Pinata World - The Party Starts Here!

What sets Pinata World from the rest?

2009-10-01T07:27:00.000-07:00

Hosting a party takes a lot of time, effort & creativity. Our business model started as a result of frustrations from having parties for our oldest son and not being able to find what we needed for his birthday. You can buy basic party supplies anywhere. What Pinata World offers you is resources for all your party needs so that you are not running around town looking for what you need. We offer a great service of letting the customer order party supplies from our catalogs. Our distributor can usually ship the items within 3 days. The best part of it all is that shipping is FREE! We also take pride in our custom pinata orders. You can order a pinata of almost anything. We are a family owned business with Albert acting as the owner, manager, delivery guy, laborer, etc. He does it all and he always does it with a smile. We are here to assist you in any way. Please stop by and visit us 7 days a week. Pinata World - The Party Starts Here!

$5 off coupon on the Otay Ranch Town Center page

2009-08-29T12:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.otayranchtowncenter.com/html/SaleDetail.asp?ecd=200834

Custom balloon pillars can be used to decorate your entrance or tabletops...

2009-08-29T12:07:00.000-07:00

We can make a pinata for any theme...

2009-08-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

Custom Order Pinatas available with 2 week notice

2009-08-29T12:03:00.000-07:00

Pinata World has moved to a new location

2009-08-15T11:35:00.000-07:00

We are excited to announce that Pinata World has moved to a new location to better serve you. We are now located in the Otay Ranch Town Center near Best Buy and Verizon Wireless. We will now be open 7 days a week. Please come by and visit us!

Mexican candy

2009-07-03T18:58:00.001-07:00

Happy 4th of July

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Transformers Pinata

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Custom made Pirate Ship Pinata - need two weeks notice

2009-07-03T18:56:00.001-07:00

Custom made Castle Pinata - need 2 weeks advance notice

2009-07-03T18:54:00.000-07:00

Pinata World Booth at Veterans Elementary Fall Festival

2009-02-08T11:09:00.000-08:00

Pinata World is available to host a booth at your next school event. We provide the product and then we donate a portion of the proceeds of our sales to your school organization. Concession items include Mexican candy, churritos with chile and limon, popcorn, sodas/water, cotton candy, snow cones, and more. We also sell cool toys and novelty light items. We will also decorate the booth according to your theme.

Schools we've held a booth for is Liberty Elementary, Eastlake Elementary, Salt Creek Elementary and Veterans Elementary.

Contact Albert at 619-397-1700 for further details.

Custom pinatas available

2009-02-08T08:18:00.000-08:00

We are taking custom pinata orders again. Here are a couple of examples. We have an album at the store that you can come by and take a look at. Custom orders need to be made 2 weeks in advance.

Pinata World decorates for Dancing with the Stars/Mario Lopez party

2008-06-06T15:28:00.000-07:00

I just found the pictures from the event we decorated in September of 2006. Mario Lopez's agent contacted us to assist them with pinatas for a party that Dancing With the Stars was going to film in Chula Vista. It was a party to introduce his partner Karina to his family. It was a traditional Mexican fiesta with tacos, mariachi music and of course the traditional breaking of the pinata. We showed up early and decorated the backyard with papel picado, colorful bows, sarapes and pinatas. Mario danced with Karina and then showed her how to break a pinata. When they showed the clip on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, the only thing that came out was my pants. It was an awesome experience and was glad to have been a part of it. Mario and Karina were very nice to my mom and I. His agent invited us to attend a taping of Dancing with the Stars. Unfortunately, because of workload we were unable to go that week. When I called him the following week, there weren't any tickets available - go figure!

Claudia meets Marco Antonio Solis and Marc Anthony

2008-06-06T15:01:00.000-07:00

I just found these pictures and thought I'd share them since we're going to start our Hall of Fame wall at the store. We've met a couple of celebrities in the last few years and thought it would be fun to put them up at the store. These pictures were taken a couple of years ago in Los Angeles. Albert used to get tickets for concerts when he was a professional dj. This concert was held in a small venue in downtown Los Angeles. We were given backstage passes and got to mingle with several celebrities.

Albert meets famous Mexican soccer player Zague at Farmer's Market in Otay Ranch

2008-06-05T19:27:00.000-07:00

We've been promoting our store by selling Mexican candy and displaying pinatas at the Otay Ranch Farmer's Market every Tuesday. While we were there this past week, Albert and his brother recognized a famous Mexican football soccer player - Zague. I have no idea who he is but according to my brother-in-law is quite famous. I did some research on him and read that he helped Mexico make it to Copa America in 1993. He scored 7 goals in a game, which gave him a world record of goals by a single player in a game, and helped win 9-0 over Martinique. That same year, he won the Gold Cup with the Mexican team. He ended his professional career in 2003 and presently works as the Executive Director of Club America. He was very nice and autographed a soccer pinata for my older son.

