Originally Posted by danmar
Originally Posted by cimarron
Originally Posted by danmar
Every year at our family reunion, they get several pinatas and let the kids do them. We hang them over a tree branch and blindfold the kids. Someone pulls the rope connected to the pinata to raise and lower it. Youngest goes first. I've seen pinatas at Wal Mart before but don't know the cost. My SIL makes them some years. The kids love it.
I never thought of that before! Wonderful suggestion...really have to watch out for whoever man's the rope...too many viewings of wiped out "helpers" on America's Funniest Video. We do want SAFE fun around here!
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We use a very long rope so the man at the rope is far off. We also tell the batter to stop when we say, immediately, just in case of emergencies which we haven't had, and then they also don't swing while you go to un-blindfold them.
THANKS for the safety regs - which I did NOT know - and make this an extremely helpful suggestion. I have noticed pinatas before in stores in town, but will do some calling around. Don't actually recall WHERE off the top of my head. Will call Walmart first, as I believe you had mentioned that as a possible source. GREAT IDEA! THANK YOU!