With a birthday on Cinco de Mayo, I’ve always felt a shared kinship with the piñata. This year I took it to the next level! I love Halloween so what better way to celebrate my fiesta friendship than with an ode to the traditional Mexican creation. The Homemade Pinata Costume was fairly basic in construction, … Read more

I was talking to a friend of mine about what I should be for Halloween and came up with the bright idea of me being a piñata. So I went to Walmart and bought some sweat pants and jacket for $5.00 each, 2 bottles of fabric glue which were $2.00 each and then I went … Read more

This year I decided to do something fun at work. We racked our brains trying to come up with a costume that was not only work friendly but also easy to work in. I was bored with Witches and Angels, I wanted color. So My boss and I decided to use things around the office … Read more

My sister and I went as piñatas in 2009 for Halloween. I went to a thrift store and found two pairs of scrubs and two hooded zip up windbreakers with side pockets. Old school style. Then I bought party streamers in pink, yellow and blue (3 of each color) and 4 party hats for the … Read more

I am an extremely poor college student and needed to come up with a low budget costume. I was rummaging through a bag of things that I used in the summer for a story time program and found yellow streamer paper which led to the homemade pinata adult Halloween costume idea. I cut the streamer … Read more

I was looking for something original and adorable for my son’s first Halloween costume. After going from store to store and seeing the same old store bought costumes over and over again I gave up! A friend of mine’s child had a Halloween birthday party, and that’s when it clicked. I will make him a … Read more