Crafting on a Budget: DIY Halloween Piñata Ideas for a Spooky and Fun Celebration

[jsargent]

So I’m 4 weeks away from giving birth and I have done nothing but panic about my son and Halloween…..
I make him a piñata every year, this year he requested a vampire and then I saw the idea to make ‘pokey cup’. I had absolutely everything in the house except the tissue paper and sweets, so brownie points for recycling products for the majority of the makes.
I have just a couple more plastic bottles to collect and then we will be making a ‘body in a bag’ together, the picture idea for this is below. Just thought I would share the ideas, as they are amazing if you are on a tight budget, or just love crafting x

 

[charcoal121]

My dad was born on the 25th october and he was a wonderful person, or if you go a week over you could have a halloween baby, how awesome would that be

 

[jsargent]

@charcoal121 she’s due on the 28th, so could literally go either way Just hoping she isn’t a Halloween baby x

 

[gvsteady]

@charcoal121 I am a halloween baby! It now means that I don't do anything of an evening on my birthday as I take the kids trick or treating, so do it the day before/after

 

[jsargent]

@badams429 aww, thank you x

 

[livingfor]

I’m also doing the bottle body bag I’m pretty sure my partner thinks I’ve lost the plot collecting all these bottles this is also something I’m going to attempt on the weekend as well as the tomato cage ghosts

 

[jsargent]

@livingfor ooo those witches look good, how do you make those? X

 

[livingfor]

@jsargent pretty much bins bags plastic bag full of newspaper for the head not worked out how I’m going to hold them up or do the arms yet though

 

[jsargent]

@livingfor maybe stake them on a garden cane? Think I’ll be making a few of those, thank you for sharing the idea x

 

[livingfor]

@jsargent I’ve just watched a video and looks like most are using those polystyrene balls for heads and bodies on some sort of wooden stake then you just drape the bin bags over the top and use some sort of tie round where the neck would be. No problem lovely I love Halloween but also know how costly it can be

 

[jsargent]

@livingfor oh excellent, that’s really helpful to know! My son loves all of the ‘holidays’, I’m forever crafting which I don’t mind at all. Just want to get as much done as I can now, so I know he’s covered before little lady arrives and the lack of sleep kicks in. I’ll have more time next week once my maternity leave starts, so I can really get cracking then. You are right though, it can be so very expensive if you solely buy everything x

 

[caisnacks]

My youngest is a Halloween baby best trick or treat prize ever

 

[vasilishan]

Any tips on a piñata…..my son wants me to make one for his birthday

 

[jsargent]

@vasilishan the first one I ever made was a glow in the dark ghost (use glow in the dark prit stick and white tissue paper to decorate), it was super easy and great fun. I have found cardboard from crisp/delivery boxes to be the best and easiest to work with, I think I re sketched my ghost about 6 times, getting the shape outline right is the most difficult part. After that it’s time to get messy x

 

[sunshine09]

@jsargent balloon blown up then paper mache layers of paper and glue let harden pop balloon was how we do ours xx

 

[jsargent]

@vasilishan

 

[christianityrocks]

@vasilishan I made one using a cardboard box a few years ago. Was really easy, but quite hard to break

 

[vasilishan]

@christianityrocks I have used cereal boxes…. Then reinforced with an Amazon box….and a few rolls on duct tape!

 

[licatadorothy84]

LOVE the body idea! My husband and son come home from being away on 31st Dec so I will leave this on the doorstep to greet them!!

 

[jsargent]

@licatadorothy84 that’s a brilliant idea! x