Christmas Cracker Favors
About This Project
For family holidays and special occasions, Christmas Crackers are fun for all ages and are easy to make. The crackers can be placed at the place setting of guests at a holiday dinner or handed out at a New Year's party.
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Supply List
1 sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 plantable paper
1 cardboard toilet tissue tube
1 pull-snapper (available at craft supply stores)
1 party favor (small novelty erasers, bouncing balls, a wrapped chocolate
a joke, fortune or verse handwritten on a 1 x 3 inch strip of paper
1 folded tissue crown (Instructions to follow)
2 raffia ties for each end
How To Make This Project
1. Fill the tube with party favor, joke and paper crown.
2. Insert pull-snapper so that the ends protrude equally from the ends of the tube.
3. Wrap tube in plantable paper lengthwise and secure ends tightly with raffia. A small line of glue will seal the seam.
Instructions for paper crown (will make 4 crowns)
1 sheet of tissue paper 30 x 20"
glue or tape
scissors
1. Fold the sheet in half, lengthwise, to make a rectangle 30 x 10"
2. Repeat step 1 so that the rectangle now measures 30 x 5"
3. Fold the long strip in half, end to end. Now the piece is 15 x 15"
4. Repeat step 3 to form a piece 7 1/2 x 5"
5. Cut V shapes out of one of the 7 1/2 x 5" ends
6. Open the folded pieces. Trim to 24" and glue the ends in place.
When you are done with your cracker, don't forget to plant the paper and enjoy beautiful colorful wildflowers (visit our "Paper in Bloom" Photo Gallery to see the blooming results).
Project designs by Heidi Reimer-Epp and Mary Reimer, co-founders of Botanical PaperWorks Inc.
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