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March 6, 2014

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Carrot Cascarones

By Krisha of Jacks & Kate for I Heart Nap Time

Hi there it’s Krisha, back again from Jacks & Kate to bring you a fun Easter craft for the kids. Have you ever heard of cascarones? They are hollowed out eggs that are filled with confetti. In Mexican culture, cracking a cascarone on someone is meant as a sign of affection. Plus, they are just really fun! In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to make carrot cascarones that are perfect for Easter.

Carrot Cascarones

Supplies:

  • Eggs
  • Orange food coloring
  • Orange tissue paper
  • Green tissue paper
  • Modge Podge
  • Paintbrush
  • Needle or straight pin
  • Confetti

Instructions:

Carrot Cascarones

First, you’ll need to empty the contents of your eggs. To do this, poke a small hole in the top of the egg with a needle or straight pin. Carefully, increase the size of the opening to about 1/2 inch and dump the insides out. Rinse out well and leave to dry. Next, dye them a nice carrot orange and leave to dry again.

Carrot Cascarones

After all the eggs have dried, fill them with confetti. Next, begin gluing down orange tissue paper, leaving the hole uncovered. Continue attaching orange tissue until egg is covered. Allow to dry thoroughly.

Carrot Cascarones

Carrot Cascarones
Carrot Cascarones

 

Next, cut a 12 in x 2.5 in strip of the green tissue paper and begin gathering it until you get something that resembles a carrot top. Twist the bottom a bit, and insert it in the opening. Then, modge podge a few pieces of orange paper close to the green carrot top, to close up the hole.

DIY carrot cascarones on iheartnaptime.com #Easter #crafts

The kids will love cracking these carrot cascarones! Happy Easter!

If you like this Easter craft, you might like my bunny food carrot pretzels!
carrots

 

If you’d like some more Easter inspiration, check out these projects!

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Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: Easter, Paint, Paper Crafts, Spring

About Jamielyn Nye

I'm Jamielyn Nye, Author of The I Heart Naptime Cookbook, mom of 4 and a big fan of naptime and chocolate. The Inspiration Board is a DIY and lifestyle blog sharing easy DIY crafts and tips to inspire creativity.

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  1. Linda says

    March 6, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    These are so fun! Can’t wait to make them with my kids.

    Reply
  2. Mandy says

    March 7, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    We can’t use confetti at our school because of the litter, but these are would be awesome made with BIRDSEED! Very cute – thanks for the great idea for my kindergarten class!

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      March 17, 2014 at 7:10 pm

      What a great idea to use bird seed Mandy…thanks for sharing! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Cassi says

    April 5, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    This is such a fun activity to add to Easter day! I’ll be featuring it soon on The Crafty Crow!

    Reply

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I'm Jamielyn Nye, cookbook author, mom of 4 and a big fan of naptime and chocolate. The Inspiration Board is a DIY craft and lifestyle blog sharing easy crafts and tips, to help inspire creativity.

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