How to Make a Pumpkin Pull String Pinata – EASY

October 30, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// 1 Comment

How to Make a Pumpkin Pull String Pinata

Easy to follow step by step tutorial to make your very own Pull String Pinata – pumpkin.

hand made pull string pinata decorate as a cute girl pumpkin with a purple tissue bow

Let’s cut the chit chat and get right into it. You can also scroll down for the printable how to.

**SUPPLIES TO MAKE A PUMPKIN PULL STRING PINATA**

cardboard
hot glue gun
scissors
pen or pencil or marker
box cutter or razor
masking tape
string/ribbon
rope (for the pinata handle)

**SUPPLIES TO DECORATE A PUMPKIN PULL STRING PINATA**

orange, black, and brown (or green) tissue paper
school glue
paint brush
water
mixing bowl
pink, black, and white cardstock
purple tissue paper (for the bow)

Step by Step Guide

cut out shapes
- trace then cut 2 pumpkin pieces out of cardboard. click one of the pictures below for a FREE printable template.

scroll to bottom for video how to

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.

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.

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 piece then staple them together.

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

Strengthening the Pinata
- Take a left over 4” side piece and cut it about 5-7” long then bend it into a tube and secure it with a piece of masking tape.
- using a glue gun, attach the tube in the center of the piñata

Since this is a pull string pinata, it only need 1 tube.

Attach the other top Piece
- do this the same way you did the first piece by taping 4” side pieces until you’ve gone all the way around.

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Decorate
- glue mixture
  - make a glue mixture by combining school glue with water until it is about the consistency of pancake batter.
- back piece
  - put glue along the edges of the back side of the pumpkin then add 2 layers of black tissue paper.
  - glue any excess tissue paper that is hanging over down the sides of the pinata.
- front piece
  - glue orange fringed tissue paper to the pumpkin by starting at the bottom then working your way up 1 line at a time.
  - to make the fringe, cut the tissue paper into 4″ wide strips – length doesn’t matter. Fold the 4″ tissue paper strips in half then start cutting little slices from one end to the other on the folded side. Only cut about 3/4’s of the way up and try doing multiple pieces at once to save time.
  - once finished, trim off any excess fringe that is hanging over.
- the pumpkin stem
  - use brown fringed tissue paper for the stem

Decorate cont.
- sides
  - cut 4″ wide strips of black tissue paper then glue them all the way around the sides.
- the face
  - black eyes – I traced a ribbon roll (about 3 & 1/2 inches wide)
  - white specs in eyes – I traced a nickel and new pencil eraser
  - black mouth – I traced a half circle ruler then trimmed it down to fit below the eyes.
  - pink tongue – I free hand drew a half circle, glued it to the black mouth, then trimmed off the excess.
  - rosy cheeks – I traced a quarter

Decorate cont.
- bow (any color tissue paper)
  - cut a whole piece of tissue paper in half, discard one piece, then fold the leftover piece in half. Turn it long ways and fold it over itself until you have a folded up rectangle.
  - start in the center and pinch and fold the tissue paper back and forth to make it look like a bow.
  - tie a ribbon around the center to secure then glue it onto the pumpkin.

Pull String
- make 3 slits in the bottom of the pinata to form a flap then poke a bunch of holes into the flap for the strings to fit through.
- make a huge knot in one of the ribbons so it can’t slide through the hole. (You can add some hot glue to it if needed for extra security.
- slide the rest of the ribbons into the holes. Do not tie knots into these because you want these ribbons to be able to slide out of the holes easily.
- Cut a small piece of cardboard then staple it onto the flap with half of it hanging off.
- Fill the pinata with toys or candy and push the pull string flap back in place.

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How To Cut the Pinata Candy Hole

September 16, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// Leave a 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

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

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

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

SCROLL DOWN FOR PRINTABLE HOW TO

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 4 Leaf Clover Pinata

March 16, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// 3 Comments

How To Make A 4 Leaf Clover Pinata

Follow along as I show you just how easy it is to make this 4 leaf clover pinata – perfect for st patricks day.

4 leaf clover shamrock pinata decorated in dark green, green, and pastel green cardstock with dark green fringe along the edges. it is sitting on a vintage oak hutch with 12 U.S. golden dollar coins sitting to the right of it.

You’re probably thinking “why would I make a Mexican pinata for St Patricks Day”? The answer is clear, BECAUSE YOU CAN’T HAVE A FUN PARTY WITHOUT A PINATA.

In all seriousness though I love making this lucky charm with my kids because it’s an excuse to bash something in and seeing their eyes glisten when golden dollars go flying out of the pinata is so heart warming.

I actually thought I was the only one that would ever make a 4 leaf clover pinata but I recently came across a subscriber on my Youtube channel who mentioned her friends do an Extreme Green party for St. Pattys Day and that one comment made this entire post so worth my time.

since I make piñatas specifically for my kids, I’ve included some fun St. Patrick’s Day themed coloring pages for your kiddos as an extra bonus freebie. fill out the form below to get yours.

scroll down for free downloadable pinata template or St. Patricks Day coloring pages

keep scrolling down to the bottom for free pinata template downloads

These instructions are for a 4 leaf clover pinata but the steps apply for any pinata you want to make.

