You are
“shrimply” the best! I have always wanted to
try making shrimp piñatas, and adding a little pun made these perfect for Valentine’s Day! It
would be so fun to host a seafood or sushi night for Galentine's and send the girls home with some piñatas filled with chocolates…or just make one for your love and go out to your favorite sushi restaurant. If you have a mini sushi lover, it would be an adorable birthday theme! Be sure to check out these sushi favors as well.
SUPPLIES:• Twisty balloon
• Balloon pump
• Clear tape
• Newspaper strips
• Paper mache paste (1 c water, 1 c
flour)
• Scissors
• Acrylic paint in peach + pink + hot
pink
• Sponge brush
• String
• Paper plate
• Mesh loofah sponge
• Party streamers in peach + pink
• Hot glue gun
• Box cutter
• Valentine candy and/or favors
HOW TO:
Step 1
Use a balloon pump to blow up your
twisty balloon to about 8 inches long.
You really have to blow up the entire thing, and then let out some air
to get to your desired length. Use a
long piece of tape to hold the ends together.
Leave a decent length of tape in between the two ends to curve the
balloon like shrimp, without allowing the ends to touch.
Step 2
Dip newspaper strips in paper mache
paste, and wrap the balloon in a few layers, starting in the center, and
working your way up to the pieces of tape.
Allow to dry. (Overnight would be ideal).
Step 3
Remove the tape from the balloon and
cover the ends in newspaper strips dipped in paper mache paste and allow to
dry. It is best to place newspaper
strips in an “x” around the ends, and then wrap horizontally down the
sides.
Step 4
Paint the shrimp body in pink, and
then place the pink and peach paint colors on a paper plate. Dip your mesh loofah sponge in both paint
colors, and dab it all over the shrimp, until you have a nice, varied
pinkish-peach color. Allow to dry.
Step 5
Place some hot pink paint on a paper
plate, and hold a string at each end, and dip it in the paint. Wrap the string around the shrimp body in
multiple places, about an inch apart.
Allow to dry.
Step 6
Layer about 2 ½”-3" long pieces of pink and peach party streamers
and cut a tail shape with scissors. Fan them out a bit, and bunch them up at one
end. Use a glue gun to attach them to
the end of the shrimp body.
Step 7
Use your box cutter to cut three sides
of a rectangle on the back of the shrimp, to make a little door for placing the
candy and favors. Take out the balloon and shake out any dried paper mache flakes over a trash can, and then fill with
favors.
Happy
crafting, and Happy Valentine’s Day!
