Legend of Zelda Easy Pinata DIY!

Supplies for this post are from the one-stop party shop: Oriental Trading! Affiliate links included.  All opinions and ideas are my own.  Legend of Zelda Easy Pinata DIY! This week here at Doodlecraft is all about the Legend of Zelda. It's like my second favorite old school Nintendo game. So my son wanted a Link inspired birthday party but there's not a lot out there ready to use...so lots of DIY's come in.  Here's a great way to customize a pinata for a birthday party.  You will need: Simple round pinata from Oriental Trading Paper, markers, printouts and Candy  I cut out 3 bright color rupees and outlined them with Sharpie.  Then I just taped them right to the pinata! Could there be an easier party supply???  I think not!  Fill with candy and get ready to bust it open!  I used a site called BlockPosters to blow up this picture of Gannon in warthog form for the other side of the pinata...that way the little boys ...

Cinco De Mayo Craft Ideas!

 Cinco De Mayo!  (It's also my friend's birthday) And it's basically just the 5th of May. This is a great day to celebrate the Mexican Army's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla...but not Mexico's Independence Day...that's September 16th.  Make some  Mini Pinata's The perfect holiday decoration...filled with a few pieces of candy! Or if you are really into it...here's an easy way to make a pinata! (Just make cardboard monogram or shape and fill with candy!) And there really is no better way to celebrate...than homemade tortillas! This post published on Doodlecraft first

Cinco De Mayo Mini Pinata's!

 Make Mini Pinata's for a Cinco De Mayo Party! Or for any party!  These would be perfect party favors for a birthday too!  First you will need this Octahedron Printable! An Octahedron is a polyhedron with eight faces...fyi.  I printed it out onto cardstock...then stapled 3 sheets together  so I could cut them out all at the same time.  Like this. Then fold on all the solid lines.  Practice making it into the octahedron shape...  Then using hot glue...carefully glue the flaps to the inside.  Pinch the 2 top pieces and punch a hole in them... before you glue the whole thing together.  Glue enough of it that there is just a flap open at the top.  Fill it with candy, thread some twine through the punched holes.  Hot glue the flaps inside the shape... It will cool off while you cut the tissue paper... Cut some 1 to 2 inch strips of tissue paper.  Cut one edge like fringe... ...