tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post556406334608370157..comments2023-10-19T07:39:15.390-07:00Comments on Paper Zone inspire.design.create: 5th Day of Christmas - Behold the rat ring! (Christmas Crackers)PZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11118481173493441282noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-17306565089681235702010-12-24T22:10:37.689-08:002010-12-24T22:10:37.689-08:00Shoot! Here it is Christmas Eve and I don't ha...Shoot! Here it is Christmas Eve and I don't have any crackers! This will be a great new tradition next year!Beejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02991850769464011670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-85461488516100704602010-12-21T14:52:05.073-08:002010-12-21T14:52:05.073-08:00What a great tradition! Sorry you got flooded! Som...What a great tradition! Sorry you got flooded! Sometimes it's just a pain to live in Seattle! But what do you do, we just deal with it! Hope your home is all better now. Thanks for sharing your great family tradition!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-77731958248974791242010-12-20T12:25:11.856-08:002010-12-20T12:25:11.856-08:00I have made them only with out the poppers as I ha...I have made them only with out the poppers as I have never been able to find the tag thingy that makes for the pop. I don't think they would sell the pulls as they probably contain sulfur which would make for the pop. Instead I take a toilet paper roll... You can buy them in pkg's and are sterile. I take a Friskars hand help cutter with a perforating blade on it..insert a round wood block (from my kids toy sack) inside the roll and cut around it well with a few cuts extra wide for easy breakage.Then glue a piece of ribbon on the inside so that when pulled they will pull apart. Then fill and decorate them. I make these for Christmas and Halloween. Unfortunately you don't get the pop but you still get then surprises inside.:)eyes2theoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004801781662463137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-28094704359179284522010-12-19T23:26:16.312-08:002010-12-19T23:26:16.312-08:00What a fun tradition to startWhat a fun tradition to startYC Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184782433156553614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-31857564509133216632010-12-19T11:58:42.403-08:002010-12-19T11:58:42.403-08:00Love the rat ring! My daughter-in-law's famil...Love the rat ring! My daughter-in-law's family has had the tradition of the Christmas crackers for years. They introduced it to our family the first Christmas we all spent together (~4 years ago.) It's great fun and our granddaughters have a blast making them "pop". Thanks for sharing this story. And I can empathize with your storm woes! We had damage, too.Mikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523913777049319906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-10144761741337816022010-12-19T11:32:25.763-08:002010-12-19T11:32:25.763-08:00Oh wow! I haven't done those in YEARS! These o...Oh wow! I haven't done those in YEARS! These ones, are way more beautiful tho, I almost wouldn't want to open it up!BonneauHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17441552229169252817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-27466360404846357982010-12-19T11:25:25.564-08:002010-12-19T11:25:25.564-08:00Oh I love Christmas crackers!Oh I love Christmas crackers!Atticelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942398987662426962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-26409676237970984102010-12-19T11:19:22.747-08:002010-12-19T11:19:22.747-08:00PS: OIC!! They come pre-made with toys!
Also, I do...PS: OIC!! They come pre-made with toys!<br />Also, I don'y use my BlogSpot, as I can'y figure out how to make it like I want it. I'm PaperObsessions on aol mail.Capturing Moments in Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236857696860712033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-78647261183348982212010-12-19T11:10:19.401-08:002010-12-19T11:10:19.401-08:00I would love to learn how to make a Christmas Popp...I would love to learn how to make a Christmas Popper too! Do yours at the store give complete instructions? Maybe I can do that next year!!<br /><br />And as for that fish joke...yes it is too funny! And my Grandson loves jokes! I couldn't get him a joke book this year like I usually do for Christmas, but they have a new aquarium!! It's just filled with interesting fish & shrimp & star fish! I will let him show me the newest additions Christmas Eve. Then I'll tell him your joke! He's 8 yrs old & will love that! Then he can use it when friends come over as he shows the fish & tells them what they are called!!<br />Thank you for that little bit of joy that I can share with him & his brothers & parents & friends!!<br />Merry Christmas Paper Zone Staff!<br />Especially those in the Tacoma Store!<br />They have always been so kind & helpful!!<br />Celia CliffordCapturing Moments in Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236857696860712033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-5388528203372851472010-12-19T10:22:34.562-08:002010-12-19T10:22:34.562-08:00What an awesome tradition! I love how the simplest...What an awesome tradition! I love how the simplest things can become the best memories. Thanks for sharing!Suzanne Bierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812716145443579044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-24704675928587206432010-12-19T10:13:40.805-08:002010-12-19T10:13:40.805-08:00Although I am sorry to hear about your flooding is...Although I am sorry to hear about your flooding issue, I thank you for sharing the Rat Ring!<br />I used to work at Packaging Specialties (a store in Seattle) who carry the "Cracker Strips" that make the crackers crack. I've made several myself, but have run out of the cracker strips.<br />I may need to purchase some ready-made ones from PZ this year! Too cute!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676732380675223341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-32155779286922216542010-12-19T09:54:54.705-08:002010-12-19T09:54:54.705-08:00I want a rat ring!I want a rat ring!a.copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399934978278891577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-18380815781760471982010-12-19T09:50:36.420-08:002010-12-19T09:50:36.420-08:00Sorry about the flooding! Christmas Crackers aren...Sorry about the flooding! Christmas Crackers aren't a tradition in our house, but they sure sound interesting!Mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683834170608608392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-89026770542047364342010-12-19T09:46:19.909-08:002010-12-19T09:46:19.909-08:00Love your post....although there have been a few y...Love your post....although there have been a few years we missed opening our Christmas Crackers - usually when we couldn't find them - this has been a tradition in our home as well....Happy Memories!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760573089274159857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-12048080764251930002010-12-19T00:15:12.591-08:002010-12-19T00:15:12.591-08:00I love this post!I love this post!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926254526995068977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-20886345492703578142010-12-18T22:54:17.120-08:002010-12-18T22:54:17.120-08:00I haven't made them from scratch. We carry t...I haven't made them from scratch. We carry the ready-made crackers at Paper Zone that include the toys like the rat ring. If you do make your own, please post pictures on our Facebook page. Would be interesting to see!Kim Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-6567823824747738482010-12-18T17:20:54.042-08:002010-12-18T17:20:54.042-08:00Love Christmas poppers. I have been wanting to do...Love Christmas poppers. I have been wanting to do them but does anyone know where you get the popping strings for them? It's the string you pull when you open the cracker to make it POP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686843043817742481.post-77065415925402154822010-12-18T15:54:46.187-08:002010-12-18T15:54:46.187-08:00you going to be selling rat rings soon? i want one...you going to be selling rat rings soon? i want one!MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990699590976482638noreply@blogger.com