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Crackers are Crackers

This has been devised by The Sustainability Centre as a

Christmas Fund Raiser for our Leaves for Learning Appeal

If you are Crackers Like Us and use these ideas then

please make a donation at www.sustainability-centre.org

Droxford Road, East Meon, Petersfield,

Hampshire. GU32 1HR

www.sustainability-centre.org

01730 823166 Charity No: 1079866

If your family enjoys the

ritual of pulling crackers, sharing the

jokes and wearing the hats then

here are some ideas for a

fun and cost free way to

make crackers without creating

any rubbish.

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This has been devised by The Sustainability Centre as a

Christmas Fund Raiser for our Leaves for Learning Appeal

If you are Crackers Like Us and use these ideas then

please make a donation at www.sustainability-centre.org


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Droxford Road, East Meon, Petersfield,

Hampshire. GU32 1HR

www.sustainability-centre.org

01730 823166 Charity No: 1079866

The Cracker

Make a cracker from a toilet roll, a fabric napkin and ribbons. Keep them all for next year.

The Hat

Get out your funniest hats and wear them for the Christmas meal. Make sure dad gets the tiara.

You can also include bow ties, funny glasses or any fancy dress you like.

The Joke

A long list of cheesy jokes are on the following pages. Just print and cut them out. Don’t forget to

keep them for next year!

The Gift

Replace the gift with a wrapped sweet or something your family will keep.

The Family Christmas Quiz

Have fun with a quiz during the Christmas lunch.

Charades

A Charades challenge is in the following pages.

Christmas Cacker Quiz

A Christmas Cracker Quiz is in the following pages.


Crackers are Crackers is part of the Christmas Fund Raiser for

The Sustainability Centre Droxford Road, East Meon, Petersfield, Hampshire. GU32 1HR

www.sustainability-centre.org 01730 823166

Donations to www.sustainability-centre.org Charity No: 1079866


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The Cracker Song (Sung to the tune of Jingle Bells)

Winter glow

Frost and snow

Christmas time is here

Christmas stockings

In a row

With glasses full of cheer

Just

Tell your folks

Cracker jokes

Without a guilty pang

Ditch the Crackers

Every year

From now on Just Shout Bang!







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Cracker Jokes

What lies at the bottom of the sea and shivers? J A nervous wreck.

How do snowmen get around? J They ride an icicle.

What do you call a woman who stands between two goal posts? r Annette.

What's the fastest thing in water? p A motor pike

What do you call a short-sighted dinosaur? W Doyouthinkhesawus.

What’s ET short for? O Because he’s only got little legs.

What do you get if you cross a chicken with a cement mixer? Ob A brick-layer.

What school subject are snakes best at? h Hisssssssstory







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What do you call a crazy golfer? gj A crack put

What do vampires sing on New Year's Eve? W Auld Fang Syne

What is black and white and noisy? O A zebra with a drum kit

What lies in a pram and wobbles? O A jelly baby

What do they sing at a snowman's birthday party? S Freeze a jolly good fellow

What kind of sweet goes swinging through the jungle? J Tarzi-pan

What's the most popular gardening magazine in the world? Jl Weeder's digest!

What do you get if you cross an orange with a comedian? W Peels of laughter







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What would you get if all the cars in Britain were red? J A red carnation

What is green and stands in the corner? o A naughty frog

How do monkeys make toast? P Stick some bread under the gorilla

What do you get if you cross a cowboy with an octopus? s Billy the squid

What do you get if you cross a hen with a bedside clock? r An alarm cluck.

Where are the Andes? G On the end of the armies

Why can't a bike stand up by itself? O Because it's two-tired

What cereals do cats like? Mice Crispies







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What do hedgehogs eat? m Prickled onions

Why are chocolate buttons rude? Because they are Smarties in the nude

Why was Santa’s little helper feeling depressed? kc\ He had low elf-esteem.

What should a football team do if the pitch is flooded? Bring on their subs

Who invented fractions? G Henry the 1/8th

Why do birds fly south in winter? S Because it's too far to walk

How does Jack Frost get to work? By icicle

What do you call a penguin in the Sahara desert? P Lost

Why did the footballer take a piece of rope onto the pitch? H He was the skipper

How did the Vikings send secret messages? S By Norse code







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Fun Family Christmas Quiz

1. What did the first ever SMS text message, sent December 3rd 1992, read?

2. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics ' all seated on the ground, the angel of the Lord came down and glory shone around'?

