How to Make Individual Party Favor Pinatas

Kids love pinatas at birthday parties. The downside to this activity is that you must hand a small, blindfolded child a heavy stick or baseball bat. Furthermore, sometimes the smaller children miss out on pinata loot. Try these fun, favor-filled miniature pinatas instead. Everybody makes out well and has fun and no baseball bat is necessary!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Small round balloons
• Flour
• Water
• Newspaper or other thin paper such as old phone book pages
• Tissue or crepe paper color-coordinated to your party
• Glue
• Twine or ribbon
• Party favors and candy

Balloons

1. Inflate balloons and tie the ends. Tear the paper into thin strips.

2. Make a paper mache paste by combining one part flour with one part water. Apply four layers of paper to the balloons by dipping strips of paper into the paste, wiping off the excess, and placing onto the balloon.

3. Allow to dry completely. This will take three or four days.

4. Cut a small hole in each pinata, large enough for the favors to fit inside. Remove the popped or deflated balloons.

5. Fill each pinata with toys and candy. Cover each with tissue or crepe paper, using glue on just the underside of the paper. Make a patch large enough to cover the hole for each pinata by using tissue paper.

6. Glue a piece of twine or ribbon to the underside of the patch in a loop. Glue the patch over the hole of the pinata. Instruct the party-goers to pull the loop to bust open their fun-filled pinatas.

Tips & Warnings

• Wearing latex or rubber gloves can keep the tissue paper from staining your hands.

Resources

• Pinata Fillers