Ready-Made Christmas Crackers – Filled or Ready to Fill?
Christmas crackers are a much-loved part of Christmas dinner, but making them from scratch can be time-consuming. Our range of ready-made Christmas crackers gives you an easier way to enjoy this festive tradition, whether you want crackers that are completely filled and ready for the table, or crackers that you can personalise with your own gifts.
Choose from traditional, luxury, children's, musical and racing designs, as well as options with plastic-free gifts. And if you choose our ready-to-fill Christmas crackers, you can create something completely personal by choosing your own cracker fillers.
Filled or Ready-to-Fill Christmas Crackers?
The first thing to decide is whether you want your crackers to arrive filled and ready to pull, or whether you'd prefer to choose the contents yourself with ready to fill crackers.
- Filled Christmas Crackers
Our filled Christmas crackers arrive with their contents already inside, so they're ready to put straight on your Christmas table.
Depending on the design, crackers may contain traditional favourites such as a paper hat, Christmas joke and gift, while some offer something much more unusual. We have crackers with useful gifts, plastic-free gifts and fun activities designed to get everyone involved.
Filled crackers are ideal if you want a quick and easy Christmas solution with no preparation needed.
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- Ready-to-Fill Christmas Crackers
If you would rather choose the gifts yourself, our ready-to-fill Christmas crackers give you the freedom to create something more personal.
The crackers are already made and decorated, so there's no need to assemble them from scratch. Simply add your chosen gift through the open end and finish the cracker with the supplied ribbon.
This is a particularly good option if you want to give different gifts to different guests. You can choose a small toy for a child, a useful gift for a friend or family member, or something that reflects an individual's interests.
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Choose Your Own Cracker Fillers
One of the biggest advantages of ready-to-fill crackers is being able to choose exactly what goes inside.
Our range of cracker filler gifts includes lots of small gifts and treats suitable for children and adults, including games, puzzles, toys, stationery, keyrings, jewellery, beauty gifts, gardening gifts, keepsakes and more.
You could use the same filler in every cracker, or choose something different for each person around the table.
For example, you could create:
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A fun toy or game for children
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A useful little gift for adults
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A beauty or self-care treat
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A gardening-themed gift
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A stationery or desk accessory
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A small keepsake or novelty gift
Will the filler fit?
It's important to check the size of your cracker before choosing a filler. Our crackers come in different lengths and widths, and the available space inside can vary between designs.
The individual product descriptions give measurements and, where appropriate, advice about suitable fillers and sizes.
If you're unsure whether a particular filler that we sell will fit, please ask us before ordering. We'd be happy to help you choose something suitable.
Christmas Crackers for Every Kind of Celebration
Ready-made doesn't have to mean ordinary. Alongside traditional Christmas crackers, we have a selection of designs that add something extra to the Christmas table.
- Traditional Christmas Crackers
For a classic Christmas table, choose crackers featuring traditional festive designs and familiar cracker contents such as hats, jokes and gifts.
We also have traditional-style crackers with plastic-free gifts, giving you the option to enjoy the tradition while avoiding single-use plastic novelties.
- Luxury Christmas Crackers
If you're creating a more sophisticated Christmas table, our larger and luxury crackers can provide an impressive finishing touch.
Look out for beautiful finishes, metallic details, elegant designs and crackers containing more substantial or useful gifts.
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Children's Christmas Crackers
Make the Christmas table extra exciting for younger guests with crackers designed especially for children.
As well as traditional hats and jokes, some of our children's crackers contain toys, games or activities that can provide entertainment after the Christmas dinner has finished.
- Musical Christmas Crackers
Want to make some music at the Christmas table?
Our popular musical Christmas crackers turn the traditional cracker into an interactive activity. Depending on the design, they can contain whistles, bells, numbered badges, music sheets and even a conductor's baton.
Choose a conductor, hand out the instruments and follow the music sheet to play a tune together.
They're a fun choice if you want your crackers to become part of the entertainment.
- Racing Christmas Crackers
For something completely different, try our racing Christmas crackers.
