the horror of pinatas....
So I was on the phone twice in the past two weeks, ranting to my ever patient sister about the horrors of pinata's. She suggested I write a blog about it...so here it is.
I was invited to attend a little girls party not too long ago.
I hadn't given another thought to Cinderella, while she sat in the corner, forgotten for most of the party. Then came the birthday girl's cry. "let's do the Pinata mommy!!" She looked so pretty dangling up there, so prim and proper, The Disney Princess we all know and love. The serene smile permanently etched on her face. Every hair in her bun, perfect. She had no idea what was coming... *sigh*
The first child, (the birthday girl) was led to the pinata and took her mighty swings. Who has been teaching baseball to the four year olds is what I want to know! Three might swings, the dents beginning to show in her lovely blue dress. Part of her face a little lopsidded... but still that smile that haunts me even now. The birthday girl couldn't do it, so each kid in turn got a chance to beat on the princess. And if there has ever been a more terrifying sight that I have witnessed, than 4 year olds beating up a miniature cinderella with a broom handle, all to watch hungrily for candy to errupt from the fissures that form with the blunt force trauma that we are encouraging the kids to inflict...then I don't know when. The Perfect Princess Cinderella was no longer looking so perfect. And when it got back to the birthday girl once again, either by accident or design...she couldn't take any more. With the last connection of that wooden instrument of destruction, she burst forth the glorious bounty of candy and the children lustily went to scoop it up and horde the fruits of so much malicious behaviour.
So when my son wanted a pokemon party, I was dreading to hear the words, "Mommy, let's get a pikachu pinata!!" I know my son, he wouldn't want anyone to hit and bash in the face of his beloved yellow creature!! So I was able to get a nice pretty neutral 'cake' looking pinata, with pictures of pokemon on it. NOT an actual figure for the children to pummel. But yes...pinata's are scary. I guess that was the purpose of the blog, to share my disturbing thoughts as I watched a pretty princess obliterated and tortured to the happy screams and giggles of several 4 year old.
I was invited to attend a little girls party not too long ago.
I hadn't given another thought to Cinderella, while she sat in the corner, forgotten for most of the party. Then came the birthday girl's cry. "let's do the Pinata mommy!!" She looked so pretty dangling up there, so prim and proper, The Disney Princess we all know and love. The serene smile permanently etched on her face. Every hair in her bun, perfect. She had no idea what was coming... *sigh*
The first child, (the birthday girl) was led to the pinata and took her mighty swings. Who has been teaching baseball to the four year olds is what I want to know! Three might swings, the dents beginning to show in her lovely blue dress. Part of her face a little lopsidded... but still that smile that haunts me even now. The birthday girl couldn't do it, so each kid in turn got a chance to beat on the princess. And if there has ever been a more terrifying sight that I have witnessed, than 4 year olds beating up a miniature cinderella with a broom handle, all to watch hungrily for candy to errupt from the fissures that form with the blunt force trauma that we are encouraging the kids to inflict...then I don't know when. The Perfect Princess Cinderella was no longer looking so perfect. And when it got back to the birthday girl once again, either by accident or design...she couldn't take any more. With the last connection of that wooden instrument of destruction, she burst forth the glorious bounty of candy and the children lustily went to scoop it up and horde the fruits of so much malicious behaviour.
So when my son wanted a pokemon party, I was dreading to hear the words, "Mommy, let's get a pikachu pinata!!" I know my son, he wouldn't want anyone to hit and bash in the face of his beloved yellow creature!! So I was able to get a nice pretty neutral 'cake' looking pinata, with pictures of pokemon on it. NOT an actual figure for the children to pummel. But yes...pinata's are scary. I guess that was the purpose of the blog, to share my disturbing thoughts as I watched a pretty princess obliterated and tortured to the happy screams and giggles of several 4 year old.