You will follow these same steps whether you are making a large pinata using a paper grocery bag or a small, individual-sized pinata using a paper lunch bag. I used a small, paper lunch bag for this article.
Start out by opening your bag and setting it on your work surface. Put the candy and/or small toys into the bag. You do not want your bag to be more than half way full or it will be too heavy to hang! Now, fill the rest of the bag, stopping about 2-inches from the top, using scrunched up newspaper.