As summer eases into the school year — and into a new season of birthdays, class parties and holiday gatherings — now’s a good time to make a few eye-catching pinatas. Unlike store-bought pinatas, ...

Growing up in Sonora, Mexico, Astor Toyos spent many happy hours working in his neighbor’s piñata shop after-school and on weekends. Thirty years later, after he moved, got married and started a ...

An exhibit based on the piñateras and their creations, “El Paso Piñata Extravaganza,” showed the art of the craft. Read full story here. Authentic piñatas, which are made from paper maches and ...

We are into a new season of birthdays, class parties and holiday gatherings — now's a good time to make a few eye-catching pinatas. Unlike store-bought pinatas, which are generally made of cardboard ...

Pinatas are a fun edition to any party, especially during summer. They can get expensive, though, and are often unoriginal or just not personalized enough. Making one from scratch makes a great ...

The 2016 edition of New Times’ Best of Phoenix is out now, featuring a series of “as told to” profiles that explore how our city’s proximity to Mexico makes it better. When I first came to Phoenix, I ...

In this Jan. 20, 2015 photo, Cecilia Albarran Gonzalez, 54, smoothes layers of papier-mache onto the back of a horse piñata, in her home in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City. Albarran and her ...