One more step...Add candy!

We added three bags of small candy:
(Pictures of pinata portion of our Thanksgiving party with my family to follow in separate post.)

If you should decide to make your own turkey pinata, here's how we did it:

(Time consuming, but easy):

You'll need:
--a balloon
--a newspaper, cut into strips
--a bottle of liquid starch
--acrylic paints
--cardboard for feathers, wings, etc.
--accessories, if desired--such as eyes, beard, etc. :)

Directions:
--Blow up balloon. Cover balloon with strips of newspaper that have been dipped in the liquid starch. Do a few layers to make it sturdy enough once it dries (to hold the candy). ***LEAVE A SMALL HOLE THAT ISN'T COVERED WITH NEWSPAPER SO YOU'LL HAVE A SPOT TO POP THE BALLOON AND ADD THE CANDY LATER.
--Let it dry completely--takes about 2 days.
--Paint it, add wings, tail feathers, etc. (we used hot glue)
--Pop balloon once the "shell" hardens and add the candy through the small hole.

Gobble, gobble!