There’s nothing like getting stuck into some Christmas crafts, and Stacey Solomon has found the perfect under-£7 way to make personalised Christmas crackers for the family
This time of year we love nothing more than a cosy afternoon inside, avoiding the rain and spending time with family. It’s also the perfect time to try out a new craft – especially one that helps you get ahead of your Christmas to-do list.
The undeniable queen of DIY Stacey Solomon has shared her latest rainy day activity, which involves putting together some personalised Christmas crackers for her whole family. The TV star shared on Instagram that they’d become part of her yearly festive traditions, and they’re easy to do yourself at home for under £7.
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In her Instagram stories, Stacey shared that every year she takes a DIY cracker kit – this year she used the £6.50 Make and Fill Your Own Christmas Party Cracker Kit from Amazon– and uses them as the base for her one of a kind crackers. The set includes everything you need, including the crackers, snaps and ribbon ties to assemble them.
You also get the obligatory joke and paper party hat to include inside your crackers. However, the kit doesn’t come with an item to ‘win’ inside, which is where Stacey takes the opportunity to personalise them. Rather than the usual plastic toys or countless nail clippers you usually get, she fills them with things she knows her family or guests will love.
In her how-to video, Stacey included things like Charlotte Tilbury lip glosses inside the set she was making “for her girls” and wrote the names of each recipient on the outside of the crackers. This makes them perfect for doubling as place settings around the table, or placing as decorations on your Christmas tree as extra presents to open on Christmas morning.
Although Stacey opted for the Amazon Make and Fill Your Own Christmas Party Cracker Kit which has 12 different designs, you can also pick up other versions elsewhere. Dunelm has a Set of 6 Make Your Own Gingerbread Man Christmas Crackers for just £4, which feature cute illustrations of gingerbread men.
You could also head over to & Keep, where the DIY Cracker Kraft Boards are £3.25 for a pack of six, although they come without any of the extras like hats, jokes or snaps inside. They do however have a more minimalist design, which lets you leave them as they are or decorate them yourself for an extra bit of fun crafting.
However, the Make and Fill Your Own Christmas Party Cracker Kit from Amazon that Stacey used are perfect for making sure you have everything you need for a fun, simple and straightforward Christmas craft that the whole family can get stuck into. Now all you need to do is decide what to put inside them!
Source: Mirror
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