Thursday, June 21, 2012

Pokeball Regolit Pinata


Materials: REGOLIT shade, crepe paper, glue gun

Description: Every year I craft with my son a pinata for his birthday, and this year he's obsessed with Pokemon and asked for a Pokeball-shaped one. After trying (and failing) with a papier-maché covered beach ball, I used a ready made and supercheap Regolit lampshade (1,99 €) and some crepe paper.

The result was a huge pokeball which the children loved, and it even came with a metal structure great for hanging it.

Materials:
1x Regolit shade (1,99 € here in Spanish IKEA)
5x rolls of crepe paper (1 black, 2 red, 2 white)
Glue gun
Pinata goodies



Step-by-step:

1. Unfold and mount Regolit shade. Cover the bottom with a bit of paper or tissue and some glue. Keep the top open.
2. Cut crepe paper in small squares (about 5x5 cm) and twist them pinching the centre (like small flowers)
3. Glue small paper bits to Regolit shade, following the Pokeball pattern.
4. Fill with usual piñata stuff.
5. Hang and use.


Total cost (without goodies) = 7€ (and about 3 hours!)

~ Inés, Spain

5 comments:

  1. Regolit, I choose you!

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  3. Ooh, what a clever idea! use a Regolit lamp for a piñata!!
    Did the children smash it with a stick to get the goodies or they got it by simply pulling a string and letting things fall?
    -----(same reply in spanish)
    Que idea tan buena! Usar una lámpara Regolit para una piñata!
    Es de las que se abren al darles con un palo o de las que tirando de una cinta se rasgan y cae el contenido?

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  4. Hello Britte! it was supposed to be smashed but as there were some toddlers we just let the children rip it with their hands. Great success atough it last about 5'' :)

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