Celebrating Easter~ Mexican Tradition

Jaden & Morgan making confetti


Dying the eggs & letting them dry (we dyed them before we took the yolk out)

Getting the insides out of the eggs

Putting confetti in the eggs
The completed egg with the tissue paper glued over the hole.



It looks like someone got Morgan with a confetti egg!

Oops! Someone got Jaden, too!
Jaden & Morgan are hiding the eggs behind their backs so that they can surprise Daddy.
The ambush!


Cascarones are a lot of fun for children AND adults (not for LeCount. He didn't enjoy it, but the rest of us did). This is how we made ours:

Supplies:

• Lots of eggs (we used 10, but depending on how many people will be participating, you may need more.)
• tissue paper cut into Quarter-size circles
• white glue
• confetti

To Make:

• Hold the egg in palm and with a knife make a small crack at the top.
• Make the hole about the size of a dime or nickel and shake the contents out (to be used as food).
• Thoroughly rinse the shell and with the knife gently "pop" the air pocket located inside the shell usually at the opposite end of the hole.
• Turn with hole-side down on a paper towel and allow to thoroughly dry (best to let dry for a day or two).

2. Dye Process:

Dye them in the same way hard boiled eggs are dyed.

• When the shells are completely dry it is time to fill the eggs with confetti.

3. To Assemble:

• Put a generous amount of confetti into each egg.
• Put glue around the opening edge of the egg and then gently apply a tissue circle.
• Allow time for glue to dry.
  

When your glue is dry, your eggs are ready. You can hide them in the yard for the kids to find. When done this way, the child who finds the eggs gets to crack it on the unsuspecting person's head. Or, you can just use them like you would in a water balloon fight (cracking them on everyone's head). Enjoy! Happy Easter!