Top 10 Cracker Fillers for Adults...
Do adults really want plastic kids’ toys and endless flimsy metal mini kitchen implements? We think not… Surely, most adults are now bored with the standard cracker fillers offered and would really like something more personal to them.
Here at the cracker company, we pride ourselves in our huge range of cracker filler gifts, a significant proportion of which are exclusive to us, with most of these being produced in house, here in Dorset.
But, what are the most popular cracker fillers for adults?
1. Keyrings
Perennially, the most popular cracker fillers are keyrings, which are both useful and can be selected to fit the recipient’s hobbies and interests.
As keyrings so get easily scratched, by the keys on the keyring, they are something that people often replace and may only do this when gifted a new one. After all, if we are not travelling abroad or going to theme parks, when do we ever come across a keyring shop…?
We have offer a terrific choice of metal keyrings, funny resin keyrings, novelty light up keyrings and English pewter keyrings too. Genuinely something for every taste.
Tape measure keyrings are really useful too, folding tapes for DIYers and retractable tapes for sewers and other soft crafters.
As most people have car keys on their keyring, as well as house keys, we always make sure that we have lots of car themed keyrings. The current most popular brands are Mini, BMW and Audi.
2. Magnets
As a close second to keyrings, magnets are always popular, everyone has somewhere to pop a small magnet, which has been chosen especially for them.
We have lots of funny magnets, which can add a real touch of humour to your cracker filler gifts. “Someone asked how much I normally spend on a bottle of wine. I don’t know… Half an hour?” and “Children are like pancakes, the first one is always a bit weird” are the amongst the most popular at the moment.
Lots of dogs and cats feature on our magnets range, which also includes magnetic bookmarks too.
Why not take a look at our “Office Banter” magnets for the desk based amongst us? Perhaps “I do understand, I just don’t care”, “Pretending to work from home” or “Your failures are not my emergency”?
All of our magnets fit our standard and large crackers, with the option to filter them by the size of cracker that you are using.
3. Seedballs
A modern phenomenon is seedballs, which hit the market a few years ago now but have remained very popular, especially as they also have an eco-vibe about them.
If you aren’t familiar with seedballs, these are clay balls, filled with wildflower seeds, which are insect friendly. The seeds can be either planted in garden pots or throne more generally in the garden or perhaps in a wildlife meadow.
We produce lots of variations of these, for all tastes and budgets and they are always well received.
Many of our seedball boxes are created in the same designs as our crackers, so that you can create a coordinated look – both the inside and outside of your cracker.
Maybe a pack of seedballs with the phrase “Best Grandad” with a gardening design, “Bee strong” with a bee design or “Always remembering” with a forget me not design.
There really is a pack of seedballs for everyone.
4. Tealights
Our tealight duos have proved an instant hit, these little packs of two tealights, designed to coordinate with our popular cracker designs, fit perfectly into both our standard and our large crackers.
Such a useful little cracker filler gift. Who can’t use tea lights at some point, even if only when scrambling around for candles during a power cut!
Gorgeous scents, chosen to coordinate with the decorative boxes, all of which are exclusive to us and designed here in Dorset.
How about “I Love You Mum” wording with rose scented tealights, “Be Zen” with a stacking pebbles design and zen salt cave scented tealights or a “Merry Christmas” wording on William Morris Strawberry thief design and strawberry scented tealights?
5. Pin badges
We are always amazed at how popular our pin badges are at Christmas, but throughout the year too…
Perhaps you will choose one of our most popular Christmas designs, maybe “Christmas Washer Upper”, “Sprouts make me fart” or “Santa’s Favourite”.
Alternatively, why not take I look at our humorous pin badges, which include phrases like “Adult (trainee)”, “Silently judging you” or “I look better online”…
To offer some guidance to the most popular pages and also to help those not wishing to browse, we have created a selection of our best selling pin badges in bundles too.
Do you know someone who’s “Allergic to children”, or perhaps someone who is always “Working on a hangover“? If so, you’ll find a badge for them, together with an ever-growing selection in our pin badge shop?
6. Mini games & puzzles
There is great value in adding mini games and puzzles to your crackers, as these have an immediate use, where they create an activity for the table, perhaps whilst waiting for desert or that dreaded Christmas pudding!
Many of our mini puzzles and games, have the option to choose a multi pack, where you are guaranteed that each one will be different. This means that there will be no duplicates at the table and also enables them to be shared, adding more value to the gifts.
Traditional mini wooden puzzles, mini question cards, old masterpiece jigsaws and dice games are amongst the most popular choices this year.
7. Toiletries
Every year, we introduce new toiletries to our range, to keep these current and offer something different.
For 2026, we are delighted to introduce our range of Clovelly mini soaps, which are great for travel bags, guestrooms and just because they smell nice!
The range even includes soaps and shave bars for gents, which are great for those difficult to buy for guys.
Not forgetting, of course, our hugely popular bath tea bags, for those who enjoy a good soak. Something a bit different and filled with bath salts in many different modern and traditional scents.
8. Button Wishes
You almost definitely won’t have heard of button wishes before, our exclusive button tokens.
The buttons are attached to cards with coordinating designs and sentiments, ready for you to add to your home-made crackers.
The recipients can either leave the button on the card or remove them and use them somewhere special, to permanently remind them of the thoughtful sentiments. Maybe they will sew it inside a handbag, or a coat, perhaps on a scarf or even on their slippers!
No matter where the button is attached, these really do make a very thoughtful and truly unique cracker fellow gift, chosen with the recipient in mind.
Maybe “Best dog Dad” with a cute dog button, “Stand tall, you are amazing” with a giraffe button or “I don’t give a…” with a rubber duck button?
9. Marbles for adults!
So then, here’s the thing…. Marbles aren’t just for kids. Well, not with The Cracker Company anyway. We have marble collections for ladies and gents too - you’re never too old for a game of marbles!
Each of our mini boxes contains one shooter and six game marbles, all coordinated to the theme of the box - just enough for a game of marbles at the celebration table and in any quiet moments afterwards…
“Have you lost your marbles?”, “Romantic Rose” or “Keep calm and keep your marbles!” wording boxes perhaps?
10. Mini mint tins
Choosing one of our very, very popular mini mint tins as your cracker gifts is short to be a hit. The mini tins contain tiny mints, which our ideal for the car, handbags or pockets - giving a minty hit on the move.
Super fun wordings including “Happy Pills”, “Happy Wife, Happy Life” and “Miracle Mints - they help you forget stupid people”.
With lots of car brands, including Audi, Ford, BMW and Mercedes, there is a tin for all car lovers. This is complimented by our selection of motorcycle themed tins.
Why not to take a look at this “fresh” spin on cracker filler gifts?