{"id":2799,"date":"2017-03-05T21:47:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T21:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/?p=2799"},"modified":"2017-03-05T21:47:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T21:47:40","slug":"piatas-a-smashing-good-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/piatas-a-smashing-good-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Piñatas- a Smashing Good Time!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pi\u00f1atas are a fun activity for birthdays, celebrations and family reunions and because they\u2019re made with paper Mache paste and newspaper strips they\u2019re inexpensive to make though can be expensive to fill.  You can make your own pi\u00f1ata or buy one in any shape or design that will add to your party\u2019s theme.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, to play the pi\u00f1ata game,you blindfold the first child in line and turn them around three times, and give them a wooden stick so they can swing at and if lucky, hit the  pi\u00f1ata.<\/p>\n

Pi\u00f1ata Fun  with Dice<\/h2>\n

At a recent family reunion we did a fun variation of smashing the pi\u00f1ata by using a large dice made from a square box.  Each child rolled the \u201cdice\u201d to determine how many swings with a stick they would have at the pi\u00f1ata.  If they roll a four they try to hit the pi\u00f1ata 4 times.<\/p>\n

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HINT:  When  planning to use a pi\u00f1ata as one of your activities be sure to have a plan  for how you will hang it up- tree, a beam if inside or 2 adults could hold a rope or a pole with the pi\u00f1ata hanging in the middle.  For safety’s sake keep everyone away from the  person  swinging at the pi\u00f1ata.<\/p>\n

Pull Pi\u00f1atas<\/h2>\n

\u201dPull\u201d pi\u00f1atas are perfect for small children or  for times when sticks may not be appropriate. Fill them  with  treats as you would a classic pi\u00f1ata and instead of hitting it with a stick just choose a ribbon and pull to release the trapdoor and the treats.<\/p>\n

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Pi\u00f1ata Cakes<\/h2>\n

One of the most clever ideas I\u2019ve seen on Pinterest recently is a pi\u00f1ata cake.  No smashing involved with  this pi\u00f1ata but you will  find plenty of treats inside.  Below are some quick instructions but for more detailed information click on the photo below- they\u2019re the real experts.<\/p>\n

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A pi\u00f1ata cake is simple to make- just make a 3 layer, round cake.  Leave two of the layers intact for the  top and the bottom.  Frost the bottom layer.<\/p>\n

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For the third layer, the middle layer, cut the center out and place the remaining ring on top of the bottom layer. Fill the center of the cake with  small,  unwrapped candies such as M and M\u2019s or Skittles. Make sure you fill  the cavity to the top with candy. Frost this layer then top  with the remaining cake layer.  <\/p>\n

Frost and decorate the cake as  desired.<\/p>\n

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If you haven\u2019t already, don\u2019t forget to read about \u201cHUMAN\u201d pi\u00f1atas.  Just follow the link below to read about all the crazy fun!<\/p>\n

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Pi\u00f1atas are a fun activity for birthdays, celebrations and family reunions and because they\u2019re made with paper Mache paste and newspaper strips they\u2019re inexpensive to make though can be expensive to fill.  You can make your own pi\u00f1ata or buy … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[500,48,214,38,100,519,88,249,615],"tags":[998,999,897,895,996,899,997],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2799"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2800,"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2799\/revisions\/2800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}