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With my entire immediate family having birthdays in Summer; Summertime is Birthday season. I really don’t mind since I love celebrating birthdays, but more importantly I love picking out the perfect card. Greeting cards are an essential part of gift giving since they add that personal touch. When it comes to adults I go with humor but when it comes to children I like to find cards that interest them. My daughter will be turning 3 in August and this year she’s in love with butterflies, so finding the perfect Butterfly card by American Greetings was easy.
She’s so in love with Butterflies I even found her matching gift wrap at Walmart in the card and party decor aisles. American Greetings has a great selection of Birthday Cards, gift bags and birthday gift wrap. I can’t wait to see her face light up when she see’s the Butterflies!
Since Butterflies will be her party theme this year I decided to make her a Butterfly Piñata. This was my first attempt at making a Piñata and I can honestly say it’s really easy.
Here’s what you’ll need to make a Butterfly Pinata.
Supplies:
Cardboard
Butterfly Template
Pencil or Marker
Scissors
Duck Tape
Glue
Crepe Paper
Wire or String for hanging
Newspaper
Paper Mache (Flour & Water)
Pipe Cleaners (Optional)
Don’t forget your American Greetings Birthday Cards and Gift Wrap!
Step 1: Print out a Butterfly template. You can download and use this template but you’ll need to adjust it to the size you want. I made mine about 22″ wide.
Step 2: Trace around the template onto a piece of cardboard. I first traced with pencil then once the shape was what I wanted I used a marker to outline the final design.
Step 3: Cut out the butterfly.
Step 4: Take the cardboard butterfly and trace it onto another piece of cardboard.
Step 5: Cut out the 2nd butterfly.
Step 6: Cut several 8″ long strips of cardboard. You’ll use these to make the the sides of the Butterfly. I made mine about 8″ long x 4″ wide.
Step 7: Fold the cardboard in 2″ on each side. This will make the space between each side of the butterfly about 4″ wide.
Step 8: Using duct tape, tape the folded strips of cardboard to one side of the butterfly.
Step 9: Tape the second side to create the walls. Repeat this all the way around.
Step 10: Next add a wire or string loop to the top of the piñata so you can easily hang it when finished. I secured it with duct tape on the inside.
Step 11: Make Paper Mache. I used 1/2 cup Flour & 1 cup Water. You’ll also need to cut newspaper into strips.
Step 12: Dip the newspaper into the paper mache and add to the entire pinata. I only added 1 layer making sure to overlap each piece about 3/4″. Let it completely dry.
Step 13: Cut the crepe paper. The easiest way is to take 1 long piece and fold it several times, then cut the fringe.
Step 14: Glue the fringe to the entire butterfly. It’s best to always start at the bottom.
Step 15: To create the details I cut templates out of paper. Then repeat the above steps and cover the templates with crepe paper.
Step 16: Glue the detail pieces directly onto the piñata.
Step 17: Add pipe cleaners to the wire to create antennas.
Step 18: Finally fill the piñata with your favorite candy!
This was really easy to make; however, applying the crepe paper was time consuming. Either way, seeing my daughters expression when she saw it complete was amazing! Plus, she loved her Butterfly card and gift wrap by American Greetings.
Have you ever tried to make a Pinata? I’d love to hear what you’ve made. For more Birthday inspiration follow American Greetings Pinterest page or their Instagram account.
Enjoy!
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This pinata is beautiful! My daughter’s birthday is next month and I know she would love it <3
Awww, it is so cute! My niece birthday is really soon and she loves butterflies.
I’m going to have to suggest this for my 2 year old niece. I so love how it turned out, and it’s really not that difficult to do.
I love that you made this with boxes. What a great way to recycle them.
Such a cute idea! I does look a little complicated but with some help it can result in something amazing
That looks simple enough and is absolutely adorable. Any little girl would love one at her party!
Wonderful idea. I wish I knew about this before my granddaughter turned six. She would have loved this. Oh well, there is always a 7th birthday!
I never thought about making my own pinatas. This is a brilliant idea and excellently executed!
I haven’t tried making a pinata, this is brilliant! This is perfect for my son’s party!
This is so cute. I was just talking about making pinata’s the other day. The are so much fun for parties.
This turned out SO cute! It looks almost professionally done. What a neat way to customize a birthday party.
My girls used to go crazy over butterflies when they were little and it would have been nice to do something like this in one of their birthdays! It’s such a lovely pinata, it would be sad to break it into pieces!
I have always wanted to try and make a pinata. it looks easier than what I thought it would be. Yours turned out gorgeous!
My son loves pinata but I don’t think he loves butterfly too. But this time for sure he will.
Great job! I have never tried to make my own piñata but I bet the kids would love it
I’m saving this diy for sure! My daughter is turning 1 and I hope we can throw her a party with a pinata!
A butterfly pinata looks like a lot of fun and I love the look of it too. I want to make one for summer parties!
Gives me an idea to make our own pinata for my son’s upcoming birthday this august. never thought it could be this easy. you are so creative and generous for sharing this to us. thank you.
I had no idea it would be so easy to make one! I’m going to give this a try for our next party!
Making your own pinata is the way to go if you’re doing a unique birthday theme and can’t find what you want in stores. Especially with your theme colors too. I LOVE the tutorial! Thank you!
Oh my gosh, this is just too cute and a great idea as well. The grand kids love pinata’s but I’ve never thought to make them one and we can never find the kind they want. I’ll make them one next time.
Wow! This looks really easy to make! Thank you for sharing!
Wow you are so creative and talented. Even with your tutorial, I still will not get it right lol
Brilliant tutorial! I’ll have to show my girls this, it would be great to make our own piñata!
I love the fact that you made the steps seem so easy for making this pinata. I am going to have to give it a try and see if I can’t make something similar 🙂
The concept for making this seems so simple. I have two boys so would be trying out a different shape but it looks easy enough!
What a great project, its cute and unique.
It looks sooooo pretty! I can’t wait to share it with a friend who’s daughter’s birthday is coming soon!
Such a cool idea! And the outcome is pretty!
I couldn’t find the template
Great instructions! When do you put the candy in?
I assume after the paper mache dries completely? But then where is the opening? Where is the best place for the opening?
What a great idea! Could you please send me the template for the butterfly if possible? I don’t see it with the instructions. I can’t wait to make this for my granddaughter’s birthday! Thank you!
This is amazing! My 7 year old asked if we could make a piñata for her birthday this year and this is so helpful! Curious though- how/where do you fill the piñata once it’s complete? I didn’t see any opening…please advise! Thanks in advance and thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial!