Project - Fillable Christmas Crackers

 

A couple of years ago I decided to get a pack of DIY fillable Christmas crackers and find some fun things to put in them, that is nicer quality than the usual contents they come with.

I chose a beautiful, realistic woodland animal figure set and placed a different animal inside each cracker. I also added a mini Green & Blacks chocolate (for the adults!) along with the party hat and joke, that was in the kit. My son was delighted to look inside each cracker (he was around 2 at the time) and collect the animals. 

Since then I have enjoyed looking for a set of small items to put in the crackers each Christmas and last year I chose the 'People at work' figure set by Toob.

For this Christmas, I am planning to get these fillable crackers from Hobbycraft and am considering putting a different new lego person in each one. My son (age 4) currently really loves lego and I think he would enjoy these at the Christmas table. 

A few other ideas for things to place in the crackers:

- A set of small stamps

- A set of different (mini) cookies or baked goods

- A set of stickers (cut up into individual ones)

- Small arts + crafts materials

- Mini cars or trains

- A set of different dinosaur figures or another type of set (Toob do great ones!)