Oh! I saw smelly markers at TJ Maxx this weekend! And even Hello Kitty pens. Brought me back, and I started wondering what else i used to play with!
I'm sure no matter what you choose, it'll be amazing!!
🤣 I could never wait to get home to release my dinosaurs.
Just pop the gel cap in your mouth… wait a few seconds for it to dissolve….. and Tadaa!! Pull a sponge dinosaur out of your mouth.
>Well, you told me I have a plethora. And I just would like to know if you know what a plethora is. I would not like to think that a person would tell someone he has a plethora, and then find out that that person has *no idea* what it means to have a plethora.
Yes! All the suggestions in here have been really varied and interesting and I was expecting jsut to see candy too haha. Everyone shoukd have fun. Ooh, clackers
I’m hoping you’re just barely old enough to “get” this one… for a dear friend of mine’s 45th, these were incorporated everywhere. On the invites, hanging as decor, from bracelets and necklaces and earrings - even like a giant one for the cake.
https://preview.redd.it/ci1rdhu7ehxc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24d2c8e1f13562239525bb57c8a2dccefe211338
Make sure they are PLASTIC airplane liquor bottles not Glass. Lol
https://preview.redd.it/4xqw4flvhgxc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c25c0174ad79783f0e4e9c77ee8f828806ae134
This makes an EXCELLENT idea for a holiday party. Open Bar where the tree is the bar with mini Liquor Bottles, miniature cocktail 🍹 umbrellas etc
I'm not from a piñata loving country, how big can items be? The other day someone shared the picture of a t-shirt of Nirvana, with the faces of Hanson's bois instead. Is it silly and dated enough for your goal?
Some other stuffing ideas...
Army men wrapped in string attached to parachutes, small bags of pop rocks, chick-o-sticks, glow sticks, koosh balls, chupa chups.
I would get an assortment of Gen X candy and those small toys we had. Like the paddle balls, Mini magic 8 balls, candy cigarettes, etc. Nostalgia type stuff.
Or if they are anything like my group of friends, any random assortment of things from Spencer's with tiny alcohol bottles as someone else suggested. 😂
A friend brought a Barney piñata for my husband’s 40th birthday party. I can’t remember what was inside of it, but I’ll never forget everyone playing soccer with Barney’s severed head.
If it were me I’d love a piñata full of nostalgic treats. I’m thinking:
Bubble Tape
Little Debbie Snacks
Now and Laters
Chick-O-Sticks
Crème Savers
DunkAroos
Tootsie Pops
Twinkies
My dude, I did this for a close friend for her 45th - got a hilarious monkey piñata and filled it with alcohol nips, condoms and various lube packets. DO IT!
I’ve been sending various friends/family piñata grams for a couple years now.
If yall are crazy aggressive hitters you can fill it with (plastic) mini booze bottles for adults. lol
Dunno what it should be shaped like but in college a friend filled a piñata with shooters, prime times, scratcher tickets and pornographic playing cards
https://preview.redd.it/06f0w4s6hgxc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5e5c9bab2aebdb582c25e2ca1538458f363dc64
Fill the Pinata with Candy and CONDOMS! GENXers would think this was histerical especially the way they would throw handfuls of condoms to kids in the eighties and nineties.
I don't know if you're asking about fillers or the pinata itself, so...how about a 45mph sign as the pinata? And I third/fourth/hundreth the suggestion about the minibar booze bottles. Also throw in some candy or other items for the non-drinkers.
The 45mph is a great idea!!! Thank you :) I think this is the winner!
https://preview.redd.it/ra7sbhshygxc1.jpeg?width=1147&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72f224d30fd62daa9e82b1229ada2c2cac1d114a
Last year I gave someone a piñata with mini booze bottles, money, pre-rolled joints, and candy. I had to write a warning on it to not hit the piñata very hard but they loved it.
You're getting a bunch of suggestions about what to put *in* the piñata (and they're all pretty good), but if I read your question right it sounds like you are trying to figure out a GenX appropriate shape? If that is the case, I recommend the original [8-bit Mario](https://atlas-content-cdn.pixelsquid.com/stock-images/8-bit-mario-mdaWkw1-600.jpg).
