Shape a cone for the head and tail of a fish, then add fins and eyes. Use additional layers of papier mache to make it more ' fish like'. A similar technique will create a bird body, onto which can then be added wings, legs and a tail. When the shape is finished and dry, fill the pinata with candy and goodies, and cover the hole with a few layers of paper. A simpler pinata can be made as a ball with decorated papier mache cones sticking out all over it.
Paper streamers hang from the cones.
Then paint the pinata. Pinatas should be bright and colourful. Crepe paper streamers cut up with a fringe can be curled up with the help of the pencil, and glued onto the pinata. Start from the bottom and layer them overlapping. Decorate the cones with the crepe paper, adding strings to the tips.