How to Make Cascarones aka Confetti Eggs
Cascarones or Confetti eggs have been a part of our Easter festivities for many years. We love making them, decorating them, & of course cracking them on each others heads. Learn how to make cascarones for yourself. It's easy & so fun!
This is an updated version of a craft that I posted in 2013. I thought it was one that many of you may have missed and since it's such a fun Easter activity, I'm re-sharing it today. The pictures have been updated but the rest of the post remains the same. Hope you love this craft as much as we do!
My mom has been making these confetti eggs or cascarones for years. Each year she brings or sends us a few dozen of these to us. We always take them to the Easter egg hunt on the other side of the family. They get hidden along with all the other eggs (real and plastic).
So while all the hunters (from babies to mid 30s) are hunting, there is the fun of throwing and cracking confetti eggs on all your cousins, brothers, sisters, and in-laws (and even sometimes your aunts, parents and grandparents).
So this year, I asked mom to teach me how to make them.
How to Make Cascarones aka Confetti Eggs
What you'll need:
egg shells
food coloring and vinegar (optional)
crepe paper (spring colors or whatever you have at hand)
Elmer's glue
markers (or you can paint them but since my kids are little we only use markers)
How To:
You need to crack your eggs close to the top of one end. My mom uses a butter knife and then uses that knife to help clean out the egg under running water. (I need more practice at this part.)
I let my kids help a little with the stuffing but they love decorating the eggs with markers after they are stuffed and lidded.
These are completely biodegradable unlike a lot of the ones you can buy at the store especially those with glitter. So you don't have to worry about cleaning up your yard afterwards.
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totally fun idea!!
This is so fun. I know my kids would love throwing these around.
My kids love them too but my husband, his siblings, and cousins seem to love them even more!!
This is a fun project. We've never made anything like this before. Thanks for the idea.
Thanks Nicky! We love them around here!
So glad you enjoyed making them Shannon. It is such a fun tradition.
This has been my favorite blog post so far! I loved doing the confetti eggs with my girls, and they had a blast doing them! We'll definitely make them again next year!
These looks so fun! I love them. Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent this week! So thrilled to have you share with us. Hope to see you again tonight at the new party. Have a wonderful weekend! New follower, too! 🙂
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Kathy
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@Ann My kids loves these but I think the adults like them even more.
@Nikki your welcome! If you try it out let me know how it goes!
I love these! We get them every year, but I've tried to make them myself! Looks like so much fun to make. Thanks for sharing your awesome tutorial!
These look like great fun! We don't have any little ones in the family now but all the grown ups would get a kick out of this.