tube and secure it with a piece of masking tape.
- using a glue gun, attach the tube in the center of the piñata

Since this is a pull string pinata, it only need 1 tube.

Attach the other top Piece
- do this the same way you did the first piece by taping 4” side pieces until you’ve gone all the way around.

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Decorate
- glue mixture
  - make a glue mixture by combining school glue with water until it is about the consistency of pancake batter.
- back piece
  - put glue along the edges of the back side of the pumpkin then add 2 layers of black tissue paper.
  - glue any excess tissue paper that is hanging over down the sides of the pinata.
- front piece
  - glue orange fringed tissue paper to the pumpkin by starting at the bottom then working your way up 1 line at a time.
  - to make the fringe, cut the tissue paper into 4″ wide strips – length doesn’t matter. Fold the 4″ tissue paper strips in half then start cutting little slices from one end to the other on the folded side. Only cut about 3/4’s of the way up and try doing multiple pieces at once to save time.
  - once finished, trim off any excess fringe that is hanging over.
- the pumpkin stem
  - use brown fringed tissue paper for the stem

Decorate cont.
- sides
  - cut 4″ wide strips of black tissue paper then glue them all the way around the sides.
- the face
  - black eyes – I traced a ribbon roll (about 3 & 1/2 inches wide)
  - white specs in eyes – I traced a nickel and new pencil eraser
  - black mouth – I traced a half circle ruler then trimmed it down to fit below the eyes.
  - pink tongue – I free hand drew a half circle, glued it to the black mouth, then trimmed off the excess.
  - rosy cheeks – I traced a quarter

Decorate cont.
- bow (any color tissue paper)
  - cut a whole piece of tissue paper in half, discard one piece, then fold the leftover piece in half. Turn it long ways and fold it over itself until you have a folded up rectangle.
  - start in the center and pinch and fold the tissue paper back and forth to make it look like a bow.
  - tie a ribbon around the center to secure then glue it onto the pumpkin.

Pull String
- make 3 slits in the bottom of the pinata to form a flap then poke a bunch of holes into the flap for the strings to fit through.
- make a huge knot in one of the ribbons so it can’t slide through the hole. (You can add some hot glue to it if needed for extra security.
- slide the rest of the ribbons into the holes. Do not tie knots into these because you want these ribbons to be able to slide out of the holes easily.
- Cut a small piece of cardboard then staple it onto the flap with half of it hanging off.
- Fill the pinata with toys or candy and push the pull string flap back in place.

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How To Make Sourdough Pumpkin Banana Bread

October 1, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// 15 Comments

Quick Pumpkin Banana Bread with Sourdough Starter

A pumpkin twist on the classic banana bread – and just in time for Halloween! Great for sourdough discard but Long Fermented version included too.

sourdough pumpkin banana bread in a glass loaf pan topped with walnuts and brown sugar

All my kids are OBSESSED with banana bread – thanks to my husband showing them the viral banana bread at work video.

But Even though they never get tired of eating the same old recipe, I really do get tired of making it so I’m constantly looking for new ways to spice it up.

I am happy to say that this pumpkin version is my family’s new ABSOLUTE FAVORITE way to eat sourdough banana bread and it is so good, I’ve already made it 3 times this week!

sourdough discard pumpkin banana bread topped with walnuts on top of a olive wood cutting board next to a yellow fall kitchen towel.

Pumpkins have been the inspiration to all my cooking lately for a couple reasons. Most obvious, it’s pumpkin season.

But the biggest reason is we’re expecting our 4th baby, due on Halloween which has earned him the cute nickname of “Pumpkin Baby“. So I’m a little bit obsessed with all things pumpkin at the moment.

Even my kids asked me the other day “why does all our food have pumpkin in it?” – whoops!

WHAT IS SOURDOUGH STARTER?

Sourdough starter is just flour and water mixed together then left to ferment. After it has become “mature” enough, it has the ability to make dough rise. In laments terms: sourdough starter = YEAST PACKETS.

IS SOURDOUGH STARTER BETTER THAN USING YEAST PACKETS?

This depends on what’s more important to you. Faster rising time or healthier bread?

If you use yeast packets, the time it takes to get your breads to rise is shorter. But when you use sourdough starter in your dough, it breaks down the phytates in the grains making it easier for your body to absorb as much of the nutrients in grains as possible. Here’s a link to a great article all about it.

