Richard Serra’s “Band” would inspire students by temporarily taking on the guise of a gigantic strip of papier mache newspaper in this class on how to make pinatas. Topics to be discussed will cover best practices in pinata-making: why the NY Times is nicer to use than the Phila Inquirer of LA Times; how to rip your newspaper; mache recipes; toxicity; permanence; the best time to whack a pinata and how to get your whackers ready; the ceremony and implications of destroying something you spent so much time making; where to buy whiffle bats; innards - solids, liquids and in betweens; etc. Proposed teacher, Sarah, started Pinata Lab in 2006. This class could be held over the course of a week with all students completing a pinata in the process.