Do y'all have Piñatas? - Page 2

jinx · 08-28-2008, 09:07 PM

The party stores here usually have pinatas to match every theme they currently have... ie whatever movies and tv shows are currently popular.

Chocolatl · 08-28-2008, 09:12 PM

I used to have them at my parties all the time, when I was a little kid. My grandmother would drive to Miami from Key West (where we lived) to get them at a shop she had been going to for years. The most satisfying I can remember was getting to beat the daylights out of The Little Mermaid at my 5th birthday party.
::thinks:: I think the last one I had was for my 8th birthday party in Colorado.
My younger brother always had them at his birthdays as well, in Colorado and in Florida, until the year my genius father thought it was okay to use a real baseball bat instead of a whiffle bat.
If it hadn't been for the porch column in just the right place, my brother would've been killed. As it was, he got a good sized bump on his forehead and a fair bit of trauma. We kind of ditched piñatas after that.

Sundae · 08-29-2008, 04:37 AM

First time I encountered the word I had to look it up. I didn't even really understand the explanation at the time (pre internet as far as I remember, so no pictures) I think I had a Trojan Horse in mind! Now that would be an interesting party - hundreds of Greek soldiers leaping out and butchering the household when the candles were blown out.

The real visual somehow seeped into my consciousness over the years so that when my friend bought one from a party shop I was unsurprised and knew what it was. I did think sniffily, "Hmmm. Not a very healthy thing for your 3 year old's party - violence and sugar?" :p (but I am known for not being child-friendly after all)

They're not common here - I bet if I asked in the pub tonight no-one would know what they were. But like any party game/ item/ must-have they have a vogue to them. If Amy has one at her party then you can bet Chantelle is going to want one at hers.

spudcon · 08-29-2008, 05:12 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZPfVW3h-7k

Shawnee123 · 08-29-2008, 07:45 AM

I don't remember seeing a lot of pinatas as a kid...but now they're everywhere (well, not everywhere.) My niece had a spongebob pinata at her 2nd birthday party.

It was a special treat years ago when my dad carefully transported a pinata home from Costa Rica...he hand carried the sucker. Bet you couldn't get away with that now!

binky · 08-29-2008, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Pinatas were only available at specialty shops here (and they were still rare)....until the last few years, now they are the *norm* at parties and you can buy them anywhere...like Big W (Walmart) and Kfart.

We had a big pink penis at a Hens nite recently, it was filled with penis shaped lollies, edible condoms and the such.

Much fun!

I'm guessing you didn't get that one at Walmart??

skysidhe · 08-29-2008, 09:00 AM

I had pinatas as a kid and that was a looong time ago.

Pinatas seem to be pretty much a staple party item for kids. If you can't find one you can make them easy enough.

glatt · 08-29-2008, 09:18 AM

Growing up in the 70's in New England, we didn't have much of a Mexican influence. Tacos were basically unheard of in Maine in the 70's. You couldn't even buy the ingredients in the grocery store. It wasn't until the late 70's that the taco adds on TV (dueling kids shouting "I like making them!" "I like eating them!") brought tacos to us. After that, we were easting tacos at least once a week. It was probably around then that I saw my first pinata.

Undertoad · 08-29-2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

Pinatas seem to be pretty much a staple party item for kids. If you can't find one you can make them easy enough.

A Weber coated steel charcoal grill with the legs taken off, wrapped in a lambswool car seat cover, with a 2-slice toaster for a head.

The great thing is, you don't even have to put candy in it. And the kids end up exhausted. win win

lookout123 · 08-29-2008, 12:24 PM

LOL. We made them with paper machet (sp?) over an inflated balloon. Pop the balloon, drop the candy in, and start swinging.

Griff · 08-29-2008, 12:35 PM

We do the same except we mold the body out of C4 and hide the trigger under the burro's tail.

lookout123 · 08-29-2008, 02:03 PM

nuts, bolts, and screws instead of candy, right?

