Cascarones Confetti Eggs for Easter are the best colored easter eggs to make with kids because after decorating they can be used as an Easter egg game!

Cascarones Confetti Eggs for Easter are the best colored easter eggs to make with kids because they can also be used as an easter egg game! cascarones | easter eggs | easter eggs game

Simply save eggs to dye, fill will confetti and decorate as cascarones eggs. Then use then to bring good luck to your friends and family!

What are cascarones

On the hunt for a new Easter tradition?

Last year our Easter needed something new. With only a few small children in the family I was on the search for fun easter game ideas. Looking for an easter egg game, or just a classic easter game, that’s fun for the whole family. Trust me, finding something that can classify as both egg games for kids and egg games for adults is not an easy task.

Enter Cascarones.

Cascarones are a cross between an Easter egg and a piñata. They are confetti filled decorated eggs that are used to play an egg themed game. Derived from the Spanish word cascara or “shell” cascarones originated in Asia and were later brought to Italy by the explorer Marco Polo. Historically cascarones were filled with perfumed powder and often given as gifts. The custom then traveled to Spain and was later brought to Mexico in the 19th century where the perfumed powder was eventually replaced with confetti. Cascarones symbolize rebirth and Jesus’ resurrection. And because of the religious meaning they are now a key part of celebration likes parades and carnivals in South Texas and Mexico during the Lenten season. And also very popular on New Year’s Eve.

To make cascarones simply hollow out raw eggs, decorate and fill with confetti. Then use the filled Easter eggs to attack your fellow players in an every-man-for-himself tag style egg game. Tradition says it’s good luck to have a cascarone broken over your head. Cascarones are filled with a mixture of confetti and glitter. Or you can fill with larger pieces of confetti or Easter grass if you’d rather not end up with a glitter bombed scalp.

This is such a fun game to play with your family on Easter, or anytime you’re looking for fun games with eggs no matter how cascarones eggs are filled!

How to save cascarones eggs

Saving eggshells for cascarones is not difficult. But depending on your family size it may take a little pre planning in order to have enough cascarones to play. Because you’ll need about 7-10 cascarones per person in order for it to be a fast paced fun egg game.

This may sound like quite the undertaking but it’s actually not that difficult of a task if you usually eat eggs or cook egg dishes. About a month or two before Easter simply save the shells any time you make an egg-heavy recipe. Like scrambled eggs, chilaquiles, frittatas, omelettes, breakfast bakes, pancakes, homemade pudding, etc. You’ll just need to open the eggs a little differently than usual. Instead of cracking all the way open simply create a small hole at the base of the eggshell. Then shake egg out and use.

empty colorful egg shells for cascarones

Supplies

Egg shells
Filling – There are many different fillings you can choose from when deciding how to fill cascarones. Fill cascarones with store‑bought paper confetti. Or have cut up small pieces of colorful paper with scissors or a hole punch which is a great tasks for kids. Or fill with glitter, easter grass or anything you want! If you plan to do this somewhere where colored decoration is not wanted, like public parks, fill cascarones with birdseed, fruity pebbles cereal, or cake sprinkles.
Food coloring – or Easter egg color kit, optional because cascarones can even be made with undecorated eggs if you’d prefer.
Tissue paper – cut into small squares or rounds using a circle punch, a 2″ circle punch is perfect for eggs. You can also just rip tissue into pieces.
Glue – plain white classroom glue or modge podge and a paintbrush.

Step by step instructions

Collect egg shells. To remove egg from egg shells simply cut a hole at the base of the egg by gently tapping the top of the egg with a spoon. Remove the bits of shell, peeling away enough to make a small ½ inch hole. Shake to empty the yolk and egg whites into a bowl. Thoroughly rinse the inside of the egg under the tap and shake out excess water.

Decorate empty egg shells however you choose. Use an egg coloring kit, decorate easter eggs with food coloring or even dye easter eggs with fabric. Cascarones are more fragile than the traditional hard boiled Easter eggs that Americans have become accustomed to. But you can still get creative and have fun decorating the egg shells. Air dry decorated egg shells upside down in an empty egg carton, or on a rack set over a lined baking sheet.

After decorated egg shells are dry fill eggs with confetti using a small spoon or funnel.

Seal confetti filled eggs by painting around the opening with glue, adding the tissue square and sealing with more glue. Historically, cascarones were sealed shut with wax. But today tissue paper is an easy and quick solution to hold in the confetti.

Or you can make confetti filled eggs even easier! Simply forgo the tissue paper seal. And top cascarones with good amount of easter grass to keep the confetti inside.

Allow the filled and sealed cascarones in a carton to dry.

Hide cascarones around your yard or other place that you don’t mind getting a little messy.
Play with the cascarones by breaking your cascarones over your friends’ or family members’ heads.
Have fun!

How to play with cascarones

To play with cascarones simply treat the confetti filled eggs like any other Easter egg! Hide them all around your space, then let participants go hunting for eggs. The difference is that once you find an egg rather than filling up an easter basket you simply find a friend or family member to smash the egg on!

This is not typically a competitive game because the whole point is just to have fun finding eggs. But, to up the ante a little bit we usually hide one egg filled with gold confetti and glitter. Then the person who has the gold glitter on them after the game is over receives a special prize. Typically a golden theme basket filled with chocolate bunnies in gold wrappers, gold coins, chocolate easter eggs, etc.

Or for a great option that will keep older children interested in the game you can hide one raw egg in the mix. Then whoever gets smashed with a raw egg ‘wins’ the prize.

I hope you and your family enjoy this Easter tradition as much as we have!