Christmas Bon Bons with Gifts Worth Keeping
The complaint about Christmas crackers is always the same: a paper hat, a bad joke, and a plastic trinket nobody wants. This range exists to fix that. Every bon bon here is handcrafted by Mistletoe & Merry, and the pull reveals something a guest actually keeps — a table game the whole lunch plays, organic tea, chocolate truffles, honey nougat, or a small piece worth taking home.
The collections run from Petite singles for the kids' table to Opulent and Distinction crackers that finish a formal setting, with Games, Novelty and pet crackers in between. Prices start at $6.95, so dressing a table of eight does not compete with the gift budget. Everything ships tracked Australia-wide, and because crackers are shelf-stable there is no reason not to have the table settled by November.
Pick by table, not by pattern
The fastest way through the range is to match the collection to the table you are setting. Petite singles suit place settings and kids' tables. Celebration and Festive 12s are the family-lunch workhorses — a dozen crackers in one tray. Luxury, Deluxe and Boutique step up the paper, the foiling and what is inside. Opulent and Distinction are for the table you photograph. The Games crackers — bingo, racing games, face-off, who-am-I — keep a long lunch moving, and there are Novelty designs for kids and even crackers for the family pets.
What makes these different
Mistletoe & Merry crackers are handcrafted rather than mass-produced, and the contents are chosen so the pull is not the end of the story: organic tea, chocolate truffles, honey nougat, gingerbread, mocktail mixes and playable table games instead of the usual plastic. The hats and jokes are still there — they are the good part of the tradition. The landfill is not.
Christmas bon bon questions
What is inside a Christmas bon bon?
Each cracker holds a paper crown, a motto or joke, and a gift. In this range the gift is the point: table games, teas, sweets and keepsakes vary by collection, with the contents listed on each product page.
How many bon bons do I need?
One per place setting, plus a few spares for unexpected guests. Most trays here hold six or twelve, so one tray covers a typical table.
When should I order Christmas crackers?
They are shelf-stable, so order whenever the table plan is settled — November is ideal. Weekday orders placed before 12pm are dispatched the same day, tracked with Australia Post.
Sending a full spread instead? Browse our Christmas hampers or the wider Christmas food and festive treats range.