Smiley Face Pinata

This project might be my favorite thing I’ve seen in a long time. We love smiley faces around here and we just had to make a giant round smiley face pinata. Perfect for any happy party or if you need to get some aggression out it even works for when you’re in a bad mood and want to hit a smiley face with a bat. Ha!

Pinatas are easy to make but you need a day or two to make sure the papier mache dries. This smiley face is so iconic and happy it will be hard to bring a stick to it.

Materials needed: 3’ Balloon, newspaper, flour, water, large bowl, white spray paint, x-acto knife, twine, gaffers tape, tissue paper (in buttercup), scissors, hot glue gun, black cardstock

Step 1: Inflate a 3’ balloon. Tape down the knotted part of the balloon for a completely round shape.

Step 2: Paper mache the balloon. We used a 1:1 mixture of flour and warm water. Paper mache at least four layers, allowing 24 hours to dry between each layer. Then, spray paint white.

Step 3: Carefully cut a 4” square door with an x-acto knife. This is how you’ll fill the pinata with treats.

Step 4: Make a harness for the pinata using twine and gaffer’s tape. Cut three long strands of twine; long enough to go around the pinata. Knot the strands together at the bottom, wrap around the perimeter of the pinata, and knot at the top. Make a loop at the top with the loose string.

Step 5: Place strips of gaffers tape at the bottom, middle, and top of the pinata just below the knot to secure the harness to the pinata.

Step 6: Starting from the bottom of the egg, apply fringe with hot glue in concentric circles until covered.

Step 7: Cut out a face for your pinata from black cardstock. Once you’re happy with the placement of the face, hot glue it on.

Step 8: Fill your pinata with goodies then hot glue the goodie door shut. Hang your pinata and you’re ready to party!

Smiley Face Pinata | Oh Happy Day!