It’s time to go crackers!
These DIY Christmas crackers are so much fun for everyone. Add your own style of Christmas cheer to your table this year.
When it comes to Christmas crackers, we all know that most of the time they are filled with absolute junk and ultimately such a waste of money.
So go on, take the plunge and spoil your guests this year. Make your own.
It won’t cost you much and the joy that they bring, will make it worth the effort. All you need is some toilet roll inners, some nice Christmas paper or even some fabric and ribbon.
When it comes to filling the crackers, you are spoilt for choice. Print some little jokes, find some paper hats, a sticker, some choc coins, little toys or gimmicks which you can find at any craft or toy shop, sweets, you name it, you can really have some fun finding fillers.
Cut the paper/fabric large enough to roll comfortably around the toilet roll inners and enough to extend past the inners on the outside, allowing extra space for tying the ribbon).
Use one full size inner plus another one cut in half; one on either side. Place the inners onto your paper or fabric. Fill the centre inner, lay the two half-size on either side (allow about 30mm space on either side) and roll the paper or fabric over.
Now tie with ribbon on either side of the centre inner. You might need some help with this. Decorate the Christmas cracker with ribbon, paper doilies, buttons, whatever tickles your fancy.
When the day is over, you can collect all the fabric and put it away for next year. Thank you, you have now helped to reduce the amount of paper going to the landfill and done your bit for the environment.
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