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How To Cut the Pinata Candy Hole

September 16, 2021 //  by thetattooedmomma//  1 Comment

How To Cut the Pinata Candy Hole

Easy and quick guide To Cut the Pinata Candy Hole.

cocomelon pinata with square pinata candy hole cut out

Being Mexican-American, filling the pinata is something I assumed everyone just knew how to do. It’s kind of like a right of passage because once you turn about 10 years old, your job at parties now is to fill the pinata which includes cutting the pinata hole.

But it appears I was wrong because “How do I make the hole for the candy” is the most asked question on all my “how to make a pinata” videos

So today, I’m here to share the answer and hopefully save a few of you some trouble!

These instructions are how to cut the pinata candy hole. If you want to learn how to MAKE a pianta, then click link at the bottom of this blog post.

SUPPLIES for pinata candy hole

  • razor
  • finished pinata

Step by Step Instructions

  1. weak spot
    • find a weak spot on the pinata anywhere above where you want the candy to sit.
the tattooed momma pressing down on the cocomelon pinata to find a weak spot
  1. cut
    • using your razor, cut 3 sides of a square to create a flap that opens and closes

TIP 1: don’t make the hole anywhere below where the candy will sit.

TIP 2: don’t make the hole on top of the pinata because you will weaken the pinata where the rope sits.

a square hole being cut on only 3 of the 4 sides to create a flap
  1. fill with candy
    • fill pinata with candy and that’s it. ITS REALLY THAT EASY!

Click the video below for a quick video guide.

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How To Decorate A Cocomelon Pinata

September 3, 2021 //  by thetattooedmomma//  Leave a Comment

How To Decorate A Cocomelon Pinata

Step by step instructions to DECORATE a beautiful Cocomelon TV Pinata.

cocomelon tv pinata and a number 2 cocomelon themed pinata.

Decorating a pinata is something the whole family can enjoy doing together. Since you’ll be bashing it open within a few hits, you don’t need to worry about every detail being perfect because, really – nobody cares.

But if you are making pinatas for your business or you’re just a perfectionist then this tutorial is right up your alley.

I’m going to give you every single tiny detail on how to decorate a beautiful Cocomelon pinata that everyone will love looking at.

Don’t be shocked if your guests have a hard time wanting to break it apart because it’s so pretty.

cocomelon tv boy pinata with lady bug and blue rope as handle.

These instructions are how to DECROATE a cocomelon tv pinata. If you want to learn how to MAKE it then click link at the bottom of this blog post.

Click the video below for a step by step video guide to make & decorate a cocomelon pinata.

or keep scrolling for the printable version

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SUPPLIES TO DECORATE cocomelon pinata

  • school glue
  • lime green, dark green, and pink tissue paper
  • 2 purple pipe cleaners (or purple cardstock)
  • 2 small sky blue pom poms (or sky blue cardstock)
  • cardstock: black, white, pink, and dark green

How to DECORATE Cocomelon Pinata

  1. glue mixture
    • Mix together some school glue with water until it’s about as thin as pancake batter.

If you don’t have school glue, no worries, mix together some regular flour and water until it is as thin as pancake batter and boom, you have glue.

school glue mixed with water to make it as thin as pancake batter.
  1. base tissue paper
    • Paint glue all along the edge of the piñata and ONLY the edges then place down the base tissue paper on top part of pinata.
    • Trim excess tissue paper
    • Repeat these steps for bottom side of piñata.

If you put glue in the middle then it will make creases in the final product.

painting school glue on an undecorated cocomelon pinata then putting black tissue paper on it.
  1. lime green tissue paper
    • add lime green tissue paper to both sides, again making sure to keep the glue only on the edges as much as possible.
    • Then glue down the excess tissue paper to clean up the edges.
gluing down lime green tissue paper to mimic cocomelon tv character
  1. dark green cardstock
    • cut 6 strips in the shape of a crescent moon (these are the outer stripes).
    • then cut 1 strip that is curved on both sides (this is the middle watermelon stripe).
    • next, cut the 2 middle crescent moons in half
    • place the watermelon stripes where you feel they look best then glue them down.
  1. pink square
    • cut pink tissue paper into 3″ wide strips, keeping the length as long as possible. Fold that in half then, on the folded side, start cutting little slices across an entire strip. Only cut about 3/4’s of the way up and try doing multiple pieces at once to save time.
    • round off the edges of a full sheet of pink cardstock. Glue the pre cut pink tissue paper fringe directly to the pink cardstock, starting at the bottom and working your way up – 1 line at a time.
    • When you are finished, trim off all the excess tissue paper with scissors.
pink tissue paper being cut to make fringe then glued onto a square piece of cardstock.
  1. TV border
    • cut out your tv border piece. Use the pink fringed cardstock to measure how big your trim piece needs to be.
    • glue the pink fringed cardstock to the pinata then glue the white tv border piece on top of that.
pink fringed tissue paper being glued onto the cocomelon pinata then a white border is being added.
  1. face and accessories
    • black cardstock: draw and cut 2 egg shapes for the eyes, a nose, and a mouth.
    • white cardstock: draw and cut out the tv glare then draw and cut 2 tiny specs to place on top of the black egg shaped eyes. glue the white specs to the black egg shaped eyes.
    • pink cardstock: draw and cut a large half circle for the antennae base. Then trace a quarter 2 times and cut that out.
    • fold a purple cleaner with one side being longer than the other then hot glue a blue pom pom to each end. (you can substitute this step with purple and light blue cardstock.
    • web search “cocomelon lady bug”, print it out on white cardstock, then cut it out.
    • glue all the above pieces onto the pinata.
putting the final face pieces on the cocomelon pinata
  1. the sides
    • cut 4″ wide strips of green tissue paper then glue them all the way around the sides.
    • when you get to the side with the rope, fold the tissue paper in half and cut a slit to pull the rope through

