DIY cupcake liner piñata

I decided to make a piñata for my little one's fabulously pink birthday which was inexpensive and fun to do with my 3 year old.  

Things you'll need:

Water 

Flour 

Balloons

Cut newspaper

Cupcake liners 

Glue gun 

Rope 

Candy

Basic piñata requires a balloon and a 50/50 mixture of water and flour.

 

 Some cut newspaper works well for a piñata.  No one will see it so don't stress over making it coordinated with your party theme.  

 

Once your 50/50 flour and water mixture is made and balloon blown to desired size begin coating strips one at a time.

 

 Place strips on the balloon.  Cover balloon one full layer at a time.  Allow time to dry between layers (I did 10 layers) This is tedious but well worth it. 

Once your final layer is dried you can pop your balloon.  Cut a 3-sided trap door and drill a hole at the bottom.  After folding some clothes line I made a knot at the end and pulled the top of the rope threw the hole and out the top to hang.  

Fill the piñata with candy.  You can add additional layers over the trap door and secure around the rope or just duct tape it, which is what I did. 

For this piñata I found some really cute polka dot cupcake liners in pink and hot pink.  

After folding both packs of cup cake liners in half I began gluing away (starting at the bottom and covering the knot) alternating colors.

 Here's the finished product.  It could have come out better but really a piñata is destined to be broken before the party ends, so why stress over perfection?  

I hope this post helped :)

~XO