These contain wind-up racing toys such as reindeer, snowmen, Nutcrackers and dachshunds, along with a race track. Once the crackers have been pulled, everyone can wind up their racer and see who reaches the finish line first.
Perfect for adding a little friendly competition to Christmas Day!
- Plastic-Free Christmas Crackers
If you're trying to reduce single-use plastic at Christmas, look out for our plastic-free filled Christmas crackers.
Some of our crackers replace traditional plastic novelty gifts with useful gifts or alternative contents, while our filler collection includes plenty of options for creating your own plastic-free crackers.
Always check the individual product description for details of exactly what is included.
Which Christmas Crackers Should You Choose?
Not sure where to start? Think about how much preparation you want to do and whether you'd like to choose the gifts yourself.
| If you want... | Consider... |
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| Crackers ready to put straight on the table | Filled Christmas Crackers |
| To choose your own gifts | Ready-to-Fill Crackers |
| Different gifts for different guests | Ready-to-Fill Crackers and Fillers |
| Something traditional | Traditional Christmas Crackers |
| Something elegant | Luxury Christmas Crackers |
| Extra entertainment | Musical or Racing Crackers |
| Something for younger guests | Children's Christmas Crackers |
| To avoid single-use plastic | Plastic-Free Crackers or Fillers |
Whichever option you choose, ready-made crackers save you the job of constructing crackers yourself, while still giving you plenty of choice over the style and contents of your Christmas table.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the difference between filled and ready-to-fill Christmas crackers?
Filled Christmas crackers arrive with their contents already inside and are ready to put straight on the Christmas table.
Ready-to-fill Christmas crackers are already made and decorated but have an opening so you can add your own gifts. This gives you more control over what each person receives.
- What are ready-made Christmas crackers?
Ready-made Christmas crackers have already been constructed for you, so you don't have to make the cracker itself.
They can either be filled and ready to pull, or ready to fill with your own gifts,
depending on the product.
- What can I put inside a ready-to-fill Christmas cracker?
You can choose any small gift that fits comfortably inside the cracker. Popular choices include mini games, puzzles, toys, stationery, keyrings, jewellery, beauty gifts, gardening gifts and small keepsakes.
Our cracker filler collection includes a wide range of gifts specifically selected with Christmas crackers in mind.
- Will your cracker fillers fit your "fill your own" crackers?
All of our standard sized cracker filler gifts are suitable for our luxury fill your own crackers,. However, if you are buying our "budget" fill your own crackers, there is limitations on these, which we have included in the product descriptions.
If you're unsure, please contact us before ordering and we'll be happy to advise.
- Can I put different gifts in each cracker?
Yes. That's one of the main benefits of choosing ready-to-fill crackers.
You can choose a different gift for each guest, making the crackers more personal. You could even choose gifts based on people's hobbies, ages or interests.
- How do I fill a ready-to-fill Christmas cracker?
Ready-to-fill crackers are supplied already made, with an opening at one end.
Simply add your chosen gift and then tie the open end with the supplied ribbon. They are easier to fill if you wrap the hat or joke around the gift first.
- Do you sell plastic-free Christmas crackers?
Yes. We have a selection of plastic-free Christmas crackers and plastic free cracker fillers.
- What are musical Christmas crackers?
Musical Christmas crackers contain everything needed to create a little festive music at the table.
Depending on the design, they can include whistles, bells, numbered badges, music sheets and a conductor's baton.
They're a fun way to get everyone involved after the crackers have been pulled.
- What are racing Christmas crackers?
Racing Christmas crackers contain a wind-up racing toy and a race track, allowing everyone to have a race once the crackers have been pulled.
Our designs include different characters such as reindeer, snowmen, Nutcrackers and dachshunds.
- I can't decide between filled and ready-to-fill crackers. Which should I choose?
If you want maximum convenience, choose filled crackers. They're ready to put on the table with no preparation.
If you want more choice and personalisation, choose ready-to-fill crackers and select your own gifts.
And if you want to make something particularly personal, pair our ready-to-fill crackers with our range of cracker fillers to create individual crackers for every guest.
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