Step up to the plate! With a swing of the bat, this pinata will deliver a truly sweet home run. Fill the ball with candy, peanuts, and baseball cards and pitch it at a sports party, a summer picnic, or a family reunion. Special effect: slick red plastic tape stitches. Before you start creating this design, please see our favorite papier-mache recipe, and instructions for creating the core for your pinata.
| Prep Time: About 2 to 3 hours | |
| What you need: | |
| Pencil
Red plastic tape | |
| Seasons: Birthday, Evening, Rainy day, Spring, Summer, Winter, Year round | |
| Materials: balloons, paper, paper mache | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Using a pencil, lightly draw a baseball seam pattern on the
ball (you may wish to use a real baseball as a model). |
| 2. | Cut the tape into 1/4-inch by 1 1/2-inch strips and attach
pairs of strips in a V-shaped pattern, as shown. |
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Using a pencil, lightly draw a baseball seam pattern on the
ball (you may wish to use a real baseball as a model).
Cut the tape into 1/4-inch by 1 1/2-inch strips and attach
pairs of strips in a V-shaped pattern, as shown.