INSTRUCTIONS – 4 leaf clover pianta

trace & cut
- trace 2 identical 4 leaf clovers (one for the front and one for the back of the pinata) onto cardboard then cut them out with a box cutter or xacto knife. You can use scissors but it will be more difficult. (free download for 4 leaf clover piñata is located at end of post)

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. For this 4 leaf clover pinata, I’m using the packaging box from my daughter’s Disney Frozen table.

cutting out a 4 leaf clover shape using a box cutter

sides
- with the leftover cardboard, cut out a bunch of 4″ wide strips – these will be the sides. The length doesn’t matter, but be sure to cut against the corrugation.

dotted line going across a piece of cardboard

assemble
- using masking tape, start attaching the 4″ cardboard strips to one of the 4 leaf clover cut outs. Do this until you have gone all the way around.

DO NOT ATTACH THE OTHER 4 LEAF CLOVER CUT OUT YET.

1 piece of masking tape being attached to 4 leaf clover pinata template

4 leaf clover pinata being assembled using masking tape and cardboard

attaching the rope + rope cardboard piece
- staple a leftover 4″ side cardboard piece where you want the rope to be (this will give the pinata some extra strength when the candy is added)
- poke 2 holes wherever you want the rope to be
- loop it through the holes then tie a knot at each end to secure it in place
- give it a good tug to make certain it’s secure

placing an extra piece of cardboard where the handle for the 4 leaf clover pinata will go

poking 2 holes for the 4 leaf clover pinata rope to loop through

toughening up the pinata
- This step is optional but I highly recommend doing it. It’s extra work but well worth it in the end.
- Fold one of your 4″ strips to resemble a toilet paper roll and glue it in the center of your pinata.

If you made a larger pinata then add a few more pieces but spaced apart. The more you add the tougher the pinata will be.

toilet paper roll glued to center of the 4 leaf clover pinata

attach the other side
- attach the other 4 leaf clover pinata cut out using masking tape.

masking tape being use to hold together a shamrock pinata

reinforce
- To make sure all parts of the pinata stay in place, tape long pieces of masking tape around the entire pinata. Use the same motion as if you were winding up a ball of yarn.

I used blue painters tape here for a better visual but I don’t recommend using painters tape because it does not stick well.

blue painters tape wrapped around 4 leaf clover pinata

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BOX CUTTER
PRECISION KNIFE (comparable to xacto knife)
PINATA ROPE
MASKING TAPE
STAPLER
TISSUE PAPER MULTI COLORS
TISSUE PAPER MULTI COLORED WITH GOLD & SILVER
SCISSORS

decorate
- click one of the tutorials below

pinata decorated with white buther paper and outlined with black paint to look like a coloring page

Traditional Mexican Pinata made using green fringed crepe paper

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Coloring Page Pinata – How To Decorate

March 10, 2021 // by thetattooedmomma// Leave a Comment

How To Decorate A Coloring Page Pinata

Easy coloring page pinata for when you want to make a pinata but don’t want all the extra decoration work.

These instructions are how to DECORATE a pinata. If you need instructions on how to MAKE A PINATA CLICK HERE.

showing the supplies you need to make a pinata

Scroll to the bottom for printable instructions

After making my 9th or 10th pinata, I really grew tired of the long tedious process of it all. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy making them for my kids’ birthdays or family events or even for friends that request them but after a while it becomes more of a job than a fun DIY.

various examples of different pinata designs from the tattooed momma

One day I was feeling a little burnt out so my sweet oldest child was attempting to help anyway he could. While I was working on a Ninja turtle pinata for a friend, he says to me, “Could you print me a coloring page ninja turtle so I can show you what colors you need for that?”. I thought it was the sweetest thing that he wanted to help his tired mom.

As he started coloring his coloring page, I began thinking of ways I could let him help. What could it hurt? I was looking for a quicker way at this whole thing anyway. Maybe I could just take some extra time and really show him because it’s not like it’s hard to glue pieces of crepe paper down. But not today, I needed to finish this thing by morning.

Then it hit me!!!!

COLORING……………….PAGE………………PINATA!

So I went to work. I already finished one side as I normally would so all that was left was to create a coloring page on the back side. And you know what, the little girl and my friend loved it. It served as a party activity for her guests and occupied the little ones while the mom finished up with her own party decorating. Win win. Happy customer and I saved an awful lot of time.

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The only materials you’ll need for this method are white paper, preferably butcher paper, and black paint. You are able to substitute the paint for a thick black marker but the paint makes doing the border a cinch.

NOW, HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR OWN COLORING PAGE PINATA?

keep scrolling for the printable how to

White Butcher Paper. Put glue around the edges of the front side of your pinata but do not put glue in the center because it will leave creases in the final product. Once you’ve glued 2 layers of white butcher paper down, repeat this process for the back side.
- NOTE: 2 layers is usually enough to hide the raw parts of the pinata, but you can add as many layers as you feel are needed.

white butcher paper being glued down to a pinata frame to create a coloring page pinata

Trim. Cut the extra butcher paper off, leaving about about 2″-3″ of excess then glue down the left overs to the sides of the pinata.

Pinata Sides. Cut 4″ strips of butcher paper and glue them to the side of your pinata. Add 2 layers of butcher paper so the raw parts of the pinata dont show through.
- NOTE: When you get to the rope, cut a slit in the tissue paper and pull the rope though.

Finishing Touches. Trace around the entire edge of your pinata using black acrylic paint.
- NOTE: Alternatively, you can use a thick black marker or any black paint if you don’t have black acrylic paint. I just prefer acrylic paint because it dries quickly and glides on easy.

Finally, let your child do the rest of the decorating by coloring it in with either paint or markers.

Need more help? Click the video below.

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