Then I gathered the children together and told them a dragon was threatening the kingdom and we needed to go slay it. I lead an expedition from the backyard to the front yard to find the dragon.  We had a dragon piñata hung from a front yard tree. It was actually a dinosaur piñata, as it was available locally and cheaper than any dragons I could find. My daughter had helped me glue construction paper wings and fire out its mouth.  He looked like one fierce dragon when we were done! To make sure every kid got a chance to whack the dragon, I blindfolded them their first go-round. I didn't spin them, at this age, the blindfold was enough! I set them up in front of the dragon and let them swing away. After everyone's first turn, we took the blindfold off to make things easier. The kids still couldn't get it broken open, so we relied on Daddy the Dragonslayer to finish it off. There was plenty of candy for everyone.  While the kids had been busy with the piñata in the front yard, I had a few parents remain in the back yard and hide magic dragon eggs. They were left over plastic Easter Eggs filled with dollar store "jewels" and "magic stones". I spent $2 for a pack each of the pink jewels and smooth colored stones. They filled two dozen eggs. In one egg I hid a Barbie shoe. I told the children, before heading back to the backyard, that a dragon had laid magic eggs and they needed to find them. Since they had candy on their minds after the piñata, we made a safety reminder that these were "real" jewels, not to be eaten! I also mentioned that whoever found Cinderella's lost slipper among their jewels could pick a prize from the treasure box.  It took the kids no time to scour the yard for jewels, and since they all got to take home their finds, really, everyone won!