Looking for a fun kids birthday party craft, then we have you covered with these super easy mini rainbow pinata. They make a great party favor too!

Sharing a fun easy tutorial for these easy mini rainbow pinata that would be great as a party craft for a rainbow party, St. Patrick's Day party, or Cindo de Mayo party!

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I am always looking for fun toilet paper roll crafts for kids. I cannot be the only one that keeps the empty toilet paper rolls after their first use, right?

What I love about mini pinatas

They can be used for so many fun activities including:

Great kids craft - If you are looking for a fun toilet paper roll kids craft, grab a few supplies and let them make them
Fun kids party craft - These are so much fun for the kids to craft and make and easy enough to not require a ton of guidance.
Party Favors - If you chose to have the kids make these sweet personalized pinatas at the party, then as a parting favor, you can put some candy or mini toys out for them to place inside them and take home! Two birds, one stone (crafts) 🙂
Gift Card holders - If you are looking for a fun way to give a gift card, these are so fun to make and then place the card in the top.
Classroom crafts - another great kids party craft. If there is a classroom party and you need a craft to celebrate St. Patrick's day, Cinco de Mayo, Birthdays, or anything really. These are great fun for the kids.

What you need to make these personalized pinatas

Toilet paper rolls - if you do not save them, you can buy a group of 30 craft rolls
Festve festooning - each color sold separately. I love using it for lots of other kids crafts and party supplies.
Tissue Paper - one sheet is plenty for most group sizes.
String or Ribbon
Tape
Scissors

How to make these single serving rainbow pinata

Adding the pinata handle

Start with cutting the tissue paper into 3 inch squares. This is a great size for a standard toilet paper roll. The key is to make sure that it covers one of the ends.

making something out of toilet paper rolls

Cut the string or ribbon into 8 inch pieces. You can of course make these longer, but for sake of efficiency if you are making them for a class or party then I suggest making them all 8 inches. You will need two pieces per pinata.

Place a small piece of tape on the end of one piece of the string.

Tape the end of the string to the inside of the craft roll.

tape both ends of string to the inside of the toilet paper roll

Tape the other end to the other side of the inside of the roll.

This creates the handle for the pinata. Note, if you are looking to add heavier items into your pinata like toys or heavier candy and want these to hang. Punch a hole in the sides and tie the ends of the string in knots and then your mini pinata holds up to 2lb.

Create the bottom of the pinata

Next take your 3 inch tissue paper square and you are going to cut a small x in the middle. This will make when the kids pull the string of the bottom to let the candy out easier.

To cut an "x" you simply fold the square in half and make a small cut, then fold in half the other way and make another cut.

small x in the middle of tissue paper square

That will give your tissue paper a small x in the middle of your square. If the kids are younger and you do not want them handling scissors, simply cut the x on the tissue papers before you place out the craft.

Take one end of a piece of string and place it over the x of the tissue paper.

Tape the end of the string to the x of the tissue paper. This will be the tail of your pinata.

Putting tissue on end of toilet paper roll

Place the tissue paper over the other end of the toilet paper roll. The handle is on one end and the tail end of the pinata in on the other. You will then tape the tissue paper around the outside of the craft roll.

Adding color to your DIY pinata

Now its time to add the festooning to the pinata. You will start on the bottom of the pinata.

What I love about the festooning is that the middle is a solid ribbon that is easy to tape. You can cut your festooning into 6-8 inch pieces depending on your craft roll.

Tape the other end of the festooning. The fringe covers the tape and so you can not even see it.

Continue up with the colors of the rainbow to the top.

Add the goodies to your pinata

Lastly, you can add the candy to the top of your pinata. If you are using this as a party favor, then you might want to wait till the end to put out the candy and have them each pick their favorite bite size candy and have them add it as they are on the way out.

Party Ideas

We love a small help yourself candy "bar" (spread of different candies in containers that they can add to their pinatas). If you put it out at the end of the party, then they can add a scoop or two of their favorites into their pinatas.

Added bonus, the sugar will be consumed not at your party 🙂 hahahaha

rainbow festooning makes mini rainbow pinatas

Share Your Pinata

We sure hope you love these mini rainbow pinatas as much as we do. They are great for parties or to give as a gift.

We love how easy they are to put together and great for kids to make and pretty much any age.

Let us know if you make them. We love when friends make our crafts. Happy Crafting!

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Yield: 1 Mini Pinata