About Us

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Here at The Cracker Company you will find everything you need to make your own crackers, all in one place and easy to browse.

Based in beautiful Poole in Dorset, we're a family-run business born from a love of crackers, looking to add something different to gift giving and events throughout the year.

All of our cracker making kits and exclusive fillers are designed, manufactured and then hand packed with care by our wonderful team, right here in Dorset.

We are delighted to offer a wide selection of exclusive cracker making kits in various sizes from mini to large.  Of course, it's not all about size, the quality is important too.  Our cracker boards are all made from best quality card, either plain or printed and will give you a great result with very minimal effort.

Our kits include our exclusive adjustable paper cracker hats, snaps and the expectedly eye-roll inducing, chuckle worthy cracker jokes. Cracker jokes are not meant to be cutting edge and hilarious - they are meant to make us all groan and throw our eyes skywards! All of our kits contain non-seasonal jokes but we've also compiled themed collections of cracker jokes for all occasions, from typical "Dad" jokes to jokes that are perfect for wedding crackers.

Some of our kits come complete with a ribbon that we have pre-chosen to complement the cracker design. All of our designs are also available without ribbons so that you can choose your own colour from our lovely selection of ribbons, raffias and string to suit your table or room décor.

We work with one eye on the environment, as much as we can. Our crackers, hats and jokes are all recyclable and our own products are packaged either in paper or in biodegradable bags that can be recycled with other plastic bags at your local supermarket!

What can we say about cracker fillers?  These mini gifts had become increasingly mini throw away tat since the 1970s, even inside some of the most "luxurious" crackers.  However, as we become more and more aware of environment we are all finally moving away from this and we are choosing to include more thoughtful and usable gifts in our crackers.  Here, at The Cracker Company, we offer an unparalleled range of cracker gifts for the whole family and for all tastes and interests.  We really do our best to ensure that they are reusable and/or eco friendly, as far as possible.

We believe that crackers are not just for Christmas, they have something to add to every event including weddings, baby showers, Easter, birthday parties and even Halloween.  Both our plain and fully printed cracker making kits will appeal to all seasons, all tastes and complement all styles.

Of course, we do still love a Christmas cracker and our festive range is full of exciting designs that cater for both traditional and modern themes. 

We also understand that not everyone is crafty.  Some people prefer to buy their crackers ready made - so we have an expanding range of these too.  Again, with a focus on their eco credentials.

Our selection is growing all of the time, with new products all year around - especially at Christmas!  We hope you find what you are looking for.  If not, please reach out to us.

Happy cracker making!