Make a Witch Hat Pinata

How to make a Witch Hat Pinata

Make a pinata for a Halloween party or some other spooktacular celebration.

Pinata Filler

Eye Poppers

Pixy Stix (3-Pack)

Hi-Bounce Spider Ball

Set Up

Gather your materials: 2 posterboard, scissors, marker, tape, string, black crepe paper or black tissue paper, plastic or Styrofoam plate, ribbon and a glue gun.

The Process for Making a Witch Hat Pinata

Use a posterboard to make a cone.
Make the cone by trimming a posterboard into � of a circle. Basically, draw a curve from one corner of the posterboard to the perpendicular side—both 22” away from the middle corner. Then overlap the sides and staple or tape to form a cone.
Cut two small holes about 3 inches below the top of the hat and put some string through the holes to hold up the pinata.

Tips

Before covering with paper, trim the bottom edge of the cone to try to help it sit level. It’s difficult to trim it perfectly before forming it into a cone.
Use string or ribbon or even bias tape for the pinata hangar. Avoid using yarn or elastic. If using a thin string like kite string you will want to double each string.
Put masking tape on the posterboard where you will make the holes for the string. This will strengthen the posterboard and help keep the string from ripping through the posterboard as it is hanging.

How to Decorate the Witch Hat Pinata

Cover the cone with a large sheet of black crepe paper or black tissue paper by taping a corner of the paper at the top of the cone and roll it around until the cone is covered. Tape in place.
Fold up the bottom ends of the black paper and tape to the inside of the cone.
Fill the hat with candy.
Tape a plastic plate to the bottom of the plate.
Cut a large circle from posterboard and cover with black crepe paper or black tissue paper to be the rim of the hat and glue this to the bottom of the plastic plate.
Use hot glue to attach ribbon around bottom of hat, but above the rim. The only sad thing about this witch hat pinata is that it can't be worn.

Tips

Be sure to keep the string for hanging the pinata out at the top of the hat.
If any spots were missed with the paper covering, cut another piece of black paper and slide it under the larger piece. Glue or tape it in place.
Use only 4-6 pieces of tape to hold the plate to the hat. This is where the pinata will most likely break and if it is too secure, it won’t break.
Use a large mixing bowl as your guide for the rim of the hat.
The ribbon will cover any gap between the decorated hat and the rim of the hat, so don’t be too concerned about a perfect fit with the plastic plate.

Pull and Yank Adjustments
Insert these steps at step 4 above.

Use a plastic plate instead of a Styrofoam plate and securely attach a ribbon to the plate that will be able to pull the pinata open. A piece of duct tape will hold the ribbon on the INSIDE of the plate and should pull it open.
Fill the pinata and tape the plate to the hat with masking tape. Test it to be sure there’s enough tape to hold all the prizes in the pinata, but not so much tape that it won’t open before being pulled.
Attach several more ribbons around the edge of the bottom of the pinata in coordinating colors of the pinata. Use small pieces of scotch or masking tape so the ribbons will easily pull away from the pinata.
Cover the bottom of the pinata with a piece of tissue paper, held in place with white glue or scotch tape.
Before covering the brim of the hat, trace the hat on the brim of the hat and cut out the circle. Then cover with black paper and attach to the bottom of the hat so that the ribbons will fall in the middle of the hole of the brim.

Tips

Use curling ribbon or craft ribbon that coordinate with the colors of the pinata.
The ribbon to open the trap door needs to be placed opposite the hinge so it can pull it open.
If the ribbon attached to the trap door is not at the edge of the pinata, use small bits of scotch tape to hold it to the edge of the pinata. The false bottom will cover it up.

Now your Witch Hat Pinata is ready for your party.