The best child-friendly Christmas crackers for kids

Aside from the classic hat and joke that you'll find in most Christmas crackers, these ones also include 24 'Who or what am I?' game cards, providing hours of endless fun. We know the kids will have a laugh as you try to guess if you're Santa or Peter Pan, and there's even a crown for the winner.

One reviewer said: "We had so much fun playing this on Xmas day. So much better than the cheap tat in other crackers."

Why buy a ready-made set of crackers when you can make your own? Encourage a spot of creativity and festive fun with your kiddos with this cute Christmas cracker kit. Little ones can delight in colouring them in, and the kit includes all the essentials to go inside. You could even add your own gifts to surprise your loved ones.

One reviewer said: "I buy these every year there fun and easy to make and can as any prizes you want to them."

For any kids that love M&S' Percy Pig sweets and merch, this set of Christmas crackers will go down a treat. 100 per cent plastic free, each cracker comes with hats, jokes, and a Percy tail sticker, not forgetting the Percy poster sheet that comes in the box. Little ones will delight in playing 'pin the tail on the Percy' - and we're sure the adults won't mind getting involved either.

Why not try something different this Christmas? Instead of the usual Christmas crackers, this gorgeous set of Christmas matchsticks contains puzzles, fun brain teasers, and the obligatory Christmas joke for some Christmas day fun. The kids will have endless fun solving Rudolph's Nose, Sleigh Bells, Santa's Workshop, and more festive puzzles.

One reviewer said: "The product is perfect, a lovely alternative to crackers. Customer service was exceptional. There was a mix up with my delivery address (my fault), the company dealt with it efficiently and with kindness. Many thanks. Highly recommend!".

These little crackers are perfect for little hands. Brightly coloured with the 'Merry & Bright' decorative design, it's a modern take but with the classic Christmas reds and greens. Each cracker contains a hat, snap, gift and motto to make it that extra special. These crackers are really affordable and are also 100 per cent plastic-free.

One reviewer said: "Great crackers for children very colourful. Good selection."

These crackers are made for the whole family so are suitable for all ages. In your selection, you'll get 10 crackers, each with a sweet snowman or Father Christmas design - super festive and bound to look great on the table. Inside you'll get your hat to wear through Christmas lunch and beyond, a joke, and a gift.

One reviewer said: "I was very happy with these. They looked great on my Christmas table. They were a little bigger than I expected them to be so were good value for money and very sturdy. They were delivered quickly and were packaged securely. Would definitely recommend."

Any Disney-obsessed child will be a big fan of these crackers. In two designs featuring a very festive Mickey and Minnie Mouse, each cracker includes a hat and a motto. But kids will still get the chance to see other character favourites! In each cracker, there's a board hanging decoration, with each cracker hosting a different one of Mickey's friends. Which one will they get? They'll need to pull the cracker to find out.

In their classic red and white Christmas colours, these crackers will definitely add a touch of Christmas spirit to the dinner table. Once you've pulled the crackers, the kids can delight in a games while waiting for the Christmas turkey to finish cooking.

One reviewer said: "I generally buy these every year for use in my restaurant. They are fun, look good and are pretty good value for money."

An adorable gingerbread character, which contains a green tissue paper hat, a joke, an etched wooden gingerbread person and a paper race track. Inside the box are true and false paddles and a game play sheet - who will be the first to win the game?

If you want the crackers themselves to be reusable, why not buy your kids fabric crackers? Not only do they double up as napkins, but you can also get them personalised with their names beautifully embroidered. It's like an extra gift that'll make their Christmas dinner setting feel extra special. Choose from 18 colours with each cloth wrapped around a tube to create the 'cracker' look. They won't be able to pull them apart like a traditional cracker, but you can still add your own little gifts inside.

One reviewer said: "Beautiful, personalised crackers that should give years of pleasure and make a small contribution to waste reduction at Christmas. Our first year of using them so we've yet to see our family's reaction."

Themed to Santa's workshop, these crackers are packed with goodies for kids. It contains a box of 6 Christmas crackers, each filled with a tissue hat, motto, snap and a "Who Am I?" game with paper glasses, 12 game cards, score card and instructions, handy to keep the family entertained.