This is a great site for explaining this great British tradition. Until I read this site I had no idea there was a special way in which you were to open a Christmas cracker at the dinner table. We are going to try it this year!
It used to be Crackers for only for Christmas but now in England you can find them for all occasions. Inside a cracker is paper crown, joke or trivia question and a novelty item or candy. Prices can range from a few dollars to hundreds of dollars depending on what is inside the Cracker.
Left over Birthday Party Crackers from this year.
Our family always has a Christmas cracker on our plates for Christmas dinner and we enjoying wearing the crowns, telling the jokes and seeing the surprises.
Our Crackers for this year!!! I placed one on each dinner plate and the kids love to open them before we serve dinner. It is a great Christmas tradition that I wish to pass down to my children.
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Thanks!!
BTW, they sell those crackers at Costco!
One of the many reasons I love following your blog...I learn something new every week! Love the crackers-how fun! :) Do you make your own crackers (out of toilet paper rolls, like I had done on my blog :) ) or do you always purchase them?
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Costco sold them before reading Emily's comment. I'll have to see if our local Costco has them next time I visit :) Clicked a vote for you!
Oh I didn't know that the US wasn't big on crackers. We in Oz love them, obviously our English roots for sure!!!
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love popping the crackers.
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ooohhhh, so remembering this when we do Christmas Around the World again next year.
ReplyDeleteI tried making the crackers a couple of years ago. They worked all right, but it was a lot of work for a little bang. Maybe I didn't do it right. lol I voted for you. {Hope the kids get to feeling better soon.}
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Hi Tracy,
ReplyDeleteYes we have made our own. You can even buy the popper strips so your home made ones sounds just like the store bought one. We made Thanksgiving ones last year when we had company. The kids came up with the question about Thanksgiving and it was a great discussion. I am sending you and Lynda a box of crackers, you guessed right:)
Hi Lynda,
ReplyDeleteDid you have the popper strips to add inside that is what makes the big pop:). I am sending you a box hope it arrives in time for Christmas but if not you can use them for New Years dinner. We do that sometimes if I have extras:)
Hi Kylie,
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I liked seeing the crackers. We were just reading about them in one of our Christmas books that highlights traditions in various parts of the world. Looks like fun!
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ReplyDeleteI absolutely love Christmas crackers. It just wouldn't be Christmas without them! The other day I saw this YouTube video on how to make them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNINP9UIyY8&feature=player_embedded . I don't know where to buy the snaps, though.
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ReplyDeleteGreat tradition!
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ReplyDeleteWe have made our own crackers here in the UK but I can find the snaps here not in the states however. My kids love them:)
Thank you so much, Anna-Marie, for sharing with us. Have a wonderful weekend. I voted for you.
ReplyDeleteI have bought crackers for almost 15 years now and they did used to be difficult to find. Now, they are much more common here (in the U.S.). Oddly, I somehow thought they were supposed to be a New Years thing, so we have them on New Years. I've thought of correcting the tradition, but the kids seem to really enjoy having them on new Years and quite frankly, Christmas already has enough excitement.
ReplyDeleteMy kids would love those!
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ReplyDeleteHi Maureen,
ReplyDeleteWe use them on New Year also if I have extras. I think it can be done for both. I should have made that clearer.