How do you fill eggs with glitter?
Place the eggs into an empty egg container to keep them upright. Using the funnel (or paper rolled into a funnel shape), fill each egg with 1-2Tbs of confetti/glitter. You don’t need to fill them all the way, but you can if you want a HUGE explosion! Warning: filling them all the way is a HUGE mess.
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What is the tradition of cascarones?
That’s the nature of cascarones, confetti-filled eggs that children crack over one another’s heads, ideally to squeals and laughter. When they do it right, there is chasing and strategy, and everyone ends up the same: sweaty and covered in brightly colored flecks that capture the mood.

What is a cascarón?
Definition of cascaron Southwest. : an eggshell filled with confetti and thrown by revelers and dancers at balls or carnivals.
What happens if a cascarón is broken over your head?
At traditional cascarones parties, the eggs are hidden. Once found, they are crushed over the heads of partygoers. Getting an egg broken over your head is supposed to mean good luck. It also means confetti pieces stuck in your hair, but that’s a small price to pay for the added Easter egg-citement.

What is a Coscaron?
: an eggshell filled with confetti and thrown by revelers and dancers at balls or carnivals.
What is a glitter trap?
The trap is designed to shoot glitter all over the place when the package is opened, coating the receiver and the ground in sparkly confetti. It’s surprising, annoying, and in this case, potentially incriminating — because glitter is notoriously difficult to get off clothes.
What is Papaqui?
papaqui. to rejoice, celebrate, have fun (see Lockhart), to enjoy oneself, to take great pleasure (see Karttunen and Molina)
How do you spell Cascarones?
A cascarón (plural cascarones, without accent mark; from Spanish cascarón, “eggshell”, the augmentative form of cáscara, “shell”) is a hollowed-out chicken egg filled with confetti or small toys. Cascarones are common throughout Mexico and are similar to the Easter eggs popular in many other countries.
Why do you crack eggs on Easter?
You take some confetti eggs…and crack them on someone’s head! It’s meant to bring good luck to the person you crack it on. They’re called cascarones, which means “shell hits.” You can decorate them in any color, and it’s typically done around Easter.