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Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, or Disney SMMC, is part blogger convention and part awesome family adventure.  My family and I have had the good fortune of being able to visit the Disney SMMC event twice, both times in Walt Disney World.  It was seriously the best family vacation wound up in inspiration and learning.  Check out our reveal featuring a DIY Tsum Tsum pinata.

If you haven’t figured it out, making pinatas is one of my favorite things to do.  I love saving money on party supplies, plus I can hide all of the Amazon boxes that come in by upcycling them.  No Prime boxes, no problem.  Let’s hope my husband isn’t reading this.  

To make a homemade Guardians of the Galaxy pinata, I used the symbol on the new California Adventure attraction.  Previously the ride was the Tower of Terror.  My pinata is the shaped like the Tivan Collection symbol.  Taneleer Tivan, or The Collector, has captured the Guardians within his fortress.  It park guests’ responsibility to help Rocket break them free.

What You Need to Make a Guardians of the Galaxy Pinata

• Cardboard
• Packing tape & glue
• Butcher paper
• Crepe paper

In the past, my pinatas have been really well made.  That sounds like a good thing, until you realize that if you keep kids from candy for too long things can get ugly.  So this round, I used the thinnest cardboard I could find.  It didn’t hurt that it was super ancient and wasn’t in great shape.

How to Make a DIY Guardians of the Galaxy Pinata

To make the pinata, you are going to make two Tivan Collection symbols and connect the two with thin strips of cardboard.  Mine are never exactly identical, and I’m okay with that.  You can check out the steps in progress in my DIY Tsum Tsum Pinata or DIY Trolls Pinata.

Once you’ve assembled your cardboard structure, it’s time to give it a little color.  I use inexpensive butcher paper to cover my pinatas.  The red and yellow can be swapped to match any GOTG party theme.  Covering the sides came with a lot of “help” from my preschooler who really, really wanted to be involved.  How can I say no?

We ruffled around the edge of the pinata, overlapping the butcher paper to give better coverage.

Fill your pinata will candy and you’re ready for party guests to collect their treats!

Looking for more Guardians of the Galaxy fun?

Groot Beer Floats 

Guardians of the Galaxy S’mores 

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Summer is the perfect time for s’mores, but this is not any regular summer.  It’s the Summer of Heroes.   During our last trip to Disney’s California Adventure Park, we took in so many fun elements in the Summer of Heroes.  You won’t to miss the themed treats, character meet & greets, and the all-new Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! attraction.  One highlight was the complimentary (yup, free) face painting.  Georgia opted for a Groot upon her cheek, while Harper and Poppy went full face Gamora.

Poppy took the face painting so seriously.  I think this is her version of going to a spa.

The super fun face painting sparked a barrage of baking ideas and a whole lot of laughs.   It started with calling these Gamore’s, as in Gamora S’mores.  I’m going to go ahead and called dibs on Yondu Fondu also.

What You’ll Need

Traditional S’mores Ingredients (Graham Crackers, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars, Marshmallows)

Green Candy Melts

Green Sprinkles

Wax Paper

I’ll just go ahead and make shopping easy.  Seriously, how did busy parents get anything done before Amazon?

       

How to Make Guardians of the Galaxy S’mores

To add a little GOTG flair to traditional s’mores, we are going to rim the graham crackers with chocolate and sprinkles in the hue of Gamora.

Start by melting candy melts according to package directions.  Dip each side of the graham cracker in melted chocolate and add sprinkles.  Place on wax paper to let set.

My girls and I made the chocolate-rimmed graham crackers in advance, and then made s’mores a little later.  With the heat of the marshmallow, the green chocolate softened a bit which added to ooey gooey goodness of the Guardians of the Galaxy S’mores.

I’m still pretty partial to calling them Gamore’s.

It definitely made me want to head back to Disneyland to check out more of the Marvel-themed treats offered during the Summer of Heroes. Disney parks aren’t just the happiest places; they’re the yummiest too.

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If you’re looking for more Guardians of the Galaxy treats, try Guardians of the Galaxy Floats.  I call them Groot Beer Floats.  Serve them with Gamore’s and you’re in for a sugar rush that’s intergalactic.

You can get more information about Summer of Heroes at the Disneyland Resort here.  Who’s your favorite superhero?