You can use Christmas crackers as place cards or give them as a stocking stuffer. Use fun cartoon paper for kids or classy wrapping paper or kraft paper for adults. Then tie on a gift tag and customize the contents of each cracker with treats that specific person will enjoy!
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What can I put in my DIY Christmas crackers?
The sky is the limit when it comes to what you can put in your homemade Christmas crackers! Here are some ideas:
Holiday treats, like candy, lollipops, or wrapped truffles Christmas ornaments A Christmas fact, trivia, pun, or joke The classic paper hat Beauty products, like lip balm, travel sized hand cream, face mask, or a small shaped soap Trinkets, hair accessories, keychains, or jewelry Stationary, like fun pens or shaped erasers Toys like a bouncy ball, balloon, or dice Stickers, temporary tattoos, or fridge magnets For the adults, a sample size bottle of alcohol (spiced rum, maybe?)
What is a Christmas cracker?
Christmas crackers are small gift packages made to look like wrapped candy. They usually contain a paper hat, a joke, and a trinket — and they make a popping sound when opened! Crackers are placed around the Christmas dinner table, and are a holiday tradition in the United Kingdom and in many commonwealth countries, like Canada and Australia.
How do you open a Christmas cracker?
You open a Christmas cracker by pulling on both ends of the package. You can pop open a cracker by yourself, or with someone else. With a group of people around the table, everyone will cross arms and use both hands to pull on a cracker. Usually each person will keep the contents of their own cracker, but sometimes whoever has the largest side of the cracker (they will split unevenly) will keep the gifts.
What is the origin of Christmas crackers?
Christmas crackers originated in Victorian England and were invented by a baker named Tom Smith. On a trip to Paris he saw sugared almonds being wrapped like bon bons in colourful paper and decided to copy the practice for his own sweets. Smith added a motto or riddle to each package, but the crackers didn’t gain popularity until he added the snapper to create a little bang as the cracker was pulled open.
Crackers don’t have to be only for Christmas. Customize the wrapping paper and contents to make crackers for other special occasions, like a wedding or baby shower!
Here’s even more Christmas craft ideas:
3D Paper Christmas Tree Card
Tea Light Snowman Ornaments
Pasta Christmas Tree
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