His bon-bons sold well at Christmas but not at other times of the year. In the early s Thomas came up with the idea of including a motto with the sweet. As many of his bon-bons were bought by men to give to women, many of the mottos were simple love poems. In about , Thomas added the banger, two strips of chemically impregnated paper that made a loud noise on being pulled apart. At first these novelties were called 'cosaques', but they soon became known as 'crackers'. Unfortunately for Thomas, his 'cracker' idea was copied by other manufactures and so he decided to replace the sweet with a surprise gift.
When Thomas died his two sons took over the business. The paper hat was added to the cracker the early s and by the end of the s the love poems had been replaced by jokes or limericks. One of the UK's leading suppliers of Party, Costume and Novelty items to the general public and trade.
Sales Helpline - 65 23 Your basket is empty. More New Year's Eve St. Party Supplies Go to category. Each cracker contains a Teddy Bear, a party hat and a joke. Each cracker contains a soft, plush, furry and lovable Teddy Bear. The Teddy Bear can either be cuddled and loved on its own or used as a decoration on your Christmas tree.
Each cracker contains a mind muddling, brain busting, cerebral twisting Wooden Puzzle; the aim of each being to separate the puzzle pieces and then put them back together again.
Once everyone has solved their own puzzle, the puzzle should be passed to the next person for solving. To add some spice, set a time limit of three minutes per puzzle and then whoever solves the most puzzles in the allotted time wins! Each cracker contains a wooden puzzle game, a party hat and a joke. The box also includes wooden puzzle solutions. For the Solutions in PDF format please click here. These nativity crackers contain all you need to create a beautiful nativity scene.
The box also contains a printed manger which can be cut out and folded. Peace and love to all at Christmas! Each cracker contains a resin nativity figurine, a party hat and a joke.
The box also contained a printed manger. Each cracker contains a Magic Snake which can be twisted and turned into any number of different shapes from a Dog to a Ball, a Triangle to a Key, a Pyramid to Bird, and many more. Have a play and try to make some of the shapes detailed in the instructions. For additional fun, pick one of the shapes, say, "Ready, Steady, GO! Each cracker contains a Magic Snake, instructions and a guide to make a number of shapes, a party hat and a joke.
All players take it in turns to detail a small section of a story, not knowing what the preceding part of the story is, or how the story will eventually end. Once completed, each section of the story is then combined and read out aloud resulting in hilarious stories of bizarre events with outrageous consequences.
Consequence Kuckoo Crackers will have the whole table rolling on the floor with laughter. Contents: 6 x 12 inch crackers, game instructions, 18 consequence cards, 6 pencil and pad sets, 6 party hats and 6 jokes. Each cracker contains a wooden cube which can be un-folded, twisted and made into a Robot.
First make your own Robot, have a play, and then see if you can transform the Robot back into a wooden cube. A puzzle and a toy combined; harder than you think and great fun! Each cracker contains a Wooden Puzzle Robot, a party hat and a joke. Each cracker contains a mind muddling, brain busting, cerebral twisting metal puzzle; the aim of each being to separate two inter-twined chrome wires and then put them back together again.
Once everyone has solved their own metal puzzle, the puzzle should be passed to the next person for solving. To add some spice, set a time limit of one minute per puzzle and then whoever solves the most puzzles in the allotted time wins!
Each cracker contains a Metal Puzzle, a party hat and a joke. The box also includes metal puzzle solutions. What can be more fun than racing Christmas clockwork toys? All crackers contain a wind-up Christmas toy such as a Snowman, Christmas tree, Reindeer, Father Christmas, etc, and all players must race their toy against the others on the race track provided.
Good luck and may the best toy win! They also contain four modelling balloons and a step-by-step guide explaining how to make a number of balloon models from a hat, to a dog to a rabbit. Great fun for kids and adults alike! Each cracker contains a mini balloon pump, four modelling balloons, a party hat and a joke. The box also includes six sets of balloon modelling instructions.
The race is on! The lucky winner gets all the Christmas presents. All crackers contain a wind-up Christmas toy and all players must race their toy against the others on the race track provided.
