Another tradition in our family at birthday's is to have a pinata, it's a fun way to entertain the kids plus give out the favors.
We do have a few rules. We have the kids line up youngest to oldest so each kid gets a chance to hit the pinata. We use a soft foam bat and make the rest of the kids stand in line away from the action so no one gets hit. Once the pinata is broken everyone gets one of each item - or if there is candy, we encourage the kids to share so each kid gets some. (Usually this means asking the older kids to give the younger kids a few pieces, but they are usually really good about it.) We also try and get other items like small toys, notebooks, plastic jewelry, and bubble wands. Not only do these kind of items take up more space fill the pinata more, but the also eliminate the need for a ton of candy and keep the cost down. With birthday cake and ice cream, the less candy the better.
For this pinata we are trying to gather inexpensive items that the kids can take to the fireworks later that night and play with, like glow sticks and small bottles of bubbles.
Anyway, I saw this idea and loved that it goes with our 4th of July theme...
These rockets would be more of an individual treat and they are the pull tab kind, which if you ask me eliminates half of the fun of whacking the pinata, but the rocket design is so cute!
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