DIY Coloured Cracker Making Sets
Make Your Own Solid Colour Crackers
Create beautiful, personalised Christmas crackers, wedding crackers and party favours with our premium DIY Solid Colour Cracker Making Kits. Made from high-quality 240gsm solid coloured board, our cracker kits are the perfect choice for anyone who wants to make and fill their own crackers for Christmas, weddings, birthdays and special occasions.
Unlike printed crackers, our cracker blanks are made from solid coloured board, giving a smooth, professional finish inside and out. The colour runs through both sides of the board, creating elegant plain crackers that are ready for you to personalise with ribbons, vinyl lettering, stickers, wax seals, gift tags or your own creative decorations.
Whether you're making six crackers for your Christmas dinner table or hundreds for a wedding or corporate event, our plain DIY cracker kits make it easy to create crackers that are as unique as your celebration.
What Are DIY Cracker Making Kits?
Our DIY cracker making kits are designed for anyone who wants to create beautiful handmade crackers filled with their own gifts, wrapped sweets or keepsakes.
Each pre-cut cracker blank is ready to assemble, allowing you to create professional-looking crackers without complicated crafting. Simply attach the supplied snappy strip, add your chosen gift, roll the cracker into shape and tie each end with ribbon or raffia.
They're perfect for anyone looking to make their own Christmas crackers, wedding favours or personalised party crackers that match a colour scheme or event theme.
Choose Your Kit
Available in packs of 6, 12, 50 or 100 crackers, our Complete Kits include everything you need to create traditional crackers.
Each kit includes:
- Premium pre-cut solid colour cracker blanks
- Snappy strips
- Adjustable paper hats
- Jokes
- Easy online assembly instructions
- Optional ribbons (available with selected 6 and 12 cracker packs)
Available in packs of 50 or 100 crackers, our Bulk Packs include:
- Premium pre-cut solid colour cracker blanks
- Snappy strips
Bulk Packs are ideal for schools, businesses, craft projects, weddings and events where you prefer to supply your own hats, jokes or decorations.
Why Choose Our DIY Cracker Kits?
Our solid coloured cracker kits have been carefully designed to produce beautiful, professional-looking crackers that are simple to assemble.
Features include:
- Premium 240gsm solid coloured board
- Solid colour on both the inside and outside (not printed)
- Pre-cut for quick and easy assembly
- Fill with your own gifts, chocolates, toys or keepsakes
- Ideal for personalising with names or decorations
- Exclusive adjustable paper hats that fit most adults and children
- Board, hats and jokes are biodegradable and fully recyclable
- Available in a wide range of beautiful colours
- Standard and Large sizes available
Perfect for Every Occasion
Our plain solid colour cracker kits are suitable for almost any celebration.
They're ideal for:
- Christmas crackers
- Wedding favours
- Birthday parties
- Baby showers
- Bridal showers and hen parties
- Easter celebrations
- Halloween parties
- Anniversary celebrations
- Corporate events
- Charity dinners
- Schools and craft projects
- Family celebrations
Because they're made from plain coloured board rather than printed designs, they're easy to coordinate with almost any colour palette or decorating style.
Personalise Your Crackers
One of the biggest advantages of our solid colour cracker kits is that they're designed to be personalised.
Create truly unique crackers by adding:
- Names or initials
- Vinyl lettering
- Printed labels
- Stickers
- Wax seals
- Satin ribbon
- Raffia
- Gift tags
- Dried flowers
- Charms
- Seasonal embellishments
Our plain coloured board provides the perfect blank canvas for creating elegant Christmas crackers, luxury wedding favours or bespoke party crackers that complement your event.
Many of our colours are also available as Personalise Your Own Cracker Kits, allowing you to professionally personalise each cracker with names or custom wording.
Available Sizes of Solid Colour Cracker Making Sets
- Length: 30cm
- Barrel: 9.5cm × 5.8cm
Perfect for standard Christmas cracker gifts, chocolates and small keepsakes.
- Length: 37cm
- Barrel: 13.5cm × 6.8cm
Ideal for larger gifts, luxury favours and special occasions.
How to Make Your Own Crackers
Making your own crackers is quick and easy.
- Attach the snappy strip using glue or strong double-sided tape
- Roll the pre-cut cracker blank into shape and close using integral tabs
- Add your chosen gift, adjustable paper hat and terrible joke!
- Tie each end with ribbon or raffia.
- Add any personalised decorations.
Our online assembly guide provides step-by-step instructions to help you achieve a professional finish every time.
Looking for Personalised Crackers?
Many of our solid colour DIY cracker kits are also available as Personalise Your Own Cracker Kits.
These kits allow you to create crackers with individual names as table place settings or custom wording, making them ideal for weddings, Christmas dinner tables, corporate events, anniversaries and special celebrations.
Choose from a huge range of popular colours, including navy blue, festive red, baby pink, rich, green, ivory, white and black.
Our personalised cracker kits combine the same premium 240gsm solid-coloured boards with accessories and either s silver or gold pen, allowing you to create elegant handmade crackers that perfectly match your event.
Whether you're creating named place settings for a wedding reception or personalised Christmas crackers for family and guests, our Personalise Your Own Cracker Kits make it easy to create a professional finish with a personal touch.
Browse our Personalise Your Own Cracker Kits collection to choose your colour and add your custom wording.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are these printed crackers?
No. Our cracker blanks are made from premium solid coloured board, not printed card. The colour is solid on both sides, giving a smooth, professional finish that's perfect for decorating and personalising.
- Can I fill the crackers with my own gifts?
Yes. Our DIY cracker kits are designed for you to add your own presents, chocolates, sweets, toys, vouchers or personalised keepsakes.
- What's included in a Complete Kit?
Complete Kits include premium cracker blanks, snappy strips, paper hats, jokes and access to our online assembly instructions. Selected smaller packs also offer optional ribbons.
- What's included in a Bulk Pack?
Bulk Packs include the cracker blanks and snappy strips only, making them ideal if you prefer to supply your own hats, jokes or decorations.
- Can I personalise the crackers?
Yes. Our solid colour cracker kits are specifically designed for personalisation. Add names, vinyl lettering, ribbons, gift tags, stickers, wax seals or other embellishments to create completely bespoke crackers.
Selected colours are also available as a set with either a metallic gold or silver pen.
- What size gifts fit inside?
Our standard crackers are approximately the size of a toilet roll tube and our large crackers are about 50% larger.
We offer the opportunity to choose cracker filler gifts based on the size of the crackers that you are making. So, whether you are looking for cracker fillers for standard crackers, or slightly bigger gifts for large crackers, you are definitely in the right place.
Create Beautiful Handmade Crackers
Whether you're making personalised Christmas crackers for your family, elegant wedding favours for your guests or hundreds of bespoke crackers for a special event, our DIY Solid Colour Cracker Making Kits make it easy to create beautiful handmade crackers with a professional finish.
Choose your favourite colour, add your own gifts and decorations, and create crackers that are every bit as memorable as the occasion itself.