Website: https://www.keepthiscracker.com/

In the UK, the Christmas Cracker has been a staple decoration on our tables since the 1860s. Created by a British sweet maker who loved that the French bonbons at the time were wrapped up beautifully. After a few tries, he discovered selling his sweets with toys and a riddle worked…but only when a bang was added!

It's estimated that anywhere between 50-150 million are pulled in the UK in one festive season! So if we pull an average of two per person. 100 million crackers laid end to end, would stretch from the UK to the North Pole there and back - 4 times! (Bea estimated this based on a standard 34cm cracker length)

These crackers are pet-friendly as they each come with an ecosnap®, Bea’s latest invention. Many pet owners find that their dogs in particular are distressed by the loud bangs, so she developed this new silent snap. For those who love a cracker with a bang, they also work with standard snaps that are 28cm (11inches) long. 

Materials:

• Ribbon woven in the UK with yarns made from 100% USED RECYCLED plastic bottles from Europe

• Printed on paper from responsible sources, using water/vegetable-based inks. Fully recyclable

• Packed in card envelopes sealed with paper tape

Environmental responsibility:

• Made once to last multiple uses

• Less packaging as they come flat-packed ready to be popped into shape and filled with your own gifts

• Locally made in the UK

• Each cracker comes with an ecosnap® – a silent pet-friendly snap that is recyclable and compostable too

• Plastic free packaging

Offers:

• Flat-pack of 6 Reusable Crackers

• Wholesale for orders over £80 (excluding delivery)

On a personal note: I found these crackers online when researching into the waste created at Christmas and loved this simple but clever and stylish alternative. You can cater to your party by filling the crackers with specific prizes for them or chocolate. You can even write your own jokes. Plus they look good on a plate – far better than the homemade ones I tried to make last year!

Where to order: Available online at www.keepthiscracker.com

Customers in USA can order direct, please email Bea: bea@keepthiscracker.com

For trade enquires please email: bea@keepthiscracker.com

Please note: You can choose to have your crackers with standard snaps too (only available in the UK)