Parties, fun games and activities, and piñatas go hand in hand. In many cases, piñatas can be expensive to have made, and they are traditionally filled with sugar laden candies. If you would like to combine a craft with healthy alternatives, you can easily make your own piñata, or even allow guests to create mini piñatas to take home as party favors.

Hang a clothes line outdoors, and have plenty of clothes pins. This will be a good place to allow the piñatas to dry while the guests play other games. Consider making one large piñata for the guests to play with in a traditional manner, if you are making individual piñatas for as take home party favors.

To make easy piñatas, purchase balloons that will blow up to an appropriate size. Insert pencils, markers, stickers, sugar free gum, small toys, etc. into the balloon. Inflate it, being sure to blow it up fairly tightly, and tie it off. Tie a string onto it, so that you will be able to remove it later.

Mix equal parts of white glue and water, and put it on a covered craft table in large open containers. Use old newspaper, crepe paper, or colored construction paper to dip in the glue and apply to the balloon. Be sure to have plenty of supervision for this craft, and make sure the glue is used sparingly. When each balloon is covered with paper, take it outside, and hang from clothes line to dry.

The final activity of the day should allow enough dry time for the piñatas. Use a very long, sharp needle to push through the balloon, so the balloon will burst and make it easier for the partiers to break their piñata. This works especially well if you want to hand out something for the guests to take home with them. They can take home a nice surprise, break their piñata at home, and enjoy their party favors there.

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