I just bought CONFETTI eggs at Acme

[spedrunner]

Attachment DeletedFor 1.75 a dozen. My nephews are going to LOVE me tomorrow, my aunts house and aunt, NOT SO MUCH

[tripleshot]

I've never seen those before. They look awesome.

[spedrunner]

lol not sure about cracking them over the kids heads.....id like to

The directions say: Hide'em, find'em, crack'em

[hisno1girl]

Mar 30, 2013 17:46:31 GMT -5 luckydog said:

Aren't you supposed to smash them on the kids' heads for good luck? Totally serious question!

Yes you are!

They are called cascarones and it's a Mexican tradition at Easter time.  My mother has the best smashing skills of everyone. Just when you least expect it BAM! she gets you with an egg.

I used to save eggs all year long to make them but I don't anymore since we don't have any little ones around anymore.

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Yep! They get smashed against a head. In Santa Barbara, during fiesta, the older Mexican women make the most beautiful confetti eggs.

[spedrunner]

lol lucy

[hisno1girl]

Mar 30, 2013 18:15:21 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I would KILL YOU if you brought these to my house. Do them outside!

TheyAreSupposedToBeForOutsideOnly. WWereNeverAllowedToDoThemInside.

OneYearWeFilledThemWithGlitter. ItTookMeWeeksToGetTheGlitterOutOfTheCarpetingBecauseItGotTrackedInside

[karinothing]

Mar 30, 2013 17:57:09 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

Mar 30, 2013 17:46:31 GMT -5 luckydog said:

Aren't you supposed to smash them on the kids' heads for good luck? Totally serious question!

Yes you are!

They are called cascarones and it's a Mexican tradition at Easter time.  My mother has the best smashing skills of everyone. Just when you least expect it BAM! she gets you with an egg.

I used to save eggs all year long to make them but I don't anymore since we don't have any little ones around anymore.

Ha DH's dad sent us a bunch, except they came from Texas and only one of them survived the trip. I just got a box full of broken egg shells and confetti.

[speckledfrog]

Mar 30, 2013 17:57:09 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

Mar 30, 2013 17:46:31 GMT -5 luckydog said:

Aren't you supposed to smash them on the kids' heads for good luck? Totally serious question!

Yes you are!

They are called cascarones and it's a Mexican tradition at Easter time.  My mother has the best smashing skills of everyone. Just when you least expect it BAM! she gets you with an egg.

I used to save eggs all year long to make them but I don't anymore since we don't have any little ones around anymore.

This is hilarious!  Would she do one for each kid?  Was it for luck?  Did she make the eggs or get them somewhere?  I'm seriously considering adopting this tradition.

[hisno1girl]

Mar 30, 2013 19:38:04 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Mar 30, 2013 17:57:09 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

Yes you are!

They are called cascarones and it's a Mexican tradition at Easter time.  My mother has the best smashing skills of everyone. Just when you least expect it BAM! she gets you with an egg.

I used to save eggs all year long to make them but I don't anymore since we don't have any little ones around anymore.

This is hilarious!  Would she do one for each kid?  Was it for luck?  Did she make the eggs or get them somewhere?  I'm seriously considering adopting this tradition.

We used to make dozens of them because we always wanted lots of them. She'd keep some for herself and then whack us on the head.

You can buy them but they are so easy to make and it's fun.

Save your egg shells by breaking a small hole in the end and then shaking out the egg. Dye the shells, fill them with confetti and cover the hole with a circle of tissue paper and glue or you can use a sticker.

[texassmith]

My mom mailed us a dozen from Texas when we lived in NJ. Natalie loved them, but it was cold outside so we did them in the house. He fave was to smush them on the cat. Sorry Lily, bwahahaha.

[roadbananas]

Omg acme

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My SIL had these yesterday at our Easter BBQ. It was the firs time I had ever seen them but the kids loved them!