How to Make a Decorative Cone for a Cascaron

Cascaron eggs are often used at Easter celebrations.

A cascaron is a confetti-filled egg often used at Easter and other holidays for celebration. The tradition in Spain and Mexico is to break the eggs over the heads of friends and family as a colorful celebration. The eggs are used during Easter, Halloween, the Day of the Dead, Cinco De Mayo and other holidays. One way to store the eggs is to make a cone for each individual egg to hang from a doorknob or other area. Individuals can also carry the eggs in the cone to avoid accidentally crushing the eggs ahead of time in their hands.

Things You'll Need

• Cardstock paper
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Embellishments
• Craft glue
• Double stick tape
• Hole punch
• ¼-inch wide ribbon
• Confetti eggs

Instructions

1. Draw a large triangle onto a piece of paper. Make the bottom and side edges the same length, such as 8 inches.

2. Round the bottom edge of the triangle with a pencil, creating a rounded base without sharp corners. Cut out the triangle shape.

3. Decorate the cone with the desired colors and embellishments. Add glitter, beads, sequins or ribbons. Allow any glue to dry for two hours.

4. Tape the two sides of the triangle together. The top of the triangle becomes the bottom of the cone and the rounded bottom becomes the open top.

5. Punch a hole into either side of the top of the cone. Tie a piece of 12-inch ribbon to the holes to hang the cone in the desired location. Place one or more confetti eggs inside the cone.