A Festive Touch: DIY Your Own Christmas Crackers

For a fun family activity, impress everyone with Marlo Kids’ exclusive DIY Christmas crackers, available in two unique Marlo prints! Perfect as finishing touches for your holiday tablescape, these DIY crackers are a creative way to add a personal touch. All you need is our printable Marlo Christmas cracker template, available in two holiday-themed prints, along with a few household supplies, and you’ll have charming, customizable crackers ready to delight guests young and old.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

  • Download our exclusive printable Marlo Christmas cracker template here
  • White or Pink A4 cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Butter knife
  • Ruler
  • Christmas cracker snaps (optional)
  • Glue
  • Ribbon or string
  • Sweet treats

METHOD:

  1. Download and print both sides of our exclusive printable Marlo Christmas cracker template on white or pink A4 cardstock.
  2. Cut out your cracker shape by following the lines of the template.
  3. Use a butter knife and a ruler and score along all the dotted score lines.
  4. Use a craft knife or scissors to cut out the diamond shapes. This is the tricky part.
  5. Fold along all the score lines. You need to fold the diamond shapes in on themselves to make a valley fold.
  6. If you want to add Christmas cracker snaps for that extra pop, glue this on the inside of your cracker.
  7. Overlap one of the sides and glue your cracker together.
  8. Bring one end together and tie with ribbon or string.
  9. Pop in some sweet treats or personalised gifts.
  10. Tie ribbon or string to the other end to close.