Have you ever made a Christmas Cracker? Super popular in the UK and Australia. Here’s an easy way to create them without the hard to find stick that pops! They’ll never miss it, cuz there’s goodies inside!!
Step 1: Choose holiday wrapping paper or scrap book paper and an empty paper towel roll
Step 2: Make slits about 3 inches in on both sides of the roll so it can collapse easily. Do the same with the holiday paper.
Step 3: Hot glue the paper onto the roll.
Step 4: Seal one end with a ribbon.
Step 5: Fill with traditional goodies and toys like a joke, a tissue paper crown, toys and treats and money!
My life? It’s been a gift with a big ol’ bow wrapped around it. Two parallel 40-year careers in media and in food that still excite me to this day. 24 farm animals that remind me that there are always needs much greater than mine. A tiny bit of free time here and there to go fly-fishing. And a kitchen that has become the joyful and busy heart of my home and my world.