DO I NEED A STARTER TO MAKE THIS PUMPKIN BANANA BREAD?

NOPE! In fact, you don’t even need yeast packets. I just like any excuse to use sourdough starter so I incorporate it when I can. The conversion without the starter will be in the recipe section for you. 🙂

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PUMPKIN BANANA BREAD (QUICK VERSION)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl and all the wet ingredients in a separate bowl then mix them all together.

Pour mixture into a bread loaf pan and sprinkle walnuts & brown sugar on top. Then place into preheated oven for 90 minutes. Check on it after 70 minutes by inserting a toothpick into the center of the loaf. If the toothpick comes out clean, its ready! If not, continue cooking 10 minutes at a time until done.

Let it sit in the loaf pan for 1 hour to cool before slicing into it.

INGREDIENTS

DRY INGREDIENTS

2 and 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Cinnamon
1 and 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice
1/4 cup packed Brown Sugar (in and some more sprinkled on top)
Optional: 1/4 cup walnuts (in and some more sprinkled on top)

WET INGREDIENTS

1 very Ripe Banana (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Maple Syrup (or honey)
1/2 cup Butter
1/4 cup Banana Milk (any milk will do for this. almond, whole, 1%, oat, etc)
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 tsp Almond Extract
Optional: 1/2 cup sourdough starter (or 1 tspn yeast mixed with 1/2 cup warm water)

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PUMPKIN BANANA BREAD (LONG FERMENTED VERSION)

THE NIGHT BEFORE

Combine sourdough starter, flour, cinnamon, maple syrup, butter, and milk together in a large bowl. Cover and let it sit overnight or 8-10 hours.

THE NEXT DAY

Add the remaining ingredients

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Let it sit in the loaf pan for 1 hour to cool before slicing into it.

DRY INGREDIENTS

2 and 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Cinnamon
1 and 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice
1/4 cup packed Brown Sugar (in and some more sprinkled on top)
Optional: 1/4 cup walnuts (in and some more sprinkled on top)

WET INGREDIENTS

1 very Ripe Banana (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Maple Syrup (or honey)
1/2 cup Butter
1/4 cup Banana Milk (any milk will do for this. almond, whole, 1%, oat, etc)
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
optional: 1/4 tsp Almond Extract
optional: 1/2 cup sourdough starter (or 1 tspn yeast mixed with 1/2 cup warm water)

pinterest pin of 3 loaves of pumpkin banana bread.

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Yield: 1 loaf

Sourdough Pumpkin Banana Bread

A pumpkin twist on the classic banana bread. Great for sourdough discard but Long Fermented version included too.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes

Ingredients

DRY INGREDIENTS
• 2 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 and 1/2 tspn pumpkin spice
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• optional: walnuts (just on top)
WET INGREDIENTS
• 1 very ripe banana (about 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup maple syrup (or honey)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup banana milk (any milk will do for this. almond, whole, 1% oat, etc)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• optional: 1/4 tsp almond extract
• optional: 1/2 cup sourdough starter (or 1 tspn yeast mixed with 1/2 cup warm water)

Instructions

(for LONG FERMENTED VERSION SEE NOTES SECTION)

Preheat oven to 325°

Combine all the dry ingredients into a bowl. In a separate bowl combine all the wet ingredients. Now combine wet and dry ingredients.

Pour mixture into a bread loaf pan then sprinkle walnuts and more brown sugar on top.

Place bread loaf pan into preheated oven for 90 minutes. Check on it after 70 minutes by inserting a toothpick into the center of the loaf. If the toothpick comes out clean then it's ready! If not, continue cooking 10 minutes at a time until done.

Let it rest in the loaf pan on your counter top for 1 hour to cool before slicing into it.

Notes

LONG FERMENTED VERSION

THE NIGHT BEFORE

Combine sourdough starter, flour, cinnamon, maple syrup, butter, and milk together in a large bowl. Cover and let sit overnight (8 to 12 hours)

THE NEXT DAY

Add the remaining ingredients.

Preheat oven to 325°

Combine all the dry ingredients into a bowl. In a separate bowl combine all the wet ingredients. Now combine wet and dry ingredients.

Pour mixture into a bread loaf pan then sprinkle walnuts and more brown sugar on top.

Let it rest in the loaf pan on your counter top for 1 hour to cool before slicing into it.

