Happy Holidays 2014!

The Gámomo Creative Lab team has a Mexican background and with that comes a rich folkloric heritage. We wanted to share some with you – because you always learn something new – and because the holidays bring one of our favourite traditions: “La Piñata”.

But what is in a piñata? Well, to know this we present to you “The Anatomy of a Piñata”, by Gámomo Creative Lab.

{Rope} Strong rope to hang the piñata – one end loose to pull the piñata up and down
{Points} For the Posadas the most common piñata is a 5-7 pointed star
{Points} Hollow cones form the points of the star, which also work as candy holders once the piñata has been broken. Or fun hats
{Exterior} The exterior is made of newspaper, glue paste, paper mache, decorative tissue and other types of paper
{Interior} Traditionally, the interior is made with a clay pot to hold the candy and fruit, however this has been replaced with paper mache for safety
{The good stuff} Now to the good stuff. The piñata is filled with all sorts of candy and fruits in season, such as sugar cane sticks, peanuts, oranges, lima, mandarin etc. All unpeeled.

If you have any cool traditions you follow before/during/after holidays, we’d love to hear about them.

We wish you all the best this coming 2015, enjoy the holidays with your loved ones and hope to see you next year!

Wishing you the best of the holidays,

The Gámomo Creative Lab team.