There's something primal and awesome about whacking a giant candy-filled ball with a stick. That said, what happens when your party is full of little kids who might be able to swing a bat, don't quite have the oompf needed to bust that bad boy open? We'll you give it a trap door with a pull string of course!
For their daughter Clara's first birthday party Sherry and John of Young House Love broke out the paper macheé Love there's been some paper maché happening! Instead of a traditional piñata, this one was made with a special trap door engineered to stay closed until small party guests pulled on the attached strings.
It still has the same shocking effect for kids who get giggly excited when snacks fall from the sky. There were several tricks of the trap-door-piñata-making process, so make sure you check out what they learned on their post at Young House Love. The whole project came in right around $8 and who can say no to that?
(Images: Young House Love)
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this is excellent! So many great ideas always pop up here! Thanks so much!
xo em
Modified a store bought pinata into a pull string one for my kiddos party. Just made a flap and used a bunch curling ribbon, then glued tissue paper to camouflage the area. It was a hit!
Great idea, and also great suggestion by blackbeanbelly to modify a store bought one. I have had the unfortunate experience of having to bring in the big guns to finally bust a stubborn pinata and it was much less magical than if the kids had been able to do it themselves.
Love the post and the idea for the modified store bought pinata. Thanks for sharing.
I grew up with this style piñata and have the greatest memories of being showered with candy on every birthday...one thing you don't get from the other kind.
: )