Easy Corn Husk Doll Tutorial – Native American

September 25, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// 3 Comments

Easy Corn Husk Doll Tutorial – Native American

Easy Native American Corn Husk Doll tutorial you and your kids’ will love while learning a little about Choctaw tradition.

5 Native American corn husk dolls. 3 male 2 female all with various colored hair ranging from white, black, brown, and orange.

These little dolls are the perfect STEAM activity for your kids. Although we didn’t originally start making these with the intent of it being a homeschool lesson, it sure did turn out that way.

Science: The kids were able to see cause and effect from when you dip the corn husk in water.

Technology: Learning how the Native Americans recycled every bit of the corn to keep their carbon footprint as low as possible.

Engineer: Little hands learning how to construct a toy from things around the house.

Art: Aside from building these traditional dolls, my older ones started seeing what other creations they could come up with. Planes, eagles, babies…all made from their imagination.

Math: basic counting skills -> 5 cornhusks, 20 pieces of hair, etc.

…and a fun, traditional story to go along with it.

5 native american corn husk dolls laying on a piece of natural wood.

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Supplies

5 corn husks
yarn (in any color you want the doll’s hair to be)
scissors
container of water

Instructions

Step 1. fan 4 cornhusks out onto your work surface.

Step 2. cut 20 pieces of yarn to use as the doll’s hair and place them in the center of the fanned out corn husks.

NOTE: It’s better to make your hair long to begin with then trim at the end if necessary.

Step 3. Using the corn husks as a tortilla, roll the yarn up like a burrito.

Step 4. Tie a double knot towards the top to secure the yarn and corn husks together.

NOTE: You should have a little stem at the top now.

Step 5. Pretend your corn husk is a banana and grab “the stem” then start pulling the corn husk flaps down – just like your peeling a banana.

TIP: DIP YOUR DOLL IN THE WATER FOR 3 SECONDS TO MAKE IT EASY TO MANIPULATE.

Step 6. Decide how long or short you want your doll’s head to be and tie your second knot.

Step 7. Take your 5th piece of corn husk and roll it up like a taco all by itself. Then tie a knot at each end to make the doll’s hands.

Step 8. Turn the doll to the side and split it in half. Then stuff the arms up into the body

Step 9. Decide how long or short you want the body to be then tie a double knot.

You can choose to be done here or keep reading if you want a boy doll.

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Step 10 – BOY CORN HUSK DOLL. From the body and on down, use scissors to cut the doll in half to make two legs then tie a double knot at each end to create feet.

Corn Husk Doll video here.

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Other corn husk dolls we’ve made to show there is no right way to do this fun activity.

9 differently made corn husk dolls ranging from tall, short, and orange, white, black, or brown hair.

Yield: 1

Easy Corn Husk Doll Tutorial - Native American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Materials

5 corn husks
any color yarn - for hair
container of water

Tools

scissors

Instructions

fan 4 cornhusks out onto your work surface.
cut 20 pieces of yarn to use as the doll's hair and place in the center of fanned out corn husks.
using the corn husks as a tortilla, roll the yarn up like a taco.
tie a double knot towards the top to secure the yarn and corn husks together.
grab the top, flip it over, and start pulling the corn husks over and down. Just like peeling a banana.
decide how long or short you want your doll's head to be and tie your 2nd knot.
take your 5th corn husk and roll it up like a taco to make 1 long arm then tie a knot on each end for hands.
split the doll in half and stuff the arms up into the body.
decide how long or short you want the body to be and tie a double knot.
(making a boy doll) from the body and on down, use scissors to cut the doll in half to make 2 legs. Then tie a double knot at each end to create the fee.

Notes

it's better to make your hair long to begin with and trim if necessary at the end.
dip your doll in the water for 3 seconds to make it easy to manipulate.

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The First Corn Husk Doll – a Native American Tale

The first corn husk doll was made by the Corn Spirit. The doll was made with a beautiful face and played well with the Native children but the doll was told over and over how beautiful she was. Hearing this often, she began to become very conceited then started to treat the children badly that would play with her.

The Corn Spirit warned the doll not to be so vain but the doll didn’t listen. So to teach the doll a lesson about humbleness and humility, the Corn Spirit took the beautiful features away from the doll.

Now, corn husk dolls remain faceless to remind people not to ever think they are better than others.

