Let's Have a Fiesta!

Chantel and I always work on a yearly piñata. This year was our second year. Last year, at 4 ½, she did quite well cutting the tissue paper. I only

let her cut one little strip of tissue paper last year.

This year, she was quite involved, not just getting messy like last year, with the water and flour mixture. (You should see the picnic table we used.) We finished the sticky, messy part in a little over an hour, on Monday. We dried it in the sunshine for 2 days (Tuesday and Wednesday), and today, Thursday, we cut the strips of tissue paper and glued them in place. (Oh yes, Chantel, last year and this year did very well with the glue and attaching the strips in place.)

Now, we let it dry for 3 months. Then, our 4th graders from our Church, our new Sunday School Class, will get to take a wack or two at it. Hopefully, on Sat., Dec. 6th, after we do Christmas Caroling to the neighbors. We always enjoy the opportunity to sing and to deliver the cookies we've baked for them.

Chantel enjoys her part with the piñata and making cookies that still need baking for our neighbors. She will have to wait until 4th grade to take a wack at the famous piñata. It usually takes about 1/2 hour to break it, with a baseball bat!