Water Paper Sack Piñatas

As I was trying to come up with ideas for water games that would be fun to celebrate the beginning of summer, the thought came to my mind for a water piñata. It is now one of my favorite ideas and I can’t wait to use it at more parties.

These piñatas are so simple. All you do is stuff some bags with prizes, string them up and then give all the kids a squirt bottle. Let them go crazy squirting their bag to make it soggy so that all the prizes will fall out. They can use the squirt bottles after for a little water fight too.

Top 10 Reasons I love Water Piñatas

1. Easy to make.
2. Inexpensive.
3. Goes with every theme.
4. Everyone gets to play at the same time. No waiting in line to hit a piñata once and then your turn is over.
5. You don’t have to watch out for kids standing too close to the swinging bat.
6. None of the kids are running under a broken piñata to gather candy while the kid that broke the piñata open is still swinging the bat because he is blindfolded and has no idea.
7. Everyone gets the same prizes so there is no whining that someone else was faster and gathered more candy.
8. You can involve your kids in making and decorating them.
9. What kid doesn’t love squirting water?
10. They are so much fun!

How to Make a Water Paper Sack Piñata

Supplies Needed:

• paper sacks
• ribbon or string
• scissors
• prizes
• plastic bag to put prizes in if they cannot get wet
• squirt bottles

Directions:

1. Stuff three bags inside each other. You can do more or less depending on how heavy the prizes are. I should have put a bottle of bubbles or something heavier in these bags to help break it open as the bags got wet. These colored bags have a slick coated finish which made them a little stronger than your average lunch sack.
2. Flatten the opening of the bag and cut along the top in little strips. This gives the fringe look from the traditional piñatas.
3. Gather some prizes and fill your bags.
4. Tie the bags closed with some balloon ribbon or other string.
5. Using a clothespin, clip the bags to a sting in the air.
6. Give each kid a spray bottle to squirt their bag open and get their prizes that are inside. I use squirt bottles because they are easier for little hands to use. I would recommend smaller squirt bottles than these. This was our first time using this larger size and they were a little too heavy for my toddler.

I think I’m going to make them for the 4th of July with red, white and blue bags and maybe fill them with some sparklers and snaps, in a plastic bag of course, and then some pop rocks or other fun candy. How will you use these water piñatas at your next party? What will you fill them with?