Bonus Story – The Gift of Corn

Long ago, 2 Choctaw men were camping along the Alabama River when they heard a beautiful but sad sound. They followed the sound until they came upon Ohoyo Osh Chishba, Unknown Woman, standing on an dirt mound. The men asked how they could help her so she answered with “I’m hungry.”

The men gave her all their food but Unknown Woman only ate a little then thanked them with a promise.

She said, “Tell no one you saw me and I will ask the Great Spirit to give you a gift. Then return here at the new moon.” So the Choctaw men went home and said nothing.

The next day they returned to the river as instructed, but Unknown Woman was not there. Instead, in the place where they had seen her, stood a tall green plant. That plant was corn and a great gift indeed.

native american corn husk dolls with orange, brown, and black hair. female and male dolls shown on vintage hutch

Cast Iron Q & A

September 21, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// 4 Comments

Cast Iron Q & A

A detailed dive into the most frequently asked questions I get about cooking with cast iron.

So you want to make the switch to the cast iron but have heard nothing but horror stories? Trust me when I say…

Cooking with cast iron is the easiest pan to cook with because It requires very little cleaning, you can move it from the stove to the oven, and it only gets better with age.

blueberry cobbler topped with sourdough biscuits sitting in an 8 inch cast iron lodge pan

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Cast Iron Q & A

Q1. I bought a pre-seasoned cast iron skillet. Do I have to season it and if yes, how often and how do I do it?

A1. Yes and no, you will do a MINI seasoning each time. Cook your food, rinse the pan out with some super hot water, set it on your burner to evaporate all the water, then rub any oil of your choice all over it.

showing the process of how to mini season cast iron.

Q2. Is there a special cast iron cleaner I need to use?

A2. No, if you are having a hard time getting something off your pan, scrub it with some salt and your regular scrub pad – no soap. After that, set it on your burner to evaporate all the water and rub any oil of your choice all over it.

Q3. How do I clean them?

A3. Rinse with super hot water, sprinkle salt in pan, scrub with your usual scrubbing pad – no soap, dry excess water off with a rag, set on burner to evaporate all the rest of the water, then coat the pan with your choice of oil.

NOTE: DO NOT USE EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) because it has a low smoke point and can become toxic.

Q4. Can I make soup in it?

A4. Yes, but NO. You can make anything in your cast iron pans but you shouldn’t make soup for 2 reasons. One, because boiling water in the pans for too long will pull a lot of your seasoning out from the pores. And two, because if you leave the soup in for too long, your cast iron will start to rust which will cause a metal taste in your food.

Q5. What size pans should I get if I’m just starting out?

A5. One 12″ pan and one 12″ fully cast iron lid.

NOTE: Don’t get a lid that has a screw top handle because it is really hard to make sure all the liquid has evaporated each time. If you don’t do it right, JUST ONE TIME, your lid will start to rust.

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Q6. Can I made acidic foods? Ex. spaghetti, chilli, pasta sauce?

A6. Yes, the only time you will have a problem cooking acidic foods is if you aren’t using your cast iron pans to cook NON acidic foods.

Q7. What foods can I not cook in cast iron?

A7. Any food that is MOSTLY liquid. Some examples would be: soup = no, boiling pasta = no, one pot hamburger helper = yes, chicken cobbler = yes.

Q8. Growing up my grandpa kept his in the oven. Does everyone do this or just him?

A8. A lot of people store them in their ovens so that the oil on the cast iron sets into the pores of the pan any time the oven is turned on. This is what would be called a “Major Seasoning”.

Q9. Can I stack them?

A9. Yes, I keep mine stacked in my oven or on my stove 24/7 and have never had a problem.

Some people will say no because the pans grinding together will destroy your “precious seasoning” but that’s not really the case. As long as you are oiling your pans each time, you won’t have a problem stacking them.

Q10. What about the possibility of getting too much iron from cooking with cast iron?

A10. The only time this would be a problem is if you have hemochromatosis which causes your body to absorb too much iron from the food you eat which then results in excess iron being stored.

If you are NOT hemochromatosis, then you have nothing to worry about.

Q11. What brand should I buy?

A11. Lodge, Wagner, Grizzly, or Griswold. These are my top 4 recommendations because they are thick and well made.

NOTE: I do NOT suggest the Walmart or Sam’s Club brand because they are not well made and crack very easily.

