How to make Christmas crackers

Add some excitement to your Christmas dinner with your very own Christmas crackers. Whether you're looking to cut down on expenses or make your Christmas feel special and unique, creating your own Bon Bons can be a fun, small sign of appreciation for the people you love.

You can fill a Christmas cracker with all sorts of things, from beauty products and baubles to sweets and mini lights. There are so many fun and creative ways of spreading some festive fun. In this guide, we'll look at a few DIY Christmas cracker-filling ideas to get all your guests feeling festive.

1.Materials Needed:
 - Cardstock or thick colored paper (for the outer tube),toilet paper rolls are fine.
- Tissue paper (for the inner filler)
- Snaps or small noisemakers (you can buy these from craft stores)
- Small toys, candies, or trinkets
- Ribbon
- Glue or double-sided tape

You can also add on some decorations like stickers, glitter, or bows if you'd like.

2.Cut wrapping paper: Cut your coloured paper into 30cm by 16cm rectangles and place your tube in the centre. If needed, you can cut the cardboard tube to fit better.

3.Prepare paper: Using scissors, mark your paper at each end so it's easier to pull. You can also cut small diamond shapes out of the paper.

4.Wrap the cardboard tube: Use tape or glue to perfectly wrap your cardboard tube. Take one side of the cracker and carefully twist it around the ends of the cardboard tube. Secure it with a festive ribbon and thread the cracker snap through. The cracker snap will add the signature "pop" when the cracker is pulled.

5.Add your cracker fillings: From the other open end of the cracker, place your items. Once the fillings are in place, secure the other side of the cracker with a ribbon, creating a neat closure.

6.Add finishing touches: If you want, you can decorate the outside of the cracker with bows, ribbons, or other embellishments to make it look even more festive.

7.Decorate your table: Once complete, place your own crackers on the table for guests to enjoy.

And there you have it! Your very own homemade Christmas crackers ready to be pulled and enjoyed during the holiday season.