Titus holds a very special place in our heart and we consider him (and his family) as our family. Titus turned six last week and the party was all about Mario. Making a Mario piñata has been the easiest of all the ones I’ve made him (monster truck, banana, and Chase from Paw Patrol).
My inspiration came from a piñata I saw in a candy store in Mexicali a couple of years ago:
I’m glad we had so many cardboard boxes to form the body:
I still used engrudo (mixture of cooked flour and water) and newspaper to make it sturdier, add texture and make the nose and ears:
The face had to be big enough that it looked like a cartoon:
Finding the right shade of skin color tissue paper was the biggest challenge:
The hat was a coffee carrier from Bob Evans that I modified:
Here's the finished product:
Titus was very excited when he saw the Mario piñata.
We added the candy and goodies in its head and in its body. We realized Mario lost its eyebrow; I later found it that night in the back of my car. Ha!
The kids had a blast and we love seeing Titus so excited.