Cast Iron Q & A video here

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How To Cut the Pinata Candy Hole

September 16, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// Leave a Comment

How To Cut the Pinata Candy Hole

Easy and quick guide To Cut the Pinata Candy Hole.

cocomelon pinata with square pinata candy hole cut out

Being Mexican-American, filling the pinata is something I assumed everyone just knew how to do. It’s kind of like a right of passage because once you turn about 10 years old, your job at parties now is to fill the pinata which includes cutting the pinata hole.

But it appears I was wrong because “How do I make the hole for the candy” is the most asked question on all my “how to make a pinata” videos

So today, I’m here to share the answer and hopefully save a few of you some trouble!

These instructions are how to cut the pinata candy hole. If you want to learn how to MAKE a pianta, then click link at the bottom of this blog post.

SUPPLIES for pinata candy hole

razor
finished pinata

Step by Step Instructions

weak spot
- find a weak spot on the pinata anywhere above where you want the candy to sit.

the tattooed momma pressing down on the cocomelon pinata to find a weak spot

cut
- using your razor, cut 3 sides of a square to create a flap that opens and closes

TIP 1: don’t make the hole anywhere below where the candy will sit.

TIP 2: don’t make the hole on top of the pinata because you will weaken the pinata where the rope sits.

a square hole being cut on only 3 of the 4 sides to create a flap

fill with candy
- fill pinata with candy and that’s it. ITS REALLY THAT EASY!

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How To Decorate A Cocomelon Pinata

September 3, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// Leave a Comment

How To Decorate A Cocomelon Pinata

Step by step instructions to DECORATE a beautiful Cocomelon TV Pinata.

cocomelon tv pinata and a number 2 cocomelon themed pinata.

Decorating a pinata is something the whole family can enjoy doing together. Since you’ll be bashing it open within a few hits, you don’t need to worry about every detail being perfect because, really – nobody cares.

But if you are making pinatas for your business or you’re just a perfectionist then this tutorial is right up your alley.

I’m going to give you every single tiny detail on how to decorate a beautiful Cocomelon pinata that everyone will love looking at.

Don’t be shocked if your guests have a hard time wanting to break it apart because it’s so pretty.

cocomelon tv boy pinata with lady bug and blue rope as handle.

These instructions are how to DECROATE a cocomelon tv pinata. If you want to learn how to MAKE it then click link at the bottom of this blog post.

Click the video below for a step by step video guide to make & decorate a cocomelon pinata.

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SUPPLIES TO DECORATE cocomelon pinata

school glue
lime green, dark green, and pink tissue paper
2 purple pipe cleaners (or purple cardstock)
2 small sky blue pom poms (or sky blue cardstock)
cardstock: black, white, pink, and dark green

How to DECORATE Cocomelon Pinata

glue mixture
- Mix together some school glue with water until it’s about as thin as pancake batter.

If you don’t have school glue, no worries, mix together some regular flour and water until it is as thin as pancake batter and boom, you have glue.

school glue mixed with water to make it as thin as pancake batter.

base tissue paper
- Paint glue all along the edge of the piñata and ONLY the edges then place down the base tissue paper on top part of pinata.
- Trim excess tissue paper
- Repeat these steps for bottom side of piñata.

If you put glue in the middle then it will make creases in the final product.

painting school glue on an undecorated cocomelon pinata then putting black tissue paper on it.

lime green tissue paper
- add lime green tissue paper to both sides, again making sure to keep the glue only on the edges as much as possible.
- Then glue down the excess tissue paper to clean up the edges.

gluing down lime green tissue paper to mimic cocomelon tv character

dark green cardstock
- cut 6 strips in the shape of a crescent moon (these are the outer stripes).
- then cut 1 strip that is curved on both sides (this is the middle watermelon stripe).
- next, cut the 2 middle crescent moons in half
- place the watermelon stripes where you feel they look best then glue them down.

pink square
- cut pink tissue paper into 3″ wide strips, keeping the length as long as possible. Fold that in half then, on the folded side, start cutting little slices across an entire strip. Only cut about 3/4’s of the way up and try doing multiple pieces at once to save time.
- round off the edges of a full sheet of pink cardstock. Glue the pre cut pink tissue paper fringe directly to the pink cardstock, starting at the bottom and working your way up – 1 line at a time.
- When you are finished, trim off all the excess tissue paper with scissors.

pink tissue paper being cut to make fringe then glued onto a square piece of cardstock.