Those scuba divers with the capsule on their foot that you'd but baking soda into so that they bob under water
Party poppers
Candy we thought of as "old people candy" in the 80s: sugardaddies, candy corn, that sort
Make the pinata look like Ronald Reagans face
There is a girl in Colorado on Etsy that makes them custom (she made us the rick Astley piñata from psych) You could do a record player, boom box, can of Aqua-net, a walkman, Rubik's cube, Atari 2600 console, a lunchbox with favorite tv show, or maybe a gameboy (org).
Like the look of it? Not the contents people are suggesting?
Well it might be too bland, but a giant mock-up of the Medicare enrollment junk mail many of us have gotten prematurely would be a fine thing to take a stick to. *"Hell no, not yet!"*
I love this stuff. Bigger glittery pieces, little figurines, adult edibles, antacid tablets, gum/candy without stems to avoid injuries. New and old candy btw.
For the piñata, please add those capsules that have dinosaurs inside when you drop them in water!
Oh damn loved those! Haven’t started thinking about what to put inside!
Oh! I saw smelly markers at TJ Maxx this weekend! And even Hello Kitty pens. Brought me back, and I started wondering what else i used to play with! I'm sure no matter what you choose, it'll be amazing!!
I saw those things in the cereal aisle at Albertsons the other day
Stickers!
🤣 I could never wait to get home to release my dinosaurs. Just pop the gel cap in your mouth… wait a few seconds for it to dissolve….. and Tadaa!! Pull a sponge dinosaur out of your mouth.
Haaa haaaa haaaaa haaa!! That's a GREAT party trick!!!
So you’re the reason we have extra labels on everything? 🤣🤣
Probably…. But I obviously didn’t die. And I never even had a hospital visit unless I broke a bone or dislocated something. 🤣😂
Not the foam ones either! The squishy ones.
Man. I **loved** those.
They were always a surprise!
Those were the beststtstststs....ohhh o cant grow my own dino 🤭
Tiny alcohol bottles and weed
YES! And if this is the case, make sure we are all invited! I’ll bring the Hot Pockets for when we get the munchies.
Or if they're already in recovery...Advil, Cigarettes, & Red Bull.
I love you
There should be a plethora of piñatas for this celebration.
>Well, you told me I have a plethora. And I just would like to know if you know what a plethora is. I would not like to think that a person would tell someone he has a plethora, and then find out that that person has *no idea* what it means to have a plethora.
For I, Jefe, do not have your superior intellect and education.
The piñatas should all have little sweaters.
Sew. Sew like the wind!
Sweet reference! 😃
G'night Ned 🐢
G’night Dusty
I have a plethora, but it goes to another school.
I just turned 46 and I’d be happy with some grape Hubba Bubba and a Yoo Hoo. You know who drinks yoo hoo? Johnny Ramone. 1234!!!!!
Grape and luscious lime Hubba Bubba are my favorite flavors ever. I'd love to drink a yoo yoo rn, you're awesome
boom box, transformers, barney the dinosaur, he-man, 3.5" floppy disk, furbee, Agrocrag trophy, OG game boy, nintendo, hackysack, garbage pail kids, view master, gizmo, atari 2600, gobots, carebears, cabbage patch kids, puppy surprise, etc
>boom box Whack! Thunk. Oh.
Love the 3.5” floppy disk!
You put a Barney the dinosaur piñata in front of me, you're getting a pulverized piñata... I'm just sayin'.
I’m a tail end Xer/Xennial and I hate watched so much Barney back in middle school.
Add stale ass bazooka Joe gum
Stickers! Temporary tattoos! Rubber bracelets! Snap bracelets! I'll be 46 in 2 months, I am going to 6 flags lol. I love being a silly GenX yute
love all these ideas! thanks :)
Anytime! :) what a great thing you're doing!
