Christmas crackers

[pac182]

Does anyone know what stores sell the snaps for the crackers? I usually buy them from Michael's but when I asked they said they hadn't ordered any this year and i've never seen them at any other stores.

[VeeVee]

quick question..do you make your own? If so how ?

[scbpooh]

My mom made some one year. She didnt put snaps in them but she made them out of toilet paper rolls and tissue paper

[pac182]

Yes I make my own. They are really easy to make once you know how. Google how to make Christmas crackers and you will get a bunch of pages with instructions. I use toilet paper rolls and wrapping paper. It's bascially just wrap wraping paper around toliet paper roll and snap and glue. Then glue in the ends (which I use index cards cut and rolled to give a nicer shape than a roll cut it half) and tie ribbons on each side.

[Eeyah]

Dollarramma has them, also try Pier1. I bought some after Christmas so we're ready to go for this year

[miztia]

dont forget the tissue paper crown and the goofy little toy to put inside them. Thats the best part!

[pac182]

Dollarramma has them, also try Pier1. I bought some after Christmas so we're ready to go for this year

Thanks, i'll have to check out the stores.

[pac182]

dont forget the tissue paper crown and the goofy little toy to put inside them. Thats the best part!

I've never done the crown but did put it some jokes. Finding a gift that fit is the hardest part. Everything I wanted to put in was just a little to big or would bend to find in the roll

[c_mcarthur]

michaels isnt carrying the snaps this year because they werent approved by the canadian safety standards. they are considered an ''explosive device''
I kid you not.

[pac182]

michaels isnt carrying the snaps this year because they werent approved by the canadian safety standards. they are considered an ''explosive device''
I kid you not.

Are you serious? Death by Christmas cracker lol Where did you hear that? Shouldn't they not be allowed to sell the boxes of premade crackers then?

[c_mcarthur]

Are you serious? Death by Christmas cracker lol Where did you hear that? Shouldn't they not ge allowed to see the boxes of premade crackers then?

a friend of mine who works there told me.
They got a memo from head office and everything lol

[kristeven]

Does anyone wear the crown during Christmas dinner? This is not a rhetorical question, I'm serious. I really don't like wearing the crown at Christmas dinner. Love the crackers, the prize, just not having to wear the crown.

[pippinelkhound]

Winners and Chapters also sell Crackers.

Yes, wearing the crowns is mandatory at my table.

[sweetmomma]

Also SDM.

[start-the-car]

I've made Christmas cracker for years. Mine are fabric and go with my place setting. Reuse the same fabric and ribbon every year. I don't put the crown in because my husband hates them. I do put a scratch ticket, joke and Lindt chocolate in each one though.

Now that you say Micheals doesn't sell the cracker part I guess I've got some phoning to do. Maybe buy some cheap already made crackers and take out the cracker part?