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Mini Mummy Pinata for Kids Halloween Fun!

Use a toilet paper roll and some crepe paper to make the cutest Halloween pinata. This mummy pinata is great for party favors! You’ll love finding out what’s inside this toilet paper roll mummy.

Skills Required: None. This kids pinata project is so easy, anyone can do it! Once you make one, you’ll be surrounded by mini pinatas – so save your toilet paper rolls.

Halloween mini mummy piñata for kids

One of my favorite things about Halloween is using recycled materials for decorations and holiday decor. I really also love Halloween kids crafts, so I decided it was time to bring the two together and do something cool.

I’m Vanessa Brady from Tried & True and I’m here to show you how to take something you throw away almost every day and turn it into a super fun DIY Halloween pinata!

How to Make Mini Pinatas

If you had asked me how to make a DIY pinata a few weeks ago, I would’ve explained that you need to use plaster of paris and newspaper along with a wire form – or something along those lines.

But why make it complicated? The truth is, you can make Halloween pinatas using a very simple material you already have in your house (I hope): toilet paper rolls.

The structure of the TP roll is perfectly rigid for holding small candies and toys. The only thing you’re going to need to do is button up the ends, making it so that at least one end can be easily broken to reveal the treasures inside.

To do that, all you’re going to need in addition to the toilet paper roll is crepe paper, plus a few additional (basic) supplies. I picture these for party favors, kids’ classrooms, or just for handing out on Halloween day. They are super quick to make.

This is such a fun Halloween kids craft idea. Let’s get started!

DIY Halloween Pinata

Gather These Supplies

  • Toilet paper tube(s)
  • Googly eyes
  • White crepe paper streamers
  • Double-sided tape
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Baker’s twine
  • Small toys and candy
  • Scissors

Tape the Base

Step 1. Apply a strip of double-sided tape to the edge of tube and use to secure a piece of the streamer in place.

Taping the end of a toilet paper roll with crepe paper

Fill the Pinata

Step 2. Gather a few small toys and candy pieces to fit in the mummy pinata. Don’t pack it too tightly or the prizes won’t fall out easily when the string is pulled.

Candy from inside a toilet paper tube pinata

Set the Pull Tag

Step 3. Cover the other end of the tube just like you did before except include a small tag before securing in place. This is what the kids will pull to release their prizes.

Tag at the end of a mini mummy pinata for Halloween

Wrap the Crepe Paper

Step 4. Wrap the crepe paper around the tube until completely covered, securing with double-sided tape. Push a section at the top of the tube apart to create some space for the googly eyes. And that’s it!

DIY halloween pinata for kids that looks like a mummy

These mini Halloween pinatas are a breeze to make and you can feel good knowing that you’re reusing something that you would have just thrown away!

And since they’re so small, the size naturally safeguards the kids from getting too many sweets or junk toys. Plus, what kid wouldn’t love to pull on their own personal miniature mummy pinata?!

kids hand holding mini mummy pinata

Hope you and your family have a wonderful Halloween full of laughter and memories to last a lifetime!

Yield: 1 pinata

Halloween Pinata

Use a toilet paper roll and some crepe paper to make the cutest Halloween kids craft ever. You'll love finding out what's inside this mummy pinata!

Make a mini mummy pinata using a toilet paper roll and some creativity! This is so fun for Halloween, but can be adapted to other occasions and holidays.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $1

Materials

  • Toilet paper tube
  • Googly eyes
  • White crepe paper streamer
  • Double-sided tape
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Baker’s twine
  • Small toys and candy

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

  1. Apply a strip of double-sided tape to the edge of tube and use to secure a piece of the streamer in place.
  2. Gather a few small toys and candy pieces to fit in the mini pinata. Don’t pack it too tightly or the prizes won’t fall out easily when the string is pulled.
  3. Cover the other end of the tube just like you did before except include a small tag before securing in place. This is what the kids will pull to release their prizes.
  4. Wrap the crepe paper around the tube until completely covered, securing with double-sided tape. Push a section at the top of the tube apart to create some space for the googly eyes.

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If you liked this mini mummy pinata, you’re definitely going to love all the other Halloween projects you can do with your littles. Check out some of my favorites here:

Mini Mummy Pinata for Kids Halloween Fun! Story

Faith

Tuesday 24th of October 2023

Any pictures on how to attach the string part to the tube?

Katie

Saturday 19th of November 2016

Thank you!!! My kindergarten class LOVED these on Halloween. Now we need a favor for Christmas. Any ideas?

Amy

Saturday 19th of November 2016

Hi Katie! I need to do a Santa Claus one! Or if you want it more non-secular - a snowman! :D

Philomène

Saturday 15th of October 2016

Thank you so much Vanessa! We loved it and made a step by step instruction on our Swedish blog too! Keep ut the great work! Check it out here:

halloween pinatas

Friday 14th of October 2016

Great make of Halloween party pinata craft

Karen Barrett

Wednesday 28th of September 2016

Love this simple yet clever idea! Will be a great surprise for my father and his fellow seniors. A change of colors and it can be used for Christmas and Easter too.

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