Things You'll Need
Instructions
Tie the candy-filled pinata to the clothesline rope. Throw one end of the rope over the branch of a tree so that the pinata dangles from one side of the branch, and someone holding the rope on the other side of the branch can raise or lower the pinata by pulling on the rope.
Line up the players. If you are playing with a mixed-age group it is fair to allow the smallest and weakest players to go first. Blindfold the first player. Spin the player around several times to disorient his sense of direction.
Place the stick or bat in the blindfolded player's hand and point her in the direction of the pinata. Tell her to hit the pinata. Meanwhile, someone is raising and lowering the pinata by pulling on the rope. Let her strike the pinata with the stick 3 times. If the candy does not spill out, the turn passes to the next player in line.
Blindfold and spin each player in turn until someone strikes the pinata forcefully enough to break it and the candy spills out. The player who hits the final blow "wins" the Pinata Game and may receive a prize. Every player gets to compete to gather the spilled out candy.