Confetti Eggs

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.

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)

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.)

If you want your eggs colored. Boil a large pot of water and add vinegar (about 1/4 cup) and a generous amount of food coloring. Let them sit for awhile. Let them dry on food skewers in a glass. 

While your eggs are drying (if you colored them), cut your confetti out of crepe paper. Cut your lids out of crepe paper too, oval shape work best. Fill the eggs about half full and glue your lids on. 

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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. What fun things do you do at Easter?

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