The 9 Best Christmas Crackers for the Festive Season
Take the tradition from the UK and make it yours.
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Christmas crackers have been a British holiday staple for more than a century—and they're still a hit in 2021. The festive poppers have traditionally consisted of a tissue paper hat, a small toy, and a joke or a riddle—but these days, they can include fancy trinkets and even beauty products. Read on for some of the more intriguing takes on the British classic to decorate your holiday table with this year.
These Thanksgiving-themed treats are filled with traditional cracker trinkets, jokes, and paper party hats.
Not into a traditional wintry theme for your get-together? Mix it up with these floral crackers, each of which contains a packet of easy-to-grow flower seeds your guests can use to look forward to spring.
Make the entire 12 days of Christmas something to celebrate with these handmade pieces, which contain the requisite crowns in addition to jokes, charades, and quiz games to liven up any fête.
Tucked inside each of these party hat-shaped crackers is a colorful crown, confetti (it's not a party without it, right?), and a toy trinket.
Perfect for stocking stuffers on Christmas morning, these North Pole-inspired crackers include a joke and a small gift, like a keychain or mini skateboard.
To help ease along the chatter at your next dinner party, pass out these shimmery crackers. Each one includes a conversation starter on a piece of paper, with a series of interesting questions to help guests get to know one another quickly.
Calling all crafters: This set of DIY crackers is the perfect way to involve your little ones in your holiday party prep. The kit comes with everything you need to make traditional poppers—including paper hats and jokes—but we suggest having some fun with customizing the trinkets you put inside.
While these differ from a traditional cracker because they don't have snap inside, they do have a party hat, jokes, and a mini toy. Plus, how cute are the penguin and snowman designs?
This glitzy cracker is perfect for the beauty product aficionado: A duo of sparkly lip balms in red and gold, two shades perfect for the holiday season, comes in each one.
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