confetti eggs

Confetti eggs, also known as cascarones, are a traditional part of Mexican celebrations. Making these eggs with the art club was easy and fun. We did this project during mardi gras, but they are the perfect party bomb for any summer fiesta.

I cracked open small holes in the eggs ahead of time (and made an excellent quiche for dinner). I dried the eggs out in the oven on low heat. During class the students filled the eggs with confetti, glued tissue paper over the holes in the egg, and decorated the eggs with glitter using glue from the squeeze bottle and drizzling it on the egg in loopy designs. After the glue was dry the students had an egg cracking party outside and seemed rather pleased with their efforts. We made enough so students could take one egg home to share with their family.