Christmas Bon Bons

Fill Your Home with Xmas Cheer With Our Range Of Christmas Bon Bons At Spotlight

One of the best parts of Christmas Day is pulling Christmas crackers with your friends and family! Colourful, loud and full of gifts, Christmas bon bons (also called Christmas crackers) are fun addition to any Christmas celebration, and you can get them right here at Spotlight. Our Jolly & Jolly Christmas crackers are just what you need to have a blast on Christmas Day! Explore a wonderful selection of decorative Christmas bon bons to coordinate with your Christmas table settings, available online and at your local Spotlight store.

Discover Quality Christmas Bon Bons & Crackers To Style Your Christmas Table

Spotlight's range of Christmas bon bons come in a great variety of festive colours, making them a wonderful way to complete your Christmas table setting. Choose from luxury Christmas crackers to budget friendly packs of bon bons, we have everything you need to make your Christmas table special. Designs include traditional Christmas colours and prints like Christmas crackers and gold Christmas crackers. We also have gorgeous Aussie themed designs to create the perfect Australian Christmas table.

Have A Laugh With Our Novelty Christmas Crackers

If you're looking to add an extra layer of fun and excitement to your Christmas festivities, why not have a look at our range of novelty Christmas crackers? Our ready filled Christmas crackers include jokes, hats and toys to delight your guests. Spotlight also has giant Christmas bon bons - up to 71cm in size - to add an extra touch of excitement and drama to the tradition of pulling Christmas crackers!

Christmas Bon Bons & Crackers FAQs

When to pull Christmas bon bons?

At a formal Christmas lunch or dinner it's commonplace to set Christmas bon bons between each Christmas table setting. This allows everyone to pull a cracker with each person beside them, which is usually done before the meal starts.

If you're not having a formal sit-down lunch or dinner on Christmas, you can be more casual about how you distribute your Christmas crackers. Have them in a few small piles around the event space for people to use with your party supplies, or go around and give them out so everyone can pull theirs at the same time!

Who invented the first Christmas cracker?

Christmas bon bons were invented in 1847 by London confectioner Tom Smith. Their shape was inspired by the French bonbon, which was a sugared almond wrapped in a twist of tissue paper, and the cracker element was inspired by the crackle of a log fire. The inner message, which he initially made to be love messages, was inspired by the messages inside fortune cookies.

How do Christmas crackers work?

The sound from a Christmas bon bon is created by friction generated by two strips of card that are attached with a slight overlap (that has been soaked in gunpowder) being pulled apart. The friction causes enough heat to set the gunpowder off, the sound of which is amplified by the cardboard tube of the cracker.

Are Christmas crackers safe for kids?

Christmas bon bons and crackers are safe for most children and adults alike - provided you follow a couple of simple rules. Always pull your Christmas crackers with enough space around you - the last thing you want to happen is to bump an arm or elbow into your fellow guests. It's worth noting that many Christmas bon bons contain small items which are not suitable for young children, toddlers and babies. Check the packaging for any warning labels and always ensure little ones aren't left unattended when pulling Christmas crackers.

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Explore Christmas Crackers, Christmas Decorations & More At Spotlight

Celebrate in style this festive season with great value Christmas bon bons and so much more from Spotlight's Christmas range. Explore our range of Christmas home decor to add a festive accent to every room, and create a wonderfully adorned Christmas centrepiece with our stunning artificial Christmas trees and Christmas tree decorations. Shop everything Christmas online or in-store at your local Spotlight store.