What to put in homemade christmas crackers

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Legacy_user Posts: 0 Newbie
edited 13 December 2017 at 10:55AM in Special occasions & other celebrations
I said to my sister my girls and me would make some christmas cracker kits in tescos,but what to put in them!
my mind has gone blank :confused:

we will have kids, boy/girl mix average age 10
and half a dozen adults,mixed
suggestions gratefully received



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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    Hi toomuchness,

    These threads on the Christmas MoneySaving board have lots of ideas.

    What to put in home made crackers

    HM Crackers

    What to put in crackers?

    Anyone making crackers? What are you putting in them?

    I'll move your thread to that board later to see if you can get more suggestions.

    Pink
  • nigelb4873
    nigelb4873 Posts: 29 Forumite
    my wife puts scratch cards in them, and buys them cheap ones like primark opens the end and put nicer things in.
  • culpepper
    culpepper Posts: 4,076 Forumite
    We did badges one year using a badge kit and printing out the graphics.
    Another year we did keyrings and badges and magnets using a harry potter theme and resin. (I still have my hogwarts keyring).
    One year we did pencil toppers all made from fimo. They were animals and birds.
    One year we did decorated pens and pencils which we painted in sports team colours.
    We used to hunt for jokes too online and print them out ,roll them up and poke them in.
    Everyone had a sweet in their cracker (from the tin).
  • savingmonkey
    savingmonkey Posts: 952 Forumite
    First Anniversary Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I have some to make, I am going to put people's names on them so the gift inside suits them.

    Some ideas:
    lego minifigures
    small pencils, rubbers, pencil sharpeners
    sweets
    lottery ticket
    mini toiletries/samples
    hair bobbles/slides or kids bracelet/necklace (primark have cheap ones)

    keyrings is also a nice idea
  • moneysavingmumofone
    moneysavingmumofone Posts: 4,296 Forumite
    Nail varnish? Primark/Poundland do packs you could split up. Lego minifigures are a great idea savingmonkey, they are £1.40 in Asda cheaper than the £1.99 they usually are. :)
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  • Katiehound
    Katiehound Posts: 7,552 Forumite
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    In the cheapie shops I have seen fluffy gloves (one size fits all) for £1. Think they would roll tightly to fit a cracker!

    Our Scope shop has amazing jewellery- 3 for £1. Maybe only our local shop?
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  • leezuk1
    leezuk1 Posts: 250 Forumite
    Last year I put a little tipple for the adults - mini whisky/baileys etc others years earrings, trial size bubble bath etc (nice bottles) plus look on the internet for your own jokes/puzzles to add, pls a chocolate for after dinner (maybe mint or quality street).
  • tinkerbellsmum_2
    tinkerbellsmum_2 Posts: 574 Forumite
    we make crackers to and usually put in things like mini tourches, jewellery, hair stuff, cars, we always name them so we can buy boy or girl
  • Chocmonster7
    Chocmonster7 Posts: 2,606 Forumite
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    We always do personalised crackers, this year they have in them:-

    Mum - Mini bottle of Perfume
    Sis in Law - Mini bottle of Perfume (different brand)
    Brother - Bottle Stopper with Santa on it
    Dad - Vintage badge
    Nephew - Keyring with squishy toy on it
    Me - I don't know as my Dad bought my gift so it would be a surprise! :)
  • qwiksave
    qwiksave Posts: 4,456 Forumite
    First Anniversary
    I've just bought a set of moustaches to put in my homemade crackers - should create some fun for my family of boys. I will probably wear one too though :D
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