Like many projects I try here on SuzerSpace, this mini piñata project has a bit of a twisty road to its start.
In the mornings, I ride a stationary bike and listen to podcasts. A few weeks back, I was listening to one about a woman who wanted miniature piñatas to give away as wedding favors, but she couldn’t find a vendor. She had her wedding without them, but the idea stuck with her, and eventually she figured out how to make them and she launched an Etsy business that let her quit her day job.
That sounded kind of neat, so I click through the show notes to her Etsy store, and sure enough, they are super cute.
And because of the way the internet works, my Pinterest feed flooded with DIY miniature piñata projects.
I don’t know if you know this, but I really like small things. Tiny cars (this is on my bucket list), tiny craft supplies, tiny crafts. Love them all. (I included a standard shot glass in the photo at the top of this post for scale.)
So I decided that for this month’s Pinterest Challenge I’d make a mini piñata. The purpose of the Pinterest Challenge, which is hosted by Erlene of My Pinterventures, is to encourage everyone to do more than just pin all those ideas to their Pinterest boards. She wants us to actually go and make one!
Of course, I like to make things harder than they need to be, so I chose this pin
as my inspiration. Right away, you’ll notice two things – 1) it isn’t miniature and 2) it’s kind of a tricky shape.
No problem. I whipped out my stash of cereal boxes and began drawing and cutting. And I modified the tutorial a bit by using hot glue instead of tape to hold my shape together. And then, because I am a picky eater, I modified up the taco toppings to more align with what I look for in a good mini taco piñata. I didn’t actually put candy in mine – I put dried beans so it’s kind of a maracas/piñata hybrid.
It was so much fun to make that I then decided to make a mini margarita/martini glass piñata. That was a little trickier to figure out how to make the 3-D shape, but a little cereal box drawing had me on the right path. The nice thing about this project is all your lines are hidden under the fringe.
And because cereal boxes are free once you decide to eat the cereal, I wasn’t too bummed when I had to start over.
Now that they are finished, I think I’ll add them to my paper crafted Christmas tree as ornaments when I bring it out this year.
Pin this for when the crafting bug bites you with a miniature theme!
These are so cute! You are right, minis are so adorable.
What a fun idea! These would be perfect as party favors.
Too cute and adorable! What a great idea to recycle cereal boxes into miniature pinatas ornaments! Crepe paper strips will hide all flaws!
Such a cute idea! I would need candy in mine, though!
Very cute! Kids would love a version of these as a party favor!
These are so cute! My oldest daughter loves small things too and I know she would love these. Pinned.
whaaa ?? 😉 Mini Pinatas are a new idea for me and I LOVE it! Yours are super cute, too! These will make adorable Christmas ornaments. Thank you for the tutorial. -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Those are adorable! I have never tried making a piñata of any size but I too tend to like things better in miniature. Pinned.
These piñatas are so fun! My kids always ask for a piñata when it’s birthday time. Pinning!
I am bit lazy about making big piñatas but these mini versions are just great!
These are so cute, what a lovely idea to hang them as an ornament instead of smashing them up!