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DIY Christmas Crackers

These DIY Christmas crackers are an easy and creative way to add your own treats to Christmas crackers.

DIY Christmas Crackers with two crackers sitting on the table beside gold bells.

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*This post was originally published in 2018

Making your own DIY Christmas crackers is fun and such a great gift to give your guests this Christmas.

The Christmas crackers that you buy in the store usually have cheap plastic toys that no one wants. Why not fill your own Christmas crackers with treats that everyone will love?

Ready to make your own? Let’s get started!

Noel and Joy on the crackers.

Here is what you need to make the DIY Christmas crackers.

Supplies:

The ribbon, scissors, wrapping paper and graphic laid out for the Christmas crackers.

Directions:

  1. Take a long sheet of tissue paper and fold it in half lengthwise. Then cut it in half at the width.
  2. Optional: (I really wanted to do this part but ran out of time) tape crackers snaps to the inside of the toilet paper rolls.
  3. Take your toilet paper roll to the edge of the folded part of the tissue paper in the middle and tape it down.
  4. Roll the tissue paper around the toilet paper roll and tape at the end.
  5. Now take the printable (cut to toilet paper roll size) and roll it along the toilet paper roll. Tape it at the back.
  6. Tie one end with ribbon.
  7. Fill your cracker with Christmas goodies.
  8. Tie the other end.
DIY Christmas Crackers/roll up toilet paper roll on tissue paper on the table.

There are four different personal holiday messages in this printable:

Joy | Noel | Merry Christmas | Happy Holidays

DIY Christmas Crackers/green velvet backdrop and ribbon.
DIY Christmas Crackers/Merry Christmas - So Much Better With Age

Printable:

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The graphic for printing.

Make sure to pin it for later!

DIY Christmas Crackers poster.

click in case you missed:

Christmas Gift Tags

Christmas Gift Tags poster.

Plaid Christmas Dining Room

Plaid Christmas Dining Room graphic.
Seasonal simplicity series blogger tour.

How to Flock a Christmas Tree at The Happy Housie
DIY Asymmetrical Wreath at Rooms FOR Rent
DIY Christmas Countdown at Lolly Jane
Christmas Gingerbread Cookie Wreath at Sincerely Marie, Designs
Clock turned Holiday Shadow Box at Confessions of a Serial DIYer

Blogger tour Christmas.

How to Make a Fleece Cone Christmas Tree at Happy Happy Nester
How to Make a Holiday Scrabble Letter Board at Tatertots & Jello
Simple & Natural Wire Hanger Christmas Wreath at Jenna Kate at Home
Kringle’s Cookie Co Christmas Kitchen Sign at Tauni Everett
Easy Advent Countdown Calendar at Jamie Costiglio

Crackers, stars and candles in the blogger tour.

French Country Christmas Wreath Printables at Designthusiasm
Copper And Gold Mason Jars DIY at Shabbyfufu
DIY Christmas Crackers at So Much Better With Age
Star Christmas Tree Garland at On Sutton Place
Easy Fringe Napkins at Satori Design for Living

Wreaths, candles and jars filled with potpourri for the blogger hop.

DIY Real Christmas Wreath at Clean and Scentsible
Birch Candle Holders at Finding Silver Pennies
Homemade Dry Holiday Potpourri at TIDBITS
Modern Traditional Christmas Countdown Calendar at Rambling Reno
Embroidery Hoop Christmas Wreaths at Town and Country Living

Quick & Easy Floating Candles for Your Christmas Centerpiece at Home.Made.Lovely
Glass Filled Ornaments at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Ombré Bottle Brush Tree DIY at Modern Glam
Modern Boho Christmas Wreath at Life is a Party
How To Easily Make A DIY Eucalyptus Wreath at Inspiration for Moms

DIY String Art Christmas Stocking Holders at The Turquoise Home
DIY Holiday Pennant- Two Ways at Lemon Thistle
DIY Vintage Christmas Bell Garland Willow Street Interiors
DIY Modern Christmas Sign at Love Create Celebrate

Christmas decorations for the door.

Easy DriftWood Macrame Christmas Wreath at Place of My Taste
Table Top or Mantel Christmas Tree Made Using Boxes at In My Own Style
Natural Wood Plate Charger Wreath at Taryn Whiteaker

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  5. Jamie, these are so fun! My mom used to have crackers at our Christmas Eve dinner. I love that tradition. Your printable wrappers are gorgeous.

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  6. Oh boy, this is a wonderful project! I always wondered about the cracker pop and how it worked! I can’t wait to try this! Love this project and all your choices of items are so beautiful!

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  7. Great idea, Jamie! Growing up in Ireland, Christmas crackers were an essential element of our Christmas dinner…but they were always filled with junky plastic gifts! This is a great idea to actually fill them with something clever, meaningful or fun!

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  9. These are beyond cute my friend and so fun! Charlie and I might have to make these to give his little buddies at his Christmas party we throw each year. Thanks for sharing these!

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  13. These turned out great! I’ve made crackers before, but didn’t have the snaps. Definitely going to order some to make them more authentic and fun 🙂

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    1. haha too funny, Eloise. My kids have a hamster named Crackers so that’s what they thought this post was about so you weren’t the only one confused!
      Hugs, Jamie

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  16. These are cute printables for crackers! I made crackers for a few Christmases running, and one tip is to use 3 toilet rolls to form each one – lay them out lengthwise, wrap the paper around the middle one, overlapping onto the end ones, tie the bows and remove the end toilet rolls – this makes a nice rounded shape at each end. (sorry that is a bit hard to explain, hope it makes sense).
    I love the style of your Christmas posts and home!

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