Getting antsy staying home ? Try this ...
A
good friend just sent me a NY Times article that really drew my
attention. This was one of the pictures that accompanied the story
and you can see why my interest was piqued.
It's
a hand made coronavirus pinata just begging to be smashed. Evidently
they are being made all over the country in different degrees of
artistic talent but that doesn't really matter. These pinatas are not
made to be held and cherished … they are made to help rid the pent
up frustration and anger that so many are feeling due to being home
bound by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Just
imagine the fun that the kids would have … especially if they
smashed the pinata that had a bunch of candy inside. Or how about
the adult that is so frustrated and angry because the virus is one
thing he can't control. A baseball bat and a smack or two would sure
help.
It's
been years since I've practiced the art of paper mache but it sure is
tempting. How about it? Let's all put our imaginations to work and
see what we come up with. Just working on them would release some of
our pent up frustration … even if they never come to fruitiion.
posted by Goldendaze-Ginnie at 3:02 PM
6 Comments:
Hi, Ginnie. What I came up with is a blog post about YOUR blog post. I also suggested people might end up making "some lovely thing" out of their paper mache, instead of the coronairus pinata to whack. What fun! Thanks for writing about this, even though I'm not interested in trying to make one myself. Stay well, and I hope you are finding ways to cope without too much pent-up frustration. Here's a link to my blog post for you:
https://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2020/05/does-this-look-like-fun-to-you.html
Go for it Ginnie, but tryign to make it would be the thing that would frustrate me. :)
interesting twist on the pinata idea -- making it an outlet for all sorts of frustrations -- just create a pinata and wack away!
I can almost feel the release as I imagine smacking that critter.
I wouldn’t enjoy the crafting but the end result would be awfully satisfying!
I can understand why this might be a fun activity for those households where children and adults have been self-isolating, but it's not something we will be making. No children here and wore yet, no baseball bats!
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