Ahh, the piñata. What child (or adult) doesn’t love smashing something to bits to be rewarded with candy falling from the sky? It’s always been the highlight of any birthday party I went to, I know that.
If only other things in life worked the same destructive magic that a piñata does. Like if your car got rear-ended on your way to work and a few dozen peanut butter cups fell out of your bumper. Wouldn’t snacking on those be a nice way to pass the time while you exchange insurance information with the driver who hit you?
Or if you break that antique vase that your mother-in-law calls a “vahzz” during a raucous game of living room flag football, but it’s okay because nestled in the base is an assortment of gumballs and tasty butterscotch candies. Sure they’re 125 years old, but when everyone suddenly throws themselves on the ground and starts clamoring for those dusty treats, it doesn’t really matter how old they are or how valuable that ugly vahzz was.
With that sort of fun in mind, I’ve chosen the watermelon piñata as this month’s prize. I’ll choose one comment at random from all the comments left on the blog this month to receive this prize.
If you win or buy one for yourself, try to avoid the temptation to fill your watermelon piñata with actual watermelon. Although that would be hilarious, it would be kind of messy and a waste of good watermelon. You can, however, fill it with watermelon-flavored candies. Whatever you fill it with, just be sure to keep your distance when someone is taking a swing. If there’s one thing I learned from America’s Funniest Home Videos, it’s that piñatas plus kids plus video cameras equal a guaranteed shot in the groin, and no amount of peanut butter cups or tasty butterscotch candies is worth that.
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Dr. Penny Perkins-Veazie
Chef Harry Schwartz
Elizabeth Somer, M.A.
Josh Bailey
J-Slice
Looks like fun! When will the winners of the What About Watermelon Recipe Contest be announced? Is voting still going on? Let us know!
I was the 1990 National Watermelon Queen and used watermelon pinatas to add delight to many events including parties, grocery store promotions and classroom visits. There’s something about the vibrant red and green of a watermelon and the addition of candy and a game-wow! Instant gratification!!! I sure would love one of my own!!!!
Thanks for spreading the word that Watermelon Time is Fun Time!
This would be the ultimate crowd pleaser at our upcoming Georgia Watermelon Association promotion when GA watermelon travels to the Atlanta Braves stadium during the weekend of July 4th! The pinata would be the perfect compliment to our fun-filled days of handing out samples to park patrons, tailgating, seed spitting, etc. WHAT EXCITEMENT!! Pinatas go better with GEORGIA watermelon and baseball!
I love the pinata! It looks like the smile of summer. Watermelon’s colors are like having Christmas in July. So cute!
The watermelon pinata is awesome. I have a family that loves watermelon and that would be a great summer get together game. I am a produce manager and I am always looking for ways to spruce up my department. So thanks for all the great ideas and the carvings are really neat.
We’re planning to use watermelon as the way to bring together people in our diverse Colorado neighborhood. Everybody loves watermelon, so what better way to bring neighbors together than to offer free watermelon and games in the neighborhood park? We would LOVE to have a watermelon pinata as part of that end-of-July fun! And we would like to know any watermelon-related game ideas that you might have.
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