Pin~ata hazards

Pinata's are great ideas for parties, and they are so much fun! They are a great ice breaker if no one really knows each other, and they can also be a stress reliever.

Pinatas are supposed to be for the kids but the reality is that the kids will ussually never break the darn thing by themselves so you let all the kids hit a couple of times and then the adults get a go. I think that all us "adults" are just going "ok hurry up and go" imagining how "I" will be the one to hit the pinata the hardest and "shine" before all the others. It is like the monster in "I" comes out.

Danny had the "procedure" down. You get spinned, blind-folded, help the "hitter" tap to know where the pinata is and then leave them to it. The person "manning" the pinata pulls up and down, swings it, etc, making it even more difficult to bang. It is hilarious!

There are potential hazards that you should be aware of though, this coming from a mexican-american gal that has been to I dont know how many pinata parties.

1. The hitter must grip the batting stick firmly, cause once they figure out they can do an almost 360 degree turn and have more of a chance of hitting the pinata, the hitter will do it. It is like watching a lunatic baseball player trying to kill a bee.

2. You must set the firm rule for children to NOT RUN AS SOON AS THE CANDIES COME OUT OF THE PINATA. I have yet to see this rule be followed. The hitter keeps swinging and the kids rush into the "danger zone". I dont know how I've never seen an accident. Yet I have seen at least a dozen "almost disasters".

3. If the "hitter" happens to knock the rope out of the "pinata manner's" hands, he/she will proceed to madly beat the pinata into the ground(as if this is somehow success). The "hitter" must STOP when he hears the word.

4. And something I should have mentioned above, the "assistant" (spinner and blindfolder) to the "pinata manner", helps the "hitter" find the pinata and then run like a "bat out of hell".

I will add more potential "pinata hazards" to watch out for if I remember them.

Leann threw a pinata party for Danny's birthday. It was really really fun.

-Sandra