Shop After Christmas Sales for Birthday Pinata Fillers

This entry was written on Jan 06, 2009 by our Holidays Guru Katelyn Thomas

Our guys all love pinatas, but the fillers are so pricey. This year, I bought a lot of little holiday trinketsand mini stuffed toys for 75 to 90 percent off at after Christmas sales. I am saving them for a birthday on January 14th. That pinata will be filled with silly little things and a bit of candy and the kids will be thrilled.

Other options for cheaply filling a pinata are:

• Asking adult guests to pitch in with a small bag of wrapped candy or a few small trinkets. If six parents bring a handful of fillers, that pinata will be bursting with goodies in no time.


• Shopping the Target dollar spot when it hits 75% off. Little erasers, Hello Kitty hair clips and assorted small toys were all a quarter when I visited Target the other day. (And I got Hello Kitty shopping bags for a quarter each, so guests could tote their loot home!)


• Making fillers yourself. Wrap small Rice Krispie treat squares in plastic wrap, knit animal finger puppets and whip up a bunch of necklaces and bracelets using that stash of beads that has been taking up room in your art supply bin.