HungLikeJesus · 08-29-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Where we grew up, no one could afford a real pinata, so we would just hang up a kid nobody liked.

I should show you my scars.

Sundae · 08-30-2008, 07:59 AM

I guess you didn't grow up in a religious community.
Hang up Jesus and beat the crap out of him in the hopes he gives you candy...?

Oh, maybe you did.

Cicero · 08-30-2008, 04:16 PM

Haapppy....http://www.pinatas.com/Hanukkah_Pinatas_s/173.htm

08-28-2008, 09:07 PM	#16
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	The party stores here usually have pinatas to match every theme they currently have... ie whatever movies and tv shows are currently popular. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

08-29-2008, 05:12 AM	#19
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZPfVW3h-7k __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

08-29-2008, 07:45 AM	#20
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I don't remember seeing a lot of pinatas as a kid...but now they're everywhere (well, not everywhere.) My niece had a spongebob pinata at her 2nd birthday party. It was a special treat years ago when my dad carefully transported a pinata home from Costa Rica...he hand carried the sucker. Bet you couldn't get away with that now! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-29-2008, 12:24 PM	#25
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	LOL. We made them with paper machet (sp?) over an inflated balloon. Pop the balloon, drop the candy in, and start swinging. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-29-2008, 12:35 PM	#26
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We do the same except we mold the body out of C4 and hide the trigger under the burro's tail. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-28-2008, 09:12 PM	#17
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	I used to have them at my parties all the time, when I was a little kid. My grandmother would drive to Miami from Key West (where we lived) to get them at a shop she had been going to for years. The most satisfying I can remember was getting to beat the daylights out of The Little Mermaid at my 5th birthday party. ::thinks:: I think the last one I had was for my 8th birthday party in Colorado. My younger brother always had them at his birthdays as well, in Colorado and in Florida, until the year my genius father thought it was okay to use a real baseball bat instead of a whiffle bat. If it hadn't been for the porch column in just the right place, my brother would've been killed. As it was, he got a good sized bump on his forehead and a fair bit of trauma. We kind of ditched piñatas after that.

08-29-2008, 04:37 AM	#18
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	First time I encountered the word I had to look it up. I didn't even really understand the explanation at the time (pre internet as far as I remember, so no pictures) I think I had a Trojan Horse in mind! Now that would be an interesting party - hundreds of Greek soldiers leaping out and butchering the household when the candles were blown out. The real visual somehow seeped into my consciousness over the years so that when my friend bought one from a party shop I was unsurprised and knew what it was. I did think sniffily, "Hmmm. Not a very healthy thing for your 3 year old's party - violence and sugar?" :p (but I am known for not being child-friendly after all) They're not common here - I bet if I asked in the pub tonight no-one would know what they were. But like any party game/ item/ must-have they have a vogue to them. If Amy has one at her party then you can bet Chantelle is going to want one at hers.

08-29-2008, 09:00 AM	#22
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I had pinatas as a kid and that was a looong time ago. Pinatas seem to be pretty much a staple party item for kids. If you can't find one you can make them easy enough.

08-29-2008, 09:18 AM	#23
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Growing up in the 70's in New England, we didn't have much of a Mexican influence. Tacos were basically unheard of in Maine in the 70's. You couldn't even buy the ingredients in the grocery store. It wasn't until the late 70's that the taco adds on TV (dueling kids shouting "I like making them!" "I like eating them!") brought tacos to us. After that, we were easting tacos at least once a week. It was probably around then that I saw my first pinata.

08-29-2008, 02:03 PM	#27
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	nuts, bolts, and screws instead of candy, right? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-30-2008, 07:59 AM	#29
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I guess you didn't grow up in a religious community. Hang up Jesus and beat the crap out of him in the hopes he gives you candy...? Oh, maybe you did.

08-30-2008, 04:16 PM	#30
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Haapppy....http://www.pinatas.com/Hanukkah_Pinatas_s/173.htm __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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