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  This diy comes from  www.prudentbaby.com  . I have seen these sold in Walmart.  Now instead of buying them or if you haven't heard of these before, try making a few dozen with friends and family. How to Make Cascarones (Confetti Eggs) Cascarones are a Mexican Easter tradition and a great alternative to plastic eggs for your hunting pleasure. Kids LOVE them as much (if not more) than any candy-filled egg. We had them at the  Third Birthday Fiesta  and they were the hit of the party. Many, many were smashed over my head. AND they are super-easy to make. Find out How to Make Cascarones after the jump… How to Make Cascarones You can start by making a pin board to use as a drying rack. This is not necessary, but very helpful when making cascarones. Just take a piece of styrofoam (this one was from the box my embroidery machine came in) and stick pins into it to form a grid. Then you’ll need some uncooked eggs...

 You can't compare it to any other competitive event in the world. A race over  1150 miles  of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. She throws jagged mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and miles of windswept coast at the mushers and their dog teams. Add to that, temperatures far below zero, winds that can cause a complete loss of visibility, the hazards of overflow, long hours of darkness and treacherous climbs and side hills, and you have the  Iditarod. From Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of  12to 16 dogs and their musher, cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days .     It has been call the  "Last Great Race on Earth"  and it has won worldwide acclaim and interest. German, Spanish, British, Japanese and American film crews have covered the event. Journalists from outdoor magazines, adventure magazine...