Giancarlo's 4th birthday party

2008-06-05T17:59:00.001-07:00

Our youngest son turned 4 years on May 10th. We celebrated his birthday on Sunday, May 18 with a Mickey Mouse theme. We put up a 10x20 canopy the day before and decorated it with colorful flags and hot air balloon mini pinatas with a couple of his Disney stuffed animals. We showcased all of our Disney waterglobes around his birthday cake. We made several balloon centerpieces for the tables.

Gran Sol Catering provided the delicious carne asada and chicken tacos. We also prepared a table of munchies galore for our guests including tostilocos, vasitos de elote, nachos, popcorn, chile covered apples, and popsicles. Entertainment was provided by XS Entertainment. My son loves to watch the dancers and surprised us all by performing with them. I will try and post some videos of the party. Our guests had an awesome time as well as my son.

Thanks to Grand Sol Catering, Jesus of XS Entertainment and Adventure Party Express for providing the jumper!

Balloon creations

2008-06-05T17:51:00.001-07:00

Balloons are the least inexpensive way to decorate any event. They can be used for graduation, baby showers, quinceaneras, birthday parties, or any other celebration. We are now offerring balloon centerpieces, arches and pillars. Advance notice is required. Prices range from $12.99 to $15.99 for centerpieces and $40.00 to $80 per pillar. Arches run $7.95 per foot. Albert builds the mini balloon centerpieces and pillars. Our balloon specialist, Josie, builds the arches and complex sculptures. Most pillars and arches are built on-site the day of your event.

The Palms Day Spa Grand Opening

2008-05-21T20:38:00.000-07:00

This is my dad serving up the champagne and mimosas.

This is my mom putting the final touches. She is the one that created the beautiful tropical arrangements.

We were hired to do the grand opening of the Palms Day Spa last year. We were given less than a week to put it together including the tables, food, and beverages. We served almond champagne and mimosas as guests arrived. The food was beautifully displayed with greenery and included chicken and beef skewers, vegetable spring rolls, cheese and crackers, and chocolate ganache with fresh fruit.

Wedding at Mountain Hawk Park

2008-05-21T20:14:00.000-07:00

My little sister was married last year at a beautiful ceremony at Mountain Hawk Park. She had plans on having a small civil ceremony at the courthouse. If you know my family, you know this was unacceptable. My parents and I planned the wedding in less than two weeks. The ceremony was held at Mountain Hawk park overlooking the Otay Lakes. This was the time to call in all the favors from all my acquantainces. I called in a favor to one of Pinata World's customers who works at Parks & Recreation for the City to reserve the amphitheater. Kathy from Kathy's Cakes made the beautiful wedding cake and we ordered flowers from Efrain's Wholesale Florist. After the ceremony, we had the reception in my parent's backyard. My grandmother cooked a wonderful traditional birria meal. You don't need a lot of time and money to plan a wedding or any party. The most important part of hosting an event is to ensure that your guests and you have a good time. Everything else will fall into place.

More pictures of Salt Creek Fun Run

2008-05-21T20:11:00.000-07:00

Salt Creek Mountain lion greeting the runners

Ms. Veronica Delgado - kindergarten teacher and parent at Salt Creek

Ms. Ferhart - my son's third grade Spanish immersion teacher

Salt Creek Elementary School Fun Run- Pictures of runners

2008-05-21T20:06:00.000-07:00

Did anyone take pictures of Dr. Glover with blue hair? If the school did not have 500 participants, the principal had to dye his hair blue. I think there were 540 runners. Does anyone have pictures of Dr. Glover with blue hair? If so, please email them to me so I can post them. By the way, my son is the one with the blue shirt.

Salt Creek Elementary School Fun Run

2008-05-21T19:59:00.000-07:00

We donated the balloon arch for my son's school fun run on Saturday, May 17, 2008. We showed up at 6 am to start building the pillars and arch. The balloons started popping because by 8 am it was extremely hot - it felt like it was 90 degrees. There was also a bee that kept popping the balloons - it was pretty comical. You can never provide a guarantee that balloons will not pop because there are always items out of our control.

Otay Ranch Farmer's Market

2008-05-21T19:54:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to be a part of the new Farmer's Market at the Otay Ranch Center. The market opened up on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. We had a strawberry pinata made for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Mayor Cheryl Cox and other officials participated in the ceremony. The market will be held every Tuesday from 4 to 8 pm. We will be hosting a booth there every Tuesday. Please stop by and sell hello at our booth which is located near the food pavillion.

Claudia graduates from the Leadership Academy with the City of Chula Vista

2008-05-21T19:48:00.001-07:00

I just graduated from the Leadership Academy with the City of Chula Vista. It was an awesome experience to learn how the city functions. The seven week course was hosted by Mayor Cheryl Cox and different city officials. Each Wednesday evening, we had dinner with the Mayor and then learned about different departments including administration, elected officials, safety, planning & development, finance, recreation, and public works. We were also given a bus tour that showed us all the upcoming projects in Chula Vista including the Gaylord project in the City's bayfront. It was a great experience and gave me a chance to meet new wonderful people.