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Feature Friday : Momprenuer Hayley Van Rooyen owner of Smashing Pinatas

 Happy Friday Lovlies!


This weeks Feature Friday is on mompreneur, Hayley Van Rooyen, who has started her own side hustle: Smashing Piñatas, while also working and raising 2 beautiful daughters! So basically, I'm profiling super women this week.....


Hayley actually didn't intend on this becoming a business at all, she simply loved throwing birthday bashes for her daughters and instead of outsourcing, she started making everything from scratch. Its amazing to think that her business was started by making 1 piñata, 4 years ago for her daughter. 


Here's her story,

Hayley started her business, Smashing piñatas, when she was put on reduced hours at work due to lockdown restrictions last year. And instead of binge watching Netflix and eating too much (like I did) she decided to keep herself busy by creating uniquely designed and crafted piñatas. Which she then started advertising on Facebook. 

So how did the idea of making piñatas come about? Well, about 4 years ago Hayleys youngest daughter requested a Hawaiian themed birthday party and super mom, Hayley, decided to try and make her a piñata, from scratch, to go with the theme. The first piñata was of a flip flop and the joy in creating that first piñata grew not only into a new birthday tradition for all future birthdays but into the business "Smashing Piñatas".


Hayley makes piñatas of all kinds, the most popular, of course, being the unicorn piñata (as a girl mom I fully understand this). She creates dinosaurs, Paw Patrol, 30th birthday piñatas (What a smashing way to enter your thirties :) see what I did there, "smashing".... ok never mind).


A dear friend of Hayleys asked her to create a giant heart piñatas for their wedding as Hayley refers to below,

"I felt very proud when I walked into the reception hall to see my ‘work of art’ suspended from the ceiling in the middle of the dance floor.  People often ask me if I get sad seeing all my work getting hit and smashed but seeing the joy on the children’s or people’s faces makes it all worth while. My piñatas have been enjoyed from a one year old to a ‘golden oldie’ who had never had one before."

"I absolutely love arranging parties for my daughters. I’ve always said that I want them to look back and remember each party that they have enjoyed. When I decide on a theme I bring it through from the invites all the way to the cupcakes that are sent to school. I love spending time at home with my family and pets and treasure the days we get to spend together."


So if you're looking for a beautifully, personalised piñata for a special event coming up, please give Hayley a shout.

You can contact her through the following platforms:

Facebook: Smashing Piñatas 

Instagram: @smashing_pinatas 

☎ 0842937931 

She is based in Johannesburg, however courier can be arranged at an affordable rate.














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