Celebrate with Cascarones
Enjoy a Mexican tradition — eggshells filled with confetti!
Materials
- Raw eggs
- Bowl
- Easter egg dye (or food coloring or markers)
- Colored paper or tissue paper
- Scissors or a hole punch (to make confetti)
- Glue
Directions
At the market in Guanajuato, Buster is introduced to a Mexican tradition, "cascarones," which are confetti-filled eggshells. You crack cascarones over the heads of your friends and shower them with confetti. It's good luck! Help your child make some cascarones and celebrate with family and friends. First you will need to empty out some eggshells for your child.
Preparation (This should be done by an adult):
- Poke a hole into the top of a raw egg, using a pointed knife or thumbtack. Make a larger hold on the bottom of the egg.
- Hold the egg over a bowl and blow into the small hole. The white and yolk will come out the larger hole. Save them to make scrambled eggs!
- Gently rinse off the eggshells and dry them. Wash your hands as well
Decorating and filling the eggs (Adults and kids can do this together):
- Dye the eggshells with Easter Egg dye, or decorate with food coloring or markers.
- Make confetti by cutting up colorful paper into small bits or using a hole punch. Fill the eggshells with confetti.
- Glue a small circle of tissue paper over the large hole in the eggshell. When the glue dries, you're ready to go.
- Go outside to celebrate with the cascarones. Crack the eggshell between your hands over a friend's head, and let the confetti shower good luck on your friend.
Talk About It
Buster finds that using gestures and mime, plus his limited Spanish vocabulary, helps him to get his message across. Play a silent mime game with your family. One person will mime a message ("I'm hungry," "It's time to leave," "This game is boring," et cetera) and everyone else will try to guess the message.
Related Books
- Eight Animals on the Town/Ocho animales by Susan Middleton Elya
- From the Bellybutton of the Moon by Francisco X. Alarcon
- My Mexico/México mío by Tony Johnston
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