All 12 crackers contain an easy to understand, and perform, Magic Trick in their cracker and must take it in turns to perform their trick in front of all other players. Contents: 12 x 12 inch crackers. Aliens have kidnapped Father Christmas and only you can rescue him. Armed with a blow pipe and paper machier balls, players must try and knock over the Alien targets and free Father Christmas.
If you don't succeed there won't be any Christmas presents ever again! Each cracker contains a blow pipe, 8 x paper machier balls, a card target, game instructions, a party hat and a joke. Players must use their chopsticks to take part in three games.
The first game requires all players to pass one sweet round the table; in the second game, two teams race to put their sweets into a bowl; and in the last game, players must try and catch a sweet that has been thrown up by another player - eat your heart out Mr Miagi!
Each cracker contains a set of chopsticks, three sweets, game instructions, a party hat and a joke. Each cracker contains a Spinning Top and players must take part in three Spinning Top battles. Great fun for kids and adults alike. Each cracker contains a spinning top, a party hat and a joke. The box also contains a Battle Ground card target.
Do you have the nose of a distinguished perfumer or a person with a blocked nose and a cold? With the Fragrance Game you can now find out! Each cracker contains a fragrance, a fragrance blotter and a pencil. Players must smell each of the fragrances and try and match them up to the descriptions given. Contents: 6 x 13 inch luxury gold embossed crackers. Each cracker contains a fragrance in a spray vial, a fragrance blotter, instructions, a pencil, a party hat and a joke. Based on an ancient Peruvian dice game and as seen in the film Pirates of the Caribbean 2, this really is one of the best games of detection and deception available.
Provided with dice and dice cups, players must make increasing bids in an attempt to guess how many dice there are on the table that show a particular number.
So addictive you may need to go to rehab! Each cracker contains a dice cup, four dice, game instructions, a party hat and a joke. Each cracker contains an identical jigsaw with nine different letters on it. The first game has players race to see who can put the jigsaw together first, the second game is a knock-out tournament where players take it in turns to come up with different words using the nine letters on the jigsaw, and in the third game, players try and work out the nine letter Conundrum.
Each cracker contains a boggler jigsaw, game instructions, a party hat and a joke. Contents: 6 x 12 inch crackers, game instructions, 18 celebrity stickers, 6 pencil and pad sets, 6 party hats and 6 jokes. All players take on the role of an undercover secret service agent working for MI A rogue chemist is planning to unleash a highly contagious virus and only you can stop him!
You must undergo progressive briefings by your Senior Intelligence Officer ensuring that you remember every last piece of information, as if you are unable to recall the details on your mission, your cover will be blown and the consequences to the world and yourself will be catastrophic!
Each cracker contains a secret agent dog tag, game instructions, 4 briefing notes, a party hat and a joke. One cracker also contains a number of interrogation cards. As the name suggests, you've got to be quick to win. All crackers contain a number of Quick Fire Questions that detail a Person, a Place, a Song, or a Film, and instructions as to how the Question should be read out.
Could you get players to guess that you are Luke Skywalker whilst only being allowed to "Hum" and to "Act"? If you could Quick Fire Kuckoo Crackers are for you. Each cracker contains some quick fire questions, a pencil and pad set, a party hat and a joke.
Once cracker also contains an egg timer. The box contains the game instructions. Each cracker contains a magic trick a party hat and a joke. All players receive a plastic Egg and a Spoon in their cracker and then play in a number of Egg and Spoon races around the table. Good balance and a steady hand are all that you need to succeed. Each cracker contains an egg and a spoon, a party hat and a joke. Each Cracker contains a Talent Act, a novelty relating to that Act and a draft script to help you perform the Act.
These Crackers really have got Star Quality, the question is, have you? Each cracker contains a party hat, a joke, a script for a talent act and a novelty relating to that act.
Recreate some of the hits from the past 25 years, or make some of your own? With Pop Band Kuckoo Crackers you can do all of these things, as all players become members of a band. No talent, or previous musical experience required.
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