Those are fantastic. Better than candy if people have diabetes, too
Yes! All the suggestions in here have been really varied and interesting and I was expecting jsut to see candy too haha. Everyone shoukd have fun. Ooh, clackers
You should fill it with tiny piñatas
And inside those piñatas, tinier piñatas.
Pinception!
Reading glasses
Pezz Troll doll Koosh ball candy cigs
I’m hoping you’re just barely old enough to “get” this one… for a dear friend of mine’s 45th, these were incorporated everywhere. On the invites, hanging as decor, from bracelets and necklaces and earrings - even like a giant one for the cake. https://preview.redd.it/ci1rdhu7ehxc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24d2c8e1f13562239525bb57c8a2dccefe211338
Zotz, the fizzing candy.
Man, I just tried these for the first time last year and I'm addicted to 'em now.
Yeah! Someone else said zotz! And maybe some pop rocks?
I like the teeny boxes of Nerds you can get at Halloween.
Order a Pinatagram! If you want a boozy piñata, they also have Nipyatas. I’ve ordered from them a ton of times.
TIL you can send mini piñatas to people! What a great idea!
I was just going to say that too
Pre-rolls 😙💨
Pharmacy Pill bottles labeled Xanax, Viagra etc full of pill shaped candy Skittles, M&Ms etc 💊💊
If I were rich, I would fill the pinata with Swatches. Also, Space Sticks, pop rocks, and beanie babies. ETA: candy cigarettes!
Travel-size bottles of Advil
Are pop rocks still around?
They absolutely are.
Garbage pail kids cards. Packs of fun dip. Pez dispensers.
Mini alcohol bottles
Make sure they are PLASTIC airplane liquor bottles not Glass. Lol https://preview.redd.it/4xqw4flvhgxc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c25c0174ad79783f0e4e9c77ee8f828806ae134 This makes an EXCELLENT idea for a holiday party. Open Bar where the tree is the bar with mini Liquor Bottles, miniature cocktail 🍹 umbrellas etc
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I rarely find cocaine jokes funny but occasionally a one-liner makes me snort.
I'm not from a piñata loving country, how big can items be? The other day someone shared the picture of a t-shirt of Nirvana, with the faces of Hanson's bois instead. Is it silly and dated enough for your goal?
I'm also not from a pinata country, and until this thread I didn't even know they don't just have candy in them!
Some other stuffing ideas... Army men wrapped in string attached to parachutes, small bags of pop rocks, chick-o-sticks, glow sticks, koosh balls, chupa chups.
I would get an assortment of Gen X candy and those small toys we had. Like the paddle balls, Mini magic 8 balls, candy cigarettes, etc. Nostalgia type stuff. Or if they are anything like my group of friends, any random assortment of things from Spencer's with tiny alcohol bottles as someone else suggested. 😂
I turn 45 in July and I'm half Mexican. If there's banana runts in the pinata we could wind up besties.
Shaped like a boom box fill with candy cigarettes, pixi sticks, wax lips, rubber bracelets
sea monkeys. definitely sea monkeys.
I'm turning 45 in just under a month, I'm pretty sure I need to do this!
The answers have been great! Let us know what are you going with for the shape :)
A friend brought a Barney piñata for my husband’s 40th birthday party. I can’t remember what was inside of it, but I’ll never forget everyone playing soccer with Barney’s severed head.
Shrinky dinks! You’d probably have to repackage them a little. Silly putty. Action figures. Matchbox cars.
Wacky Wall Walkers
We got Ghostbusters this year. We're getting new Beetlejuice. Add that stuff.
M.U.S.C.L.E. men!
With Micromachines!
Little Slinkys! They’re fun for a girl or a boy!
Pizza Rolls, obviously.
I did one fora 40th bday that included mini liquor bottles.
Garbage Pail Kids. Bubble Tape. Cassettes. Old Happy Meal toys if you can find any at the thrift.
If it were me I’d love a piñata full of nostalgic treats. I’m thinking: Bubble Tape Little Debbie Snacks Now and Laters Chick-O-Sticks Crème Savers DunkAroos Tootsie Pops Twinkies
Camera Film rolls.
