Easy Minecraft Pinatas and Party Favors

If your birthday boy or girl loves Minecraft, try these easy-to-make creeper piñatas and favors.

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party

I have started a tradition of making a piñata for everybody at my kids' birthday parties. Normally I enjoy it, but this year I procrastinated too long and needed something really easy. My son wanted a Minecraft theme, so I made creeper piñatas from gift bags.

I started by purchasing gift bags from the dollar store in the size I wanted.

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party

Next I prepared the candy. I went with a Minecraft theme for this too. I found printable labels from various places online and labeled sandwich bags. Here's what I used, but the possibilities are pretty much endless. Also, my nephews laughed at me for getting the gold thing wrong, but I still don't know why.

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party

Torches - Tootsie Rolls
TNT - Pop Rocks
Gold - Twix Bars
Fish - Swedish Fish
Blocks - Mini Starburst
Healing Potion - Wax Bottles

I made sure the bags were completely open (so they made a rectangular shape) and placed the candy into each bag.

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party

Next I sealed the opening with paper mache. I use a paste of half flour, half water, and a little salt (just like the DIY Frozen or Princess Piñatas.)

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party

When they were dry, I covered the entire bag with another layer of paper mache. That was enough for me since I get teased about making the piñatas too hard to crack open, but you can decide how many layers your piñata needs.

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party

I applied a coat of green paint and drew a creeper face with black permanent marker.

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party

One thing I liked about these piñatas was the handle, but they were pretty flimsy. We ended up hanging them by wrapping string around them.

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party

For the favors, I drew a creeper face on green paper bags.

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party

We put the parts for marshmallow shooters inside the bags along with a bag of "ghast poop" to use with the shooters. (They could also be "ghast tears" if your kids don't enjoy potty humor as much as mine do.)

Easy to make creeper piñatas for a Minecraft themed birthday party



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