13 of 15 (87%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Review 1 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
5
out of 5
Reviewed by:Motheroftwins
Title: So glad I bought it.
Date: September 30, 2009
"I was so glad I'd bought this. It allowed me to save the pinata so we could hang it in their room."
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Review 2 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
5
out of 5
Reviewed by:miffchic04
Title: Easy
Date: February 8, 2010
"Directions are easy to follow. It is best on a flat surface pinata, such as the John Deere one."
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Review 3 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
5
out of 5
Reviewed by:Bullard Location:
Louisville Ky
Title: Best Purchase Ever
Date: December 7, 2009
"It was very easy to install. The birthday was for a 3 year old it was very safe way to do the pinata. The kids loved it!"
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Review 4 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
4
out of 5
Reviewed by:NurseMommy Location:
Boston
Title: Great pick
Date: December 1, 2009
"This was fabulous for my daughter's first birthday party. Just got the pull-string kit and it was tons of funs for little ones."
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Review 5 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
5
out of 5
Reviewed by:Sami17
Title: Easy to use
Date: November 26, 2009
"This is very easy to put on the pinata and it works great. I recommend buying this if you are having a party for a young child."
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Review 6 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
5
out of 5
Reviewed by:Cici Location:
Kansas City, MO
Title: What a cute party!
Date: November 25, 2009
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"If I do say so myself, my daughter's 3rd birthday party was adorable!
She told me she wanted a "Wixar of--....Wizar off--.... a DOROTHY party!" How fun. She loves the Wizard of Oz, so I was not surprised at all.
I had the party at our local community center and invited my daughter's preschool class, family, and friends. I made the invitations using layout software. The front had a movie still of Dorothy and her friends looking down the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City. The caption read, "Follow the Yellow Brick Road...." Inside it read, "To I---' 3rd Birthday Party!" Then there was a picture of Glinda, with the caption, "Calling all Munchkins (and their parents!), Come out, Come out, Wherever you are!"
After looking around at a few party stores in town and striking out on Wizard of Oz-themed party goods, I went to celebrateexpress.com and found everything I wanted. I ordered a rainbow pinata with a pull-string conversion kit, napkins/plates/cups, rainbow lollipops, and ADORABLE favor boxes that looked like Toto's little basket.
A woman I work with made a gorgeous sheet cake with ruby slippers, yellow brick road, poppies, and the Emerald City. I purchased a roll of yellow paper and used a marker to make a "yellow brick road" that I taped to the floor. We blew up balloons, too, and I printed out movie stills and movie posters to tack up around the room. I also printed out photos of all the main characters, glued them to cardboard--front and back--cut them out, and added a stand. Voila--table toppers!
I also made a Scarecrow game. I cut out parts of the Scarecrow--his head, torso, arms, and legs--and hid the pieces around the room. I told the kids the Witch "took his arms and threw them over there! And then she took his legs and threw them over there!" The kids looked around the room for the Scarecrow's parts, then we assembled them on the wall. When he was complete, we had cake and ice cream. I used my wicker picnic basket (lined with blue gingham, of course!) to hold bags of chips that we passed out.
The kids also enjoyed the rainbow pinata. I purchased the pull-string conversion kit, and it was really easy to use. Because of the rainbow design, I ended up "making" another kit and putting one each on each of the rainbow's "legs." That way, all the goodies could fall out, and we even doubled the fun!
The adorable treat boxes were a huge hit. I filled them with Wizard of Oz stickers; mini spiral lollipops (like the Lollipop Guild's); and some heart-shaped locks, (to represent the TinMan), egg timers (to represent the Wicked Witch), and bubble bottles (to represent Glinda) I found locally. Plus, I downloaded the Wizard of Oz soundtrack and made copies, with printed jewel case inserts, for everyone who came.
The best part of the whole party, though, was I paid two actors to come play Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion. They were a hit! They interacted with the kids, led the pinata and Scarecrow activities, and passed out snacks and goodie boxes. I couldn't really afford to pay actors *and* rent costumes, so I went on a local community theater email list and recruited people who had played the parts before (and therefore already owned the costumes). They knew all the lines and the story, too, and could improv in character. The kids believed they really were from the movie! "Dorothy" even gave her stuffed Toto doll to my little girl as a gift--and my daughter has slept with him every night since then. She still talks about how "Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion came to my birthday!"
All in all, it was an amazing party!"
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Review 7 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
5
out of 5
Reviewed by:Madmaj Location:
Torrington, CT
Title: Easy to use
Date: August 24, 2009
"This was easy to put on and the directions were very good. Took my husband just a few minutes to turn a regular pinata into a pull string one; much safer for young children!"
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Review 8 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
1
out of 5
Reviewed by:mrsgo4
Title: not as descriped
Date: August 11, 2009
"this kit does not work with all pinatas. We got it to use with the lady bug pinata, and it wouldn't work. The pinata has to have a flat bottom. It says this on the packaging, but not on the website description."
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Review 9 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
4
out of 5
Reviewed by:Ceela
Title: Worked great!
Date: July 18, 2009
"This was great since we couldn't get the pinata we wanted in the pull string style. It worked well for our party. Great instructions included. A little tricky to get the strings to stay on while the glue was drying but in the end it all worked out."
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Review 10 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
4
out of 5
Reviewed by:Chicagomom Location:
Chicago
Title: Pull String
Date: July 18, 2009
"I found the pull string kit to be very beneficial for a pinata for a 4 year old. I was apprehensive about using a bat to open the pinata for such small kids. The pull string kit made having a pinata just as enjoyable, however without the threat of a child being hurt."
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Review 11 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
1
out of 5
Reviewed by:TnCzMommy03 Location:
San Jose, CA
Title: More complicated than I expected
Date: July 14, 2009
"I made the mistake of waiting until the day of the party to try to put this pull string kit on our monster truck pinata. It wasn't until then that I realized that I had to actually empty all of the candy out of the pinata and cut the pinata and then adhere the pull strings, etc. I decided it was too much trouble and we brought out our son's baseball bat instead. This kit is still sitting, unused, in the spare closet. Maybe next year..."
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Review 12 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
4
out of 5
Reviewed by:3kidsmommy Location:
Oregon
Title: worked well, but color-coordinating would be nice
Date: July 13, 2009
"The pull-string kit worked really well for me. The instructions were simple, and the result was great (I used it on a flat-bottomed ladybug pinata available on this site). The only complaint I have is that the kit comes with white tissue paper to patch the bottom of the pinata. Since my pinata had a black bottom, this didn't work, and I had to spend extra money on black tissue paper. It would be nice if the company made a few different pull-string kits (with various tissue paper colors) so one could coordinate the kit with the pinata."
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Review 13 for Pull-String Piñata Kit
Overall:
4
out of 5
Reviewed by:SDmomof2 Location:
Santee, CA
Title: made the pinata much easier!
Date: July 13, 2009
"We thought this would be a good idea for us since our yard is small and we didn't want young kids swinging a bat around, and it worked great! The kids enjoyed choosing which string to pull, and it was not hard to put in the pinata at all!"
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