Pinata DIY’s

Yes pinata’s are a tradition in this family.  What kid doesn’t love a pinata?  My bigger question though is what parent actually in their right mind {forgive me if you do} likes to or will spend $25 on a pinata!  That’s crazy talk!  I can’t believe how expensive a mess of newspaper, modge podge & tissue paper is…just so your kids can be the ever loving daylights out of it so it will rain candy upon them!  So last year when we had Corbyn’s Lego themed party I refused to spend money on a pinata.  I decided to make my own, nothing fancy…plain and simple.  It served it’s purpose though.  I took a plain cardboard box filled it with it’s goodies and slathered that thing in tissue paper and modge podge.  Created a giant Lego minifigure on my computer and took it to a copy shop to have it printed larger and slapped it on the box.  Instantly we had a Lego themed pinata for a couple bucks.  Well this year I decided to do the same thing.  Except this year I did a little more than just slapping a picture on the front.  I added some details, not much but a few.  

I used a plain box again, this one is a nice size about two and a half feet tall and the box isn’t too thick {made that mistake last year}.  I used a watered down modge podge mixture and a foam brush to apply a couple layers of red tissue paper.  Cut some tissue in strips about 2″ wide and the length of the tissue paper and fringed it.  Glued those strips to the front and back of the box, starting at the bottom so I had a clean finish at the top.  Then cut a big hole in the bottom of the box, stuffed it with tissue paper then candy, then more tissue paper.  Sealed it back up with good packing tape.  I then made the hanger out of zip ties at the top and re-enforced it with duct tape that matches the pinata {you can’t see it when it’s hanging}.  I then printed out a dragon coloring page I found through Google and colored it with markers.  Made some scales in paint shop on the computer and colored those too, and cut them out.  Stacked the scales and taped them all together then put the dragon head and scales on the front of the pinata with good tape.  I chose to not do feet on this because well….I’m tired, yes laziness won here.  This pinata reminds me of the Asian dragon decorations in parades.  I love the fringe.