cracker making kit

freebie_junkie

i couldnt find teh thread but i remeber someone askign where they could get a cracker making kit, i saw one today in poundland

mummyof3_2

I bought two of these in Home Bargins at the beginning of the month. And I'm stuck on what to put in them. All i can think of is sweets!! Could anyone help?

freebie_junkie

scratch cards
alcohol minatures
festive rubbers
festive mini stampers
jewellery (you can get sterling silver chains from tj hughes for £1, or primark has lots of nice brooches, beads and earrings etc. for £1 each or for teh kids plastic necklaces and rings etc. which can be bought in a set from poundland and split up)
mini glow sticks
fortune telling fish
mini games/ water pistols/ mazes etc. (you can get these at wilkos or poundland etc. in packets of 6 or 8 for party bags)
those giant quality streets
balloons
party poppers or those bags you blow up and pop full of confetti (what are they called??)
blow-outs
minature smellies (either stuff like free perfume samples or buy a cheap gift set and split it up, ive seen these in poundland too)
barbie shoes or clothes (usually lots of these in pound shops)
mini sewing kits (them ones you get free on hols or you can buy a poundland sewing set and split it up to make your own)
mini festive teddies/ soft toys (or those free mini penguins you can get on teh side of comfort pure bottles right now)
crayons
pro stars (a collection of professional footballer figures lads like- you can get a doubel pack in home bargains for 89p or i saw five packs in toy master for £1.99)
kinder eggs (or a bit cheaper but just as big are winnie the pooh suprise eggs 25p from marks & spencer or four-packs of suprise eggs called 'toyo' (i think!) in hoem bargains for 89p)
toy cars (superdrug have nice ones in individual boxes for 99p on 3 for 2 and most poundshops have multi packs of cheap ones)
chupachup suprise lollies with a toy (19p from home bargains)
festive stickers
festive flashing/ musical badges
socks (primark have double packs of pattern/slogan socks for £1 for adults and 75p for kids which can be split up, these will also be in all poundshops no doubt)
festive gloves (can eb found in all poundshops and primark)
tealights in holders (packs of 6 are in poundland and i bet lots of other places)
aromatherapy oils (wilko have a 8 pack for £2.99)
promise notes (i.e. i will do your washign up or massage your feet etc. made on word with some festive clipart)
dice
make-up (poundland and tj hughes have 3 packs of miss sporty eye gloss, lip gloss or nail polishes or to really spoil someone you could pop in a designer lipstick or eyeshadow etc.)
mini mirrors
bottle openers
mini photoframes (ive seen 4 packs of these in poundland)
mini notebooks and pencils/ pens
mini tape dispensers
mini festive bulldog clips
festive keyrings
lighters
stress balls (might coem in handy later on!)
bouncy balls (8 packs in wilko)
home-made cake etc. (but only pout in at last minute and wrap well in greasproof paper)
fancy dress items or jokes (things such as false mustches or fake dog poos etc.!)
a mini tree cracker (for a silly twist!)
handkerchiefs

freebie_junkie

i think you can get snaps and hats off ebay and you could copy and paste soem jokes off a joke website and print them off word with a bit of festive clip art added. heres one but theres tonnes:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/games/riddles.html

Luna69

I asked about cracker kits a while back and someone suggested buying supermarket cheap crackers, carefully opening up and popping another gift in, then just tarting them up a bit... so I did that and bought a box of 8 of Asda's el cheapo's at £1.. infact I bought 2 boxes.
I haven't got all my bits to go in yet, but have got a few things... free samples of the cafe direct coffee and tea, going to use some of those, sample of shower gel, sample of shaving gel... i will have to buy a few bits though.. great list above.. thanks.

Yvonne