How to Make Cascarones (Confetti Eggs)
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Updated Mar 17, 2025, Published Mar 03, 2020
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Start a new tradition this year with cascarones—brightly colored, confetti-filled eggs that are the ultimate DIY Easter and fiesta party favor! These festive eggs add a playful surprise to any celebration.
What Are Cascarones?
Cascarones are empty eggshells that have been dyed, filled with paper confetti, and sealed with colorful tissue paper. Their name comes from the Spanish word for shell: “cáscara.” While they are traditionally used during Easter and fiestas, they bring joy to any gathering!
A Family Tradition
Growing up, coloring eggs, filling them with confetti, and breaking them over each other’s heads was a cherished Easter tradition. The laughter, the vibrant colors, and the fun of the hunt made the holiday even more special.
Now, we continue this tradition with our own children, watching their creativity shine as they decorate their eggs. Every year, they get more and more inventive!
Supplies to Make Cascarones
Creating cascarones is easy and fun! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Glue or a glue stick
- Empty, hollowed-out eggshells
- Food coloring or egg dye
- Confetti (store-bought or homemade)
- Scissors
- Small pieces of tissue paper
How to Make Cascarones
Step 1: Crack Eggs. Carefully crack a small hole at the top of each egg.
Step 2: Hollow Out the Eggs. Empty out the contents. Save the eggs for cooking!
Step 3: Rinse shells. Rinse the shells thoroughly and let them dry completely.
Step 4: Dye the Eggshells. Just like traditional Easter eggs, color your eggs using food dye or egg coloring kits. Let them dry.
Step 5: Fill with Confetti. Gently fill each hollow egg with confetti. You can make your own by cutting up colored paper!
Step 6: Seal with Tissue Paper. Cut small circles of tissue paper. Use glue to secure the tissue paper over the opening. Let dry.
Step 7: Celebrate! Hide them for an Easter egg hunt or surprise a friend by cracking one over their head—it’s said to bring good luck!
🎥 Watch the video to see how easy it is to make cascarones at home! Watch this video to see how to hollow out egg.
The Meaning Behind Cascarones
Legend has it that if a cascarón is cracked over your head, good luck will follow! This tradition is a playful way to bring joy and positivity to your Easter celebration.
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Will you be making cascarones with your family this year? Let me know in the comments!
How to Make Cascarones
Equipment
- Newspaper, craft paper, or a plastic tablecloth
- Scissors
Ingredients
- Eggs
- Easter egg color kit
- Vinegar, optional for vibrant colored eggs
- Tissue paper, cut into small squares
- Glue
- Paper confetti or hole punched construction paper
Instructions
- Prepare the egg decorating work area by covering your table with newspaper, craft paper, or a plastic tablecloth.
- Be sure to have plenty of napkins handly for little decorators to dry their hands on or to clean up any spills.
- With a spoon, gently tap the top of an egg.
- Remove the bits of shell, peeling away enough to make a small 1/2-inch hole.
- Empty contents of the egg out into a bowl.
- Thoroughly rinse the eggshell and shake out excess water. Let the eggshell air dry upside down in an empty egg carton.
- Dye the eggshells using an egg coloring kit. Add a splash of vinegar to the dye for vibrant color.
- When the eggshells are dry fill with confetti.
- Once filled, apply glue around the outside of the hole and cover with tissue paper.
- Make a dozen or more and celebrate Easter by breaking your cascarones over your friends' or family members' heads.
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Notes
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I’m excited to try your tutorial this week! I am making a wedding cake that takes 30 eggs and instead of wasting the shells my kids and I will be making cascarones for our Easter get-together on Sunday! I love it when I get to save and use things that would normally be just trash 🙂
Beautiful pictures!!! I would love to do this! The same as Sujeiry, never did it when I was little.
I have been seeing these everywhere! Never did these as a child. So cute and I will definitely pass it on to my sister so she can do this with my niece.
what a great and super cute idea to do with the kids, especially now that they’re on spring break. just in time for Easter this weekend. Very interactive and engaging!
CUTE!!!! Thanks
My in laws make a TON of these and sell them every year. they have been selling for almost 12 years and the same customers keep coming back year after year!! so much fun!
I didn’t know about this tradition. I really like it!
The tutorial is excellent 🙂
How pretty! I never knew about this until I moved here to California, I lived 3 years in mexico city and never saw them!!
This looks like absolute fun! Definitely going to have to give it a try one of these years.
My kiddies love Cascarones! They buy a big bag every Sunday in el jardin downtown. Here it’s more of a Sunday tradition than an Easter tradition. Hubby says that when he was a teenager, boys and/or girls would break the cascarones on the head of the boy or girl that they liked. 🙂
I like to hide them as Easter eggs for the kiddies and then let them have an egg fight outside. 🙂