Cascarones are an Easter tradition of confetti-filled fun adapt them to any holiday you like with this tutorial.
Kids will love these confetti eggs!
Skills Required: None.Even if youve never crafted before, these are pretty simple to make.
Youll be hollowing out egg shells and dyeing them.
Patience will be your best friend for these, but even kids can help make them!
Have you ever heard of cascarones?
I hadnt until just recently!
Apparently these confetti-filled eggshells originated in China many years ago.
Carnival is the final time to celebrate before Catholics fast for 40 days before Lent.
These confetti eggs arent a religious symbol though .
they can be used by anyone, anywhere, for any celebration!
Here in the states, you might see cascarones aroundEaster.
Kids love to crack these confetti-filled eggshells over each others heads.
Im going to explain that process below.
Are you ready to make some confetti eggs?
Wash and dry your eggs first if needed.
Use a pin to poke a hole in both the top and bottom of the egg.
confirm to work slowly, pushing through and making sure to get all the way to the yolk.
You want to break the yolk so that it will be sure to come out.
Ive found this is easiest by poking a hole in the top with a small pin.
Wiggle it around to create a larger hole for the whites and yolk to drip from.
Blow into the top hole to help force the insides out, if necessary.
Catch the contents of the eggs in a bowl.
Rinse the empty shells and reserve the insides for omelets or french toast!
it’s possible for you to keep them in the fridge and theyll stay fresh for 2 4 days.
After the shells are clean, dye them as you would hard boiledEaster eggs.
If youre using egg dye tablets, follow the package instructions.
For the black eggs, I just gave each glass a generous squeeze of black food coloring.
Unlike standard issue Easter eggs, the shells are hollow.
I used a fork rested atop the shells when necessary.
Theyre fragile so just be careful.
Let the shells dry completely.
I usually leave them overnight.
This is the fun part you get to fill your cascarones.
Fill each empty egg with confetti, glitter, birdseed, or shredded paper to about 3/4 full.
A funnel or scrap of paper rolled into a cone makes this much easier!
After the shells are filled, cover the hole with a small strip of washi or patterned tape.
Then have fun cracking the eggs and showering each other in confetti!
