The penguin piñata

We make piñatas for my nieces and nephews every year.  This penguin is one of my favourites, I like the way he seems to be guarding the ball of string as if it was an egg. Sadly the life of a piñata penguin is short and usually ends tragically; not long after this photo was taken he was smashed to pieces by a hoard of screaming kids who went on to eat his insides.

The snowman

This smartly dressed fellow was made my by OH to hold presents.  He was a real surprise and very conveniently had a removable head so I could get to my other surprises without having to damage him.  We are planning to take him to visit my nieces and nephews tomorrow and I am not so sure he will survive that unscathed.  Melting may be the least of his problem.