Pinata Ideas

After taking into consideration who the party is for or what kind of celebration you want, you can decide on what kind of games and entertainment to get for the party. One kind of game and entertainment that never goes out of style is the pi�ata game.

In Hispanic culture pi�ata breaking was a symbol of abundance, celebration, and the beginning of fun. Keep this in mind when tailor fit your pi�ata and your pi�ata games to the party you're hosting.

In Latin culture we break pinatas to celebrate birthdays, weddings, to enjoy in festivals and feasts, and also to celebrate religious events. You can include a pi�ata for your child's birthday party, a company outing, a wedding, Christmas, graduation parties, etc.

Here are just a few pinata ideas you may find fun and different. You can go with the traditional way of making a pi�ata and using a pi�ata for Hispanic celebrations like Las Posadas Mexicanas at Christmas or use it the way Chinese people do, for New Year's celebrations.

I also consider pinatas for celebrations like birthdays, baptisms, Halloween, Valentine's Day, and Easter,

You can go with a more customary design of pi�ata like the pot, the pineapple shape or the star shape. You can even have a bit of fun with your children making the pi�ata together. If you are interested follow these instructions on how to make a paper mache pinata.

If you want to put a bit of originality and creativity into the pi�ata game, you can do so with pi�ata shapes like animals, your child's favorite cartoon character or a shape that matches the party you're throwing like an Easter egg for Easter, a reindeer for Christmas, a drum for the Fourth of July and so on.

Fun Pinata Ideas

Don't stop with the making, designing and decision making of what occasion to use it for. You can also get creative with what you put inside the pi�ata. You're not limited to candy and treats. You can fill a children's party pi�ata with small toys like Polly Pockets, Barbie doll clothes, toy jewelry, crayons, Play-Doh, stickers, Matchbox cars, bouncy balls, etc.

If you want to give your fiesta a Hispanic flair fill your pi�ata with typical candy. Not just any kind. There are fabulous Chocolates that come from Latin American countries like Mexico (where chocolate was a must) or Argentina, famous for its Bariloche white chocolate.

If it is for a children's party simply head to MexGrocer and buy the Pi�ata & Candy Fiesta Package which comes with Duval�n cocolate-vanilla creams, Pel�n Pelo Rico tamarindo candy, coconut rolls, marzipan and mazapan that come in a package. Enjoy the real taste of Mexico!

For non-edible items you can use valeros, matracas, wooden trompos, and so forth. You can find these also at pinata ideas Mexgrocer.com.

Here are some pinata ideas for adults. You can fill the pinata with little cards that have wishes along nuts and typical sweets from your country or origin. These little cards are handmade or you can print them in small sizes with sayings in Spanish like:

Una tonelada de amor para ti por el resto del a�o, que pronto encuentres la pareja de tu vida, que la suerte siempre te acompa�e, que la salud nunca te falte, etc,. Instead of confetti you fill it with these positive saying that your guests will love.

For non-edible items, you can put votive candles, lotion, ribbons or typical items from your country of origin or from Latin America. Just make sure they are properly wrapped to avoid injury when they come down after breaking the pi�ata.

Believe it or not you can also have a pi�ata for a bachelorette party and I am sure all your friends are going to have lots of fun. Here is a pi�ata idea, use rum candy, chocolates from Mexico or Venezuela, great wishes cards, and movie tickets (a couple of them will do the trick) for your friends to enjoy.

When you have a trick pi�ata, you can fill this with confetti and flour. So break open the fun and include a pinata at your party.

To know more about pinata history check out my page about it here go to pinata history.