Piñata Craft Club
The date for Guerita’s piñata draws closer so we’ve been busy getting ready for it. After completely caving to the Disney Princess machine for the party’s theme, I decided I had to do at least one thing to add a personal touch and made the invitations myself.
Yes, I could have bought this
for $2 for a packet of 15 invitations, but instead I spent several hours indulging my current love affair with Photoshop to produce this
which probably cost a lot more in ink and cardstock. (And of course, the real thing doesn’t say Guerita!)
In the meantime, we also attended a 1 year old piñata on the weekend, with all the elements of a good Mexican piñata:
Clown
Cake
Piñata
It’s party central for the next few weeks around here as Wednesday is Dia de los Niños (Children’s Day) which is a major celebration in Mexico. The school has a little carnival (Mini Kermes) with stalls and games and no doubt a lot of lollies. I am rostered on “Beauty Shop” duty which is particularly ironic given my complete lack of make-up and hairdressing skills!
Today we put together the lolly bags and collected the leftover lollies, plus all the extra lollies I have been collecting for the last year, to donate to the children’s shelter my expat group supports - for their Dia de los Niños celebration. Every time Guerita goes to a piñata she comes home with an enormous lolly bag, which we ration out one a day. With the bag out of sight, Guerita only remembers to ask for a few days and the rest goes into the collection. Half the lollies she gets are chilli flavoured, which she wouldn’t eat anyway. I purposely over-catered on the lollies I bought for her party this year to make sure I had a good lot to give the kids in the shelter. It’s pretty sad what some of these kids have been through - they are mostly victims of abuse and abandonment but the shelter gets no government funding so they really struggle. Our group regularly donates basics like rice, beans, flour and toilet paper, for which they are so grateful. We came up with a huge bag of lollies for the kids. It’ll be nice for them to have some fun for a change. Plus I think it’s a really good lesson for Guerita to learn that not all people have an abundance of food and luxuries and that it’s good to share with those who don’t have very much.
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Oh, your invitation is sooo much better. Well worth the effort. I just can’t get over those Mexican pinatas…
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I love your invitations! Fantastic. I hope Guerita has the best time. The children’s day sounds lovely too.
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oh wow look at that cake!
When I get back from holidays I am going to totally suck you into digi scrapping!!!! You’re already a natrual!
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Completely beautiful invitation. So great for Guerita to obtain an understanding about those less fortunate - something that I like to do with my kids too. Have a great party!
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I bet Guerita will have an awesome birthday - it much be so much fun to help you organise. The invitations look amazing.
What a generous gesture to donate to the shelter, they will appreciate it
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Wow. Mexicans sure know how to party! Your invitations are fabulous. I love invitation where people make an effort.
Is it just me, or does that clown freak anyone else out too?
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Thanks all, I was really happy with the way they turned out and I agree - I always like the personal invites more than the stock-standard ones.
Kate - I will be waiting for your return to draw me into the world of digi scrapping! I always shied away from the paper version, not least because it looks like a really expensive hobby, but then replacing it with photography isn’t all that cheap!!
Fairlie - I’m with you - I think the clown’s a bit creepy. And some of the kids thought so too!
The invitations are gorgeous babe.
And you just became that just that little bit more wonderful, talking about those kids.
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Great job wow! Now you have somthing for the scrapbook. I would like to find a shelter to donate some things too like kids clothes and kitchen items. And also toys! I´m eliminating before we move. I have been told by the expat group here that the shelter here isn´t accepting anymore things so I wonder if your shelter is national or if you know of an alternative? My e mail in your reply box is accurate.
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