3. Which American actress plays the Ghost of Christmas Present in the film Scrooged?

4. The Beach Boys had a Christmas number one US hit single in 1966 with which song?

5. Which country is Eggnog said to have originated from?

6. Which famous scientist born on Christmas day was the first scientist to be buried in Westminster Abbey in London?

7. What is the name of the little boy in the filmed story of "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs?

8. Which English author wrote the book A Christmas Carol?

9. From which town had Mary and Joseph come before arriving in Bethlehem?

10. Name the Christmas song with the initials WIAWW?

11. Which 3 dimensional puzzle, sold by Ideal Toy Corp., was the most popular Christmas gift in 1980?

12. "There's never really been a real hood Christmas movie" is a quote by which American rapper and actor?

13. 'Ilex' is the scientific genus of which type of Christmas foliage?

14. Which spirit based sauce is traditionally poured over Christmas pudding?

15. In the Christmas song 'Jingle Bells', how many horses pulled the sleigh?

16. By what other title is the film National Lampoons Christmas Vacation known in the U.K.?

17. In which year did the US postal system first issue Christmas stamps?

18. What MAW was a UK Christmas Number One in 1988 for Cliff Richard?

19. He’s making a list and he’s checking it twice. He’s going to know whose naughty and nice is taken from which Christmas song?

20. Who played the Grinch in the 2000 film?







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Fun Family Christmas Quiz Answers

1. Merry Christmas!

2. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night

3. Carol Kane

4. Good Vibrations

5. England (East Anglia)

6. Sir Isaac Newton

7. James

8. Charles Dickens

9. Nazareth

10. Walking in a Winter Wonderland

11. Rubik's Cube

12. Ice Cube

13. Holly

14. Brandy Sauce

15. One

16. National Lampoons Winter Holidays

17. 1962

18. Mistletoe and Wine

19. Santa Claus is Coming to Town

20. Jim Carrey

Source: www.the-quiz.com







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Animal Crackers Charades Game

Act out an animal for everyone to guess.

Make a noise like a gangue

Walk like a duck

Eat like a cow

Sing like a hyena

Swing your trunk like an elephant

Make a noise like a snake

Sniff like a rabbit

Laugh like a monkey

Smile like a fish

Wag your tail like a horse







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The Christmas Cracker Quiz

1. When did Christmas Crackers first begin?

2. Who invented Christmas Crackers?

3. What were the first Christmas Crackers like?

4. Are Christmas Crackers related in any way to Christianity?

5. What was the origin of the “motto” in the Christmas Crackers?

6. How did the “Bang” get added to a Christmas Cracker?

7. Why is the Christmas Cracker the shape it is?

8. What was the Christmas Cracker originally called?

9. When were paper hats added to Christmas Crackers?

10. When were “Jokes” added to Christmas Crackers?

11. Where did the idea of the paper crown originate from?

12. By 1900 how many Christmas Crackers were being sold by their inventor?

13. How many Christmas Crackers are pulled in the UK each year in 2016?

14. How much money is spent in the UK on Christmas Crackers in the UK in 2016?

15. How much of Christmas Crackers ends up in land fill in the UK by the end of January?







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The Christmas Cracker Quiz Answers

1. In the early 1850’s

2. A London confectioner named Tom Smith

3. They were sugared almond bon-bons wrapped in a twisted paper package. Soon the sugared almond was replaced with a small gift

4. No

5. As many of his bon-bons were bought by men to give to women, many of the mottos were simple love poems.

6. Tom Smith was inspired to add the "bang" when he heard the crackle of a log he had just put on the fire.

7. Tom Smith decided to make a log shaped package that would produce a surprise bang and inside would be an almond and a motto.

8. Originally called a Cosaque it soon became known by the public as the 'cracker'.

9. The paper hat was added to the cracker in the early 1900s by Tom Smith’s sons.

10. By the end of the 1930s, the love poems had been replaced by jokes or limericks.

11. The paper hat was added to the cracker in the early 1900s by Tom Smith’s sons. The idea of wearing a paper crown may have originated from the Twelfth Night celebrations, where a King or Queen was appointed to look over the festive proceedings

12. By 1900 Tom Smith and his sons were selling 13 million crackers a year.

13. Approximately 300 million Christmas Crackers are pulled in the UK 2016.

14. Approximately £225 million will be spent on Christmas Crackers in the UK 2016.

15. 90% of Christmas Crackers ends up in land fill in the UK by the end of January.

Source: http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Christmas-Crackers/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/christmas-traditions-the-history-behind-crackers-187443


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