Harry Potter English Crackers Party Favors

Party Crackers have long been a tradition in the English culture and they can be a fun addition to your Harry Potter Party. These easy to make Crackers are filled with treats, toys and a fortune. 

Here is an explanation from the site Old English Crackers

https://www.oldenglishcrackers.com/faqs/history-of-christmas-crackers/

What are Christmas Crackers?

Christmas Crackers

A Christmas Cracker is a type of party favor originating in England, but now widely used throughout the modern world to celebrate Christmas and other special occasions and festive events. They consist of a wrapped and decorated cardboard cylinder and very much resemble a large candy twist. Crackers typically contain a paper crown (tissue party hat), a motto (joke or riddle), a snap (friction activated popping device), and a small gift or novelty item. Crackers provide a colorful and exciting start to any celebration, and also present each guest with a gift by which to remember the days events.

If you don't want to make yours you can order

from Old English Crackers.  I have also used premade crackers and added the printout on the outside.

These were a big hit at our Harry Potter Feast.  My grandkids had so much fun opening them.  They loved the "crack" when they pulled them open.  My granddaughter would read the fortunes out loud and made sure that we all listened.  I am definitely making these again.


All of the printouts will be available towards the bottom of this blog.

I have three versions of Crackers:
Humour from Harry
Advice from Albus
Trelawney's Teller Treats


I also have several pages of fortunes for you to add inside your Harry Potter Crackers. 

Here's how to make them:

Here's what you will need:
empty paper towel rolls (Cut to about 5"), or toilet paper rolls
candy
small toys
tissue paper
curly ribbon
fortunes (printout below)

Optional:
English cracker snaps (ebay)
English paper crown (ebay) or you can make your own from tissue paper.

Cut the tissue paper about six inches wider than the toilet paper roll.  

This is when you add the cracker snaps.  

Tape one Cracker snap to the inside of the toilet paper roll so that it sticks out on both ends. 

Fill the toilet paper roll with the candy, toys and the fortune 

(printout below). 

It is helpful to tie one end, and the treats, then tie the other end.

And don't forget to add your paper crowns if you decided to put them in your Cracker.  The paper crown in the cracker is also a long standing English tradition. 

Some of my kids wore their crown the entire day, even during our Minute to Win it Harry Potter Wizarding Games.

Tape the tissue paper onto the roll.  

Then place the printout of Harry, Trelawney or Albus around the middle of the roll over the tissue paper and tape it together.

Tie both ends with curly ribbon. 

 If you have added a Cracker snap tie the ribbon around the snap and the tissue paper.  

Trim the snap so that it does not stick out further than the tissue paper.

The traditional way to open a cracker is two have two different people pull on an end and twist.  If you have added the snap, this is when the Cracker will "crack".  

               See how cute they looked on the table before our 

                                      Harry Potter Feast. 

Here are the printouts for your Harry Potter Crackers:

Dumbledore Cracker Cover:

Dumbledore Quotes:

Harry Potter Cracker Cover:

Harry Potter Quotes:

Trelawney's Teller Treats Cracker Cover:

Fortunes:

If you want to make a traditional English Cracker here are instructions from Old English Crackers.  They are much more fun if you make them "crack".  The version I made "cracked" and the grandkids loved them.

I have so many fun and free Harry Potter ideas.  Just click on the photo to go to the link.