hunt for cascarones!

This week in Dean’s classroom, we dyed eggs (4 dozen!), then spooned confetti – a fine motor skill – into each egg.  Finally, today, the only sunny day this week (and if the weather reports are correct, the last one for a while), we walked to the park and hunted for cascarones!  Instead of the traditional cracking of cascarones on each other’s heads, we showed the kids how to crack them in their hands and toss the confetti up into the air.  It seemed like a better option for 3- and 4-year-olds.
 
I‘m still not sure exactly why we do this.  But it’s the first time I started searching.  Stay tuned.