Christmas crackers have been a festive staple ever ... No more wasting money on crackers filled with tacky plastic toys. Make your own and fill them with treats you actually want.

This is a brilliant DIY Christmas craft activity for all Bluey and Bingo fans. Print out and make the Bluey and Bingo cracker and write your own jokes and put them inside to make all the family laugh.

Take one sheet of tissue paper and folder it length ways in half and cut it down the middle. Fold the tissue paper in half, then half again and get a grown-up to help you cut out a triangle shape ...

Containing ten mini crackers, each with a chocolate inside, they’re a guaranteed winner for any tabletop. Make this Christmas ...

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Christmas in the trenches ... hat that rips as soon as you plonk it on your head or a velvet crown that you can keep for years, the cracker is a festive favourite that’s here to stay. ‘Each family has ...