Select eggs as nearly of a size as possible; take one egg at a time and with a very coarse needle carefully bore a hole in each end by pressing the point of the needle against the shell and then turning the needle around and around until a little hole appears. Be very careful when boring not to press the needle with too great a force, as there is danger in so doing of cracking the shell and rendering it useless. When both holes are made, increase the hole on the large end of the egg until it is about as large around as the head of a common hat-pin ([Fig. 26]), then place the small end to your lips and blow out the contents.
Playing the New Easter Game of Egg Tennis
After the Shells Are Emptied
leave one white and color all the others, making each shell of a different color. When this is done, allow the inside of the shells to become thoroughly dry; then fill them with pieces of tissue paper cut in small squares a quarter of an inch or less in size. These can be quickly made by folding the tissue paper like [Fig. 27] and cutting it into strips of fringe ([Fig. 28]); then cutting off the ends of the fringe little by little ([Fig. 29]). Fill the red egg-shell with bits of red paper, the yellow shell with yellow paper, and so on, making
Fig. 29.—Cut off the ends of the fringe.
The Shower of Paper
in each egg-shell correspond to the color of the shell. Fill the white shell with squares of white tissue paper, and when the shell breaks in mid-air, the shower will resemble the dainty petals of cherry blossoms as they fall when shaken from the trees by a light breeze. The effect is very pretty, calling to mind the Feast of Cherry Blossoms in Japan, when the girls and boys accompany their elders to see the cherry trees in full bloom.