TV border
- cut out your tv border piece. Use the pink fringed cardstock to measure how big your trim piece needs to be.
- glue the pink fringed cardstock to the pinata then glue the white tv border piece on top of that.

pink fringed tissue paper being glued onto the cocomelon pinata then a white border is being added.

face and accessories
- black cardstock: draw and cut 2 egg shapes for the eyes, a nose, and a mouth.
- white cardstock: draw and cut out the tv glare then draw and cut 2 tiny specs to place on top of the black egg shaped eyes. glue the white specs to the black egg shaped eyes.
- pink cardstock: draw and cut a large half circle for the antennae base. Then trace a quarter 2 times and cut that out.
- fold a purple cleaner with one side being longer than the other then hot glue a blue pom pom to each end. (you can substitute this step with purple and light blue cardstock.
- web search “cocomelon lady bug”, print it out on white cardstock, then cut it out.
- glue all the above pieces onto the pinata.

putting the final face pieces on the cocomelon pinata

the sides
- cut 4″ wide strips of green tissue paper then glue them all the way around the sides.
- when you get to the side with the rope, fold the tissue paper in half and cut a slit to pull the rope through

if the raw parts of the pinata are showing through then use 2 layers of tissue paper

gluing dark green tissue paper to the sides of a cocomelon pinata

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How To Decorate A Cocomelon Pinata

Step by step instructions to decorate a beautiful Cocomelon pinata.

Active Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours

Difficulty Easy

Materials

school glue
lime green, dark green, and pink tissue paper
2 purple pipe cleaners (or purple cardstock)
2 small sky blue pom poms (or sky blue cardstock)
cardstock: black, white, pink, and dark green

Tools

scissors
glue gun
pencil

Instructions

glue mixture - mix together school glue with
water until it’s about as thin as pancake batter.

glue down base tissue paper - Place
glue all along the edge of the piñata and ONLY the edges. Place down the base tissue paper. Trim off
excess tissue paper. Repeat these steps for the bottom side.

lime green tissuepaper - add some lime green tissue paper to both sides, again making sure
to keep the glue only on the edges as much as possible. Use 2 layers for a deeper
green color.

glue down excess tissue paper– glue down any tissue paper that is hanging off the sides.

pink fringe – cut pink tissue paper into 3” wide strips, keeping the length as long as possible. Then fold that in half and start cutting little slices across an entire strip, on the folded edge side. only cut about ¾’sof the way up.

pink cardstock – roundoff the edges of a full sheet of pink cardstock. Glue your pre cut pink tissue paper fringe directly to the pink cardstock starting at the bottom and working your way up, 1 line at a time. (see video or blog post for visuals). When finished, trim off all excess tissue paper with scissors.

dark green cardstock – cut out 7 watermelon stripes. You’ll need 2 pieces of cardstock for this step. Place the 2 longest stripes on the outer edge. Then place the next longest stripes in between those and so on until you have the 7 stripes on your pinata.

white cardstock – cut out your border piece. (This will go around the edge of the pink cardstock with fringe). Use the pink fringed cardstock to measure how big your trim piece needs to be.

glue pink cardstock – put glue all over the back of fringed pink cardstock and glue it to the center.

white cardstock border – glue the white border piece onto the pink fringed cardstock.

eyes, nose, mouth – using the black cardstock draw and cut 2 egg shapes for the eyes, the nose, and mouth.

tv glare and white specs on eyes – using white cardstock draw and cut the tv glare. Then draw and cut 2 tiny specs to place on top of the black egg shaped eyes.

glue white specs – glue 1 spec on each black eye

antennae base and rosy cheeks – draw and cut a large half circle for the antennae base. Trace a quarter 2x onto pink cardstock then cut them out.

antennae – fold a piece of pipe cleaner with one side being longer than the other and hot glue a blue pom pom on each end. (you can use purple and light blue cardstock for this step as a substitute).

lady bug – web search “cocomelon lady bug”, print it out on white cardstock, and cut it out.

glue all embellishment pieces on – glue all the pieces on the pinata.

the sides – cut 4” wide strips of green tissue paper and glue them all the way around the sides. Use 2 layers if the raw parts of the pinata are showing through. When you get to the side with the rope, fold the tissue paper in half and cut a slit to pull the rope through.

How to MAKE a cocomelon pinata is linked at the bottom of this blog post.

Click the video to see 3 other ways to decorate a pinata.

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