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Description

Young People to make their own Christmas crackers and chocolates to put inside the crackers.

Resources

Crackers - cracker snaps, wrapping paper, toilet roll tubes, scissors, Christmas ribbon, tape

Chocolates - Chocolate, Christmas chocolate moulds, glass bowl, pan, small food safe bags

https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/christmas-assortment-silicone-mould/6710211000.html

Instructions

All young People to make chocolates first to allow them to set in enough time.

Chocolates -
Young leaders to melt chocolate in kitchen to prevent congestion. Each patrol to be at an individual table with a mould. Each young person will make three chocolates which is a row of the mould. Scouts should label the reverse of their row with their initials.
A young leader will then bring over the molten chocolate which the Scouts will then pour (with assistance if deemed necessary) into their row.
Once the patrol has poured their chocolate the mould should be placed in the fridge to set or an ice bath if time constraints.
Table to be wiped down ready for cracker craft.
Once chocolates have cooled they should be placed into a small food safe bag.

Crackers -
https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/ideas/how-to-make-christmas-crackers.html#howto

Cut your chosen paper so that it's three times the length and enough to cover the tube entirely.
Cut cracker snap to the same length and stick to the inside of the paper
Secure in the middle with tape then trim the ends so that it's roughly three times the length of the tube.
Scrunch and twist one end and tie with twine or ribbon.
Insert your chocolate bag into the other end then repeat the twisting and tying process.

Tags

• christmas cracker
• christmas craft

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