Christmas crackers are a traditional British festive table decoration which gets the party started. They usually contain a paper crown, a joke and a small gift. You pull them with the person next to you and they have a strip of cardboard with a small amount of gun powder on which goes bang when they are pulled.
Rather than buying pre-made Christmas crackers each year with a plastic toy which will either be lost or broken before the Christmas pudding is served, why not try making your own?
Kits can be purchased from a number of shops including Amazon and will include the unrolled cracker, jokes, paper hat and instructions. You can then choose your own prizes tailored to each person’s interest.
In my family we like to include a scratch card each and a miniature of that person's favourite spirit. Other options include fancy chocolates, small toys for the children, nail polish for the girls, a puzzle or even a Christmas tree ornament, anything really which you can think of and fits in a cracker. What festive treat would you put in your cracker?
On a separate note I powered up twice for the past two days!
Last night.
Tonight.