they are mostly made of materials that can easily be broken such as straw or clay and they are shaped in the form of a person an animal or a star. the pinata is hung on a tree or on the ceiling of a house . children are given a stick and then they are blindfolded . the children use their sticks to try and break the pinata. once it is broken the children can collect the toys or candy that have fallen onto the ground.
pinatas have been used for hundreds of years as away of celebrating special events. the tradition still lives on in mexico today.