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Christmas crackers are a traditional party favour in South
Africa and many other countries. The idea originated as a promotional item for
a sweets company where the cracker was intended to resemble a giant wrapped
sweet. Today crackers contain small gifts and fun party ice breakers.
Although most shops sell Christmas crackers during the
festive season it is easy to make your own from recycled materials lying around
the home. These crackers can then be filled with fun surprises for guests to
enjoy during Christmas lunch.
Materials
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- tissue or any other soft paper
- carton rolls such as toilet rolls
- pages from an old book
- paper remnants in contrasting colour
- Christmas themed wrapping paper remnants
- ribbon to match the colour scheme
- scissors, sticky tape, glue stick, craft knife and cutting mat, craft punch
- small gifts that can fit into the tube
Method:
Basic Christmas cracker
1. Cut the tissue paper 20 cm longer than the length of the carton rolls and make
sure that it can wrap at least 1.5 times around the roll.
2. Place the carton roll in the middle of the tissue paper and
cover the roll. Secure with sticky tape. Close one end with a ribbon and insert
the gift(s) into the tube. Take care that the gifts do not protrude from the
carton roll and close the other end with another ribbon.
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Decorate the Christmas cracker in an ‘old’ book Christmas
theme.
3. Measure and cut a sheet of old book paper to fit around the
tube. Decorate on edge by punching out a design. Place a strip of contrasting
paper behind the design and glue it into place. Wrap this around the cracker
and secure with glue and sticky tape.
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4. Cut out designs from old Christmas themed wrapping paper and
use these to decorate the crackers.
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