Christmas Cracker Templates

Meet the crackers! Our take on Christmas crackers is something especially fun for kids. They're based on simple Christmas cracker templates for an easy DIY at home, but with funny faces. Blank templates are included too, handy for any of your own designs.

Shop-bought crackers are usually covered in patterned wrapping paper, but there aren't many designed with children in mind — so we thought it was time to bring some fun and jokes to crackers that kids will love.

Print the templates on card stock or heavyweight coloured paper. Children can decorate and colour them while flat, then you can assemble them and hide small treats, tissue paper hats and terrible jokes inside, ready for the table. They're pretty straightforward to make — just score and fold all the lines, glue the end tabs, and tie each end with thread or ribbon.

For a proper snap or bang, pick up a pack of Christmas snaps from a party or joke shop (or online) and add these to your DIY crackers.

If you'd like to use the stick-on eyes on coloured paper, there's an extra set of eyes in a separate download above.

Now go grab an end each, pull and snap — hope you're the lucky one! Merry Christmas!