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REUSABLE CRACKERS (PREVIOUS PAGE)

Makes 8 crackers

You will need
Scissors
16 toilet roll tubes (two for each cracker)
Brown tape
Ruler
Pieces of A4 paper, or fabric offcuts 21cm
x 30cm (for each cracker)
Glue (only necessary if using fabric)
Brown string
Ribbon
Small gifts to put inside each cracker
Reused tissue paper for wrapping gifts
Handwritten joke (optional)
Festive foliage or dried flowers

1. Cut one of the toilet roll tubes lengthways and overlap one edge on top of the other, securing with brown tape.

Roll the modified and an intact toilet roll tube in your chosen paper or

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