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Pull-String Piñata DIY
June 16, 2015

I joke sometimes that I have a Latin heart. I grew up vacationing and doing humanitarian service with my family in Mexico. I also have traveled to Bolivia and Peru, as well as spending extended time during college living in Costa Rica, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. I speak Spanish fluently, know how to dance a mean salsa, and adore a fiesta with a piñata. Now having young kids, breaking a piñata can not only take forever, but feel a little reckless. So, I came up with a super simple way to turn any piñata into a simple pull-string variety, making the candy easily and quickly accessible so you can get right to the fun! South of the Border-One Little Minute Blog-13Pull String Piñata DIY-One Little Minute Blog-15In addition to a piñata, you’ll need:

a sharp knife

string

2 wooden beads

tapePull String Piñata DIY-One Little Minute Blog-41) Cut a straight line somewhere along the bottom of the piñata. They are all shaped differently, but choose a place where candy will naturally settle.
Pull String Piñata DIY-One Little Minute Blog-52) Cut perpendicular lines along each end of the center line, then fold the flaps back like doors opening. Pull String Piñata DIY-One Little Minute Blog-63) Make a small hole in the center of each “door” you’ve made. Thread a long length of string through each hole, leaving  a couple inches on the inside of the piñata, and the rest on the outside to serve as the pull-string.Pull String Piñata DIY-One Little Minute Blog-74) You’re going to thread one wooden bead onto the inside end of each string, and I found it’s easiest to do that if you first tape the string into a tight sort of needle. Pull String Piñata DIY-One Little Minute Blog-85) Thread the string through a wooden bead, and tie the end into a knot to secure it in place. Pull String Piñata DIY-One Little Minute Blog-96) These beads will keep the string from pulling straight through the holes when the kids go for the candy.Pull String Piñata DIY-One Little Minute Blog-107) The doors should fold right back into place, and you can keep them closed with a couple pieces of tape. The cardboard is a little stiff, and will naturally stay in place pretty well, until it’s time to pull!
South of the Border-One Little Minute Blog-8South of the Border-One Little Minute Blog-9Hooray! It’s raining candy! And no one got hit with a stick!

For a party with a bunch of kids, you can easily add more strings through the holes, so that everyone will have a string to hold and pull. And one of my favorite parts, after the candy is out, this pull-string piñata can be stored for the next event and used all over again! So there’s no reason not to break out your pull-string piñata at every party!
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Styled piñata photos from my editorial spread in Stylo Magazine 04.

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