if the raw parts of the pinata are showing through then use 2 layers of tissue paper

gluing dark green tissue paper to the sides of a cocomelon pinata
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How To Decorate A Cocomelon Pinata

number 2 cocomelon themed pinata standing next to a cocomelon tv pinata

Step by step instructions to decorate a  beautiful Cocomelon pinata.

Active Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • school glue
  • lime green, dark green, and pink tissue paper
  • 2 purple pipe cleaners (or purple cardstock)
  • 2 small sky blue pom poms (or sky blue cardstock)
  • cardstock: black, white, pink, and dark green

Tools

  • scissors
  • glue gun
  • pencil

Instructions

glue mixture - mix together school glue with
water until it’s about as thin as pancake batter.

glue down base tissue paper - Place
glue all along the edge of the piñata and ONLY the edges.  Place down the base tissue paper. Trim off
excess tissue paper. Repeat these steps for the bottom side.

lime green tissuepaper - add some lime green tissue paper to both sides, again making sure
to keep the glue only on the edges as much as possible. Use 2 layers for a deeper
green color.

glue down excess tissue paper– glue down any tissue paper that is hanging off the sides.

pink fringe – cut pink tissue paper into 3” wide strips, keeping the length as long as possible. Then fold that in half and start cutting little slices across an entire strip, on the folded edge side.  only cut about ¾’sof the way up.

pink cardstock – roundoff the edges of a full sheet of pink cardstock. Glue your pre cut pink tissue paper fringe directly to the pink cardstock starting at the bottom and working your way up, 1 line at a time. (see video or blog post for visuals). When finished, trim off all excess tissue paper with scissors.

dark green cardstock – cut out 7 watermelon stripes. You’ll need 2 pieces of cardstock for this step. Place the 2 longest stripes on the outer edge. Then place the next longest stripes in between those and so on until you have the 7 stripes on your pinata.

white cardstock – cut out your border piece. (This will go around the edge of the pink cardstock with fringe). Use the pink fringed cardstock to measure how big your trim piece needs to be.

glue pink cardstock – put glue all over the back of fringed pink cardstock and glue it to the center.

white cardstock border – glue the white border piece onto the pink fringed cardstock.

eyes, nose, mouth – using the black cardstock draw and cut 2 egg shapes for the eyes, the nose, and mouth.

tv glare and white specs on eyes – using white cardstock draw and cut the tv glare. Then draw and cut 2 tiny specs to place on top of the black egg shaped eyes.

glue white specs – glue 1 spec on each black eye

antennae base and rosy cheeks – draw and cut a large half circle for the antennae base. Trace a quarter 2x onto pink cardstock then cut them out.

antennae – fold a piece of pipe cleaner with one side being longer than the other and hot glue a blue pom pom on each end. (you can use purple and light blue cardstock for this step as a substitute).

lady bug – web search “cocomelon lady bug”, print it out on white cardstock, and cut it out.

glue all embellishment pieces on – glue all the pieces on the pinata.

the sides – cut 4” wide strips of green tissue paper and glue them all the way around the sides. Use 2 layers if the raw parts of the pinata are showing through. When you get to the side with the rope, fold the tissue paper in half and cut a slit to pull the rope through.

How to MAKE a cocomelon pinata is linked at the bottom of this blog post.

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How To Make A Cocomelon Pinata

September 3, 2021 //  by thetattooedmomma//  2 Comments

How To Make A Cocomelon Pinata

Step by step instructions so even the 100% beginner can make a beautiful Cocomelon TV Pinata.

cocomelon tv pinata and a number 2 cocomelon themed pinata.

Being Mexican-American means throwing big parties for your child’s first birthday. By the time my first born’s 1 year celebration came around though, we didn’t have a lot of money to be throwing on non-essentials.

One thing I was absolutely not going to budge on was the pinata – It’s tradition of course!

When I arrived to the local Mexican market, I chose 3 pinatas: a small, medium, and a huge one. Shortly after I would have one of my most embarrassing moments in my life. The guy told me the price and I had to ask him to put them back.

They were out of the budget and I was mortified!

I assumed they would be cheap because almost all of the parties I went to as a kid had at least 2.

cocomelon tv boy pinata with lady bug and blue rope as handle.