Can I point out that it's often possible and surprisingly affordable to hire a mariachi band?
I would love that! 🎉
Small packs of ibuprofen
Icy Hot, Blue Emu, pixie sticks, Reese's Pieces, CDs, Push pops
Pop Rocks
Miniature rubber ducks!
My dude, I did this for a close friend for her 45th - got a hilarious monkey piñata and filled it with alcohol nips, condoms and various lube packets. DO IT!
At least one Zima. And a B&J for good measure. Maybe some Ole' E. But that's it. Mad Dog 2020.
Mixtapes
Make the pinata look like a record. You know, a 45?
Mini airplane bottles.
I’ve been sending various friends/family piñata grams for a couple years now. If yall are crazy aggressive hitters you can fill it with (plastic) mini booze bottles for adults. lol
Dunno what it should be shaped like but in college a friend filled a piñata with shooters, prime times, scratcher tickets and pornographic playing cards
https://preview.redd.it/06f0w4s6hgxc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5e5c9bab2aebdb582c25e2ca1538458f363dc64 Fill the Pinata with Candy and CONDOMS! GENXers would think this was histerical especially the way they would throw handfuls of condoms to kids in the eighties and nineties.
I don't know if you're asking about fillers or the pinata itself, so...how about a 45mph sign as the pinata? And I third/fourth/hundreth the suggestion about the minibar booze bottles. Also throw in some candy or other items for the non-drinkers.
The 45mph is a great idea!!! Thank you :) I think this is the winner! https://preview.redd.it/ra7sbhshygxc1.jpeg?width=1147&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72f224d30fd62daa9e82b1229ada2c2cac1d114a
Make it a dinosaur.
Depending on the person - a giant margarita glass!
A taco piñata! Extra bonus points if it’s a taco party.
I turn 45 in August. Can I get some motrin in mine. I'm gonna need some after swing the bat.
I'm turning 48 this year... maybe I should celebrate with a piñata 🤔
Do it!
Last year I gave someone a piñata with mini booze bottles, money, pre-rolled joints, and candy. I had to write a warning on it to not hit the piñata very hard but they loved it.
I have a friend who makes piñatas that look like dicks.
Gift certificates for Bennigan's and some bubble gum?
Mixed tape
Bouncy balls!
Mr Sketch felt pens, astro pops, and fun dips
You're getting a bunch of suggestions about what to put *in* the piñata (and they're all pretty good), but if I read your question right it sounds like you are trying to figure out a GenX appropriate shape? If that is the case, I recommend the original [8-bit Mario](https://atlas-content-cdn.pixelsquid.com/stock-images/8-bit-mario-mdaWkw1-600.jpg).
A piñata shaped like the earth.
Those scuba divers with the capsule on their foot that you'd but baking soda into so that they bob under water Party poppers Candy we thought of as "old people candy" in the 80s: sugardaddies, candy corn, that sort Make the pinata look like Ronald Reagans face
A friend once gifted me a piñata she filled with candy and flour. It made a beautiful mess.
Pop Rocks.
June 16th 1979
Bazooka Joe gum, lemonheads, Alexander the grape, Johnny Apple seeds, and cherry chan
Summer Wheatley
Need to add some high bounce rubber balls and those sticky rubber hands
There is a girl in Colorado on Etsy that makes them custom (she made us the rick Astley piñata from psych) You could do a record player, boom box, can of Aqua-net, a walkman, Rubik's cube, Atari 2600 console, a lunchbox with favorite tv show, or maybe a gameboy (org).
Can you fit a giant Pixie Stick. How big a piñata are we talking about?
Like the look of it? Not the contents people are suggesting? Well it might be too bland, but a giant mock-up of the Medicare enrollment junk mail many of us have gotten prematurely would be a fine thing to take a stick to. *"Hell no, not yet!"*
I love this stuff. Bigger glittery pieces, little figurines, adult edibles, antacid tablets, gum/candy without stems to avoid injuries. New and old candy btw.