{"id":598,"date":"2016-06-30T15:38:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T15:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/06\/30\/hand-made-christmas-crackers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:51:11","slug":"hand-made-christmas-crackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/hand-made-christmas-crackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Made Christmas Crackers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Add a personal touch to your table this Christmas with these mix and match Christmas crackers. Use a variety of colours and patterns to create a fun festive atmosphere at the table. Customise each with a name tag, fill with bespoke gifts and hand written messages of good will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add a personal touch to your table this Christmas with these mix and match Christmas crackers. Use a variety of colours and patterns to create a fun festive atmosphere at the table. Customise each with a name tag, fill with bespoke gifts and hand written messages of good will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,27,228,230,232,227,276,239,229,231],"tags":[584,654,702,746],"class_list":["post-598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-grown-ups","category-christmas","category-festive","category-festive-themes-grown-ups","category-occasions","category-scandi-hygge","category-techniques","category-themes","category-themes-grown-ups","tag-christmas","tag-festive","tag-papercraft","tag-scandi-hygge"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate"],"time-to-make":["1 hour"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"GUP010_en","time":"2 hours","skill_level":"Intermediate","how_to_make":"<ol>\r\n<li>Select your mix and match papers. 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