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If you’ve never been to a Mexican market before, let me paint you a picture.

The piñatas are usually hanging way up high – attached to the ceiling – only to be brought down with a long hook and ladder. The guy already had to go to the back to get the hook and ladder then move the ladder around to reach the 1, 2, 3 pinatas I requested.

I wasn’t going to purchase them so I made them. The first few could be described in one word…laughable.

But after much trial and error, I have created the perfect pinata and I want to teach everyone how to do it so you’re next party is a HIT. (pun intended)

Click the video below for a step by step video guide to make & decorate a cocomelon pinata.

or keep scrolling for the printable version

These instructions are for the cocomelon tv pinata but the steps apply for any pinata you want to make.

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SUPPLIES TO MAKE cocomelon pinata

  • cardboard
  • masking tape
  • rope or wire (I prefer rope because wire rips through cardboard when the piñata is filled too much)
  • razor / box cutter
  • scissors
  • glue gun

How to Make Cocomelon Pinata

  1. cut out shapes
    • cut out two 16 inch by 16 inch identical pieces of cardboard then round off the corners

The best cardboard to use for piñatas are the Costco carboard sheets because they’re the perfect thickness/thiness. They are usually stuffed in between the steel cages or within layers of product but if you can’t find any, just ask an employee for a SLIP SHEET – they’ll know what you mean.

Any cardboard will work though.

two 16 inch square cardboard pieces then the tattooed momma rounds off hte corners
  1. 4″ strips for sides of pinata
    • cut out a few 4” wide cardboard strips – length doesn’t matter

cut against the corrugation because it will make things easier when bending the sides around the top and bottom pinata pieces.

4 inch wide cardboard strips and the tattooed momma bending cardboard
  1. prep the masking tape
    • Rip off a bunch of pieces of masking tape then place them around your work area

This is not a “less is more” situation so go overboard because we will be using a lot of tape.

two rolls of masking tape and a table lined with pre cut masking tape
  1. Assemble Pinata
    • Take one of your top or bottom pieces then start attaching a 4” side piece using the pre cut masking tape.
    • To connect another 4” side piece, slide it in the back of the already attached one then staple them together.
    • Once you have those pieces connected, resume taping until you’ve gone all the way around.
pictures showing how to assemble the sides of a cardboard cocomelon pinata.
  1. Strengthening the Pinata
    • Take a left over 4” side piece and cut it about 5-7” long.
    • bend it into a tube and secure it with a piece of masking tape.
    • using a glue gun, attach the tube anywhere inside the piñata

Some piñatas only need 1 tube, but the bigger ones, like this one will need a couple more. It all depends how strong you want it to be.

  1. Attaching the Rope
    • poke 2 holes in the top of the pinata to loop the rope through
    • cut a piece of rope, loop it through, then tie a knot at each end to secure it in place
    • give it a good tug to make certain it’s secure
  1. Attach the other top Piece
    • do this the same way you did the first piece
    • tape top piece to the 4” side pieces using masking tape until you’ve gone all the way around.
adding the other cocomelon face piece to pinata using masking tape
  1. More Reinforcements
    • wrap masking tape all around the piñata as if you’re wrapping up a ball of yarn (you can skip this step if you don’t want a super tough pinata).
wrapping masking tape around an undecorated cocomelon pinata as if it were a ball of yarn
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How to Make a Cocomelon Pinata

number 2 cocomelon themed pinata standing next to a cocomelon tv pinata

Make your own Cocomelon Pinata. Step by step instructions so
even the 100% beginner can make a beautiful and strong piñata.

Active Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost 6

Materials

  • cardboard
  • masking tape
  • rope or wire

Tools

  • razor / box cutter
  • scissors
  • glue gun

Instructions

  1. cut out shapes - cut out two 16 inch by 16 inch identical pieces of cardboard then round off the corners.
  2. 4" strips - cut out a few 4 inch wide cardboard strips (length doesn't matter).
  3. prep the masking tape - rip off a bunch of pieces of masking tape then place them around your work area.
  4. assemble pinata - take one of your top or bottom pieces then
    start attaching a 4” side piece using the pre cut masking tape. To connect another 4” side piece, slide it in the back of the already attached one then staple them together. Once you have those pieces connected, resume taping until you've gone all the way around.
  5. strengthening the pinata -Take a left over 4” side piece and cut it about 5-7” long. bend it into a tube and secure it with a piece of masking tape. using a glue gun, attach the tube anywhere inside the piñata.
  6. attach the rope - poke 2 holes in the top of the pinata to loop the rope through. cut a piece of rope, loop it through, then tie a knot at each end to secure it in place. give it a good tug to make certain it's secure.
  7. attach the other top piece - do this the same way you did the first piece. tape top piece to the 4” side pieces using masking tape until you've gone all the way around.
  8. more reinforcements (optional step) - wrap masking tape all around the piñata as if you're wrapping up a ball of yarn.


For a step by step guide on how to DECORATE this Cocomelon pinata, click link at the bottom of this blog post.

© thetattooedmomma
Category: Pinata

Time to DECORATE!

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