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These Christmas crackers will be the talk of the festive table.
Whether you're looking for some luxury Christmas crackers or would prefer to fill-your-own and reuse them every year, it doesn't truly feel like Christmas until you've pulled a cracker or two. And thankfully there are a brilliant range of ones to choose from.
Many of us are more than happy to find a hat, joke and small gift inside, but there are also plenty of alternatives, featuring an array of goodies, such as sweets, gin and even tree decorations. So, however you want to prepare your festive table this year, there are options for those wanting a traditional cracker or something a bit more unique.
Looking for the best Christmas crackers to buy in 2024? Well, look no further. From chocolate crackers to ones filled with your favourite tipple and beauty products, bring the festive spirit to your dining table with our pick of the best. Happy shopping!
These 12 holly crackers will complete any festive tablescape thanks to their lovely white, gold and red colours. Inside, you'll get all the traditional trappings of a great cracker, including a paper hat, joke, a snap and a gift – and thanks to John Lewis' commitment to more environmentally-friendly crackers, the gift won't be a throwaway piece of plastic either.
Go green this festive season with these reusable fabric Christmas crackers. Crafted from a soft emerald green linen fabric, this set can be reused every year. Simply fill with your own treats for guests to enjoy. To use, simply pull the two halves apart.
It's all in the details with this cracker set from Lakeland. Featuring a laser-cut woodland scene with robins and foil detailing, they're incredibly charming.
Adding visual impact in abundance, the collaboration between Meri Meri and Hazel Gardiner is one of our absolute favourites this year thanks to their eye-catching tissue paper flowers.
Bring the colours of the rainbow to the festivities this year with this delightful set of reusable crackers. Made from a soft satin square and tied with frayed chiffon ribbon, they're sure to add some vibrancy to the table this Christmas – and better yet, they can be personalised. Just fill with your own gifts and you're good to go.
Not only are these crackers more sustainable, being made from foil-free fully recyclable card, but they also each include a lovely wooden tree decoration that you can add to your tree, as well as hats, snaps and jokes.
Their striped design is really chic, too.
This unusual Christmas cracker is brilliant if you're after something different. Each box contains a brainteasing matchstick puzzle, along with a paper hat and joke to keep guests amused.
We love Emma Bridgewater's designs all year round but the fairy light print is a personal favourite of ours. If you're looking for crackers that will match perfectly with the rest of your festive tablescape, opt for the matching plates, cloth napkins and tray to complete the look.
There's nothing better than chocolate at Christmas, and these mini crackers are the perfect way for the whole family to enjoy a little treat following the festive lunch. Lucky recipients will get to enjoy either a pecan praline chocolate, a dizzy praline, a billionaire's shortbread, or a classic salted caramel chocolate.
Featuring six miniature nutcrackers, this Christmas cracker set has all you need to keep the festivities flowing. Each with a snap, amusing joke, party hat, racing nutcracker soldier and a paper race track inside.
Hand-assembled in Dorset from lokta paper, which is made and printed by hand in the Kathmandu valleys of Nepal, each cracker contains various gifts including an organic beeswax lavender essential oil wax melt, a Fair Trade felt mushroom decoration and a mini origami star.
If you can't get enough of gonks – the quirky little Nordic figures –at this time of year, this set of Racing Gonk Christmas Crackers simply has to be on your Christmas shopping list this year.
It even includes a reusable racing board to keep little and big kids occupied after Christmas dinner.
If you're always a little bit disappointed when you open a cracker only to find a set of tiddlywinks or mini playing cards, why not pick a set of Christmas crackers that feature items you and your guests will actually use. We love this great set of four L'Occitane crackers which feature two mini shower gels and hand creams in each one.
Craft activities at Christmas are a great way to spend time with your friends and family, and we love the idea of these DIY crackers that will allow you to have fun and add to your festive decor at the same time. They're relatively easy to put together, and the set also comes with tissue hats and jokes, so you don't need to buy anything extra if you don't want to.
Adding visual impact in abundance, these Christmas crackers from Graham and Green have been hand-marbled and contain some fantastic hand-carved block printing stamps, as well as the usual fare.
Treat your little ones to these beautiful (and very sweet) paper Peter Rabbit Christmas crackers, each tied with a festive red bow. Featuring Beatrix Potter's famous designs, each cracker includes a gift, joke and paper crown.
With a lovely mistletoe design on natural linen, these understated Christmas crackers are perfect to reuse every year. Simply fill with your favourite treats and place on the table for guests to enjoy.
Fancy a festive tipple? This set of four Christmas crackers by Edinburgh Gin features four of their bestselling varieties. Perfect for the adults.
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