Novelty S&P ShakersSalt and Pepper Grinders

There is a huge variety of novelty salt and pepper shakers available with a large following of very dedicated collectors.
You can join a number of collecting clubs and visit web pages full of the most amazing range and variety of shakers imaginable.

Traditional shakers are usually made of ceramics which includes porcelain, glass and bone china. They can also be made of other materials too such as metal, plastic and wood.

Here’s one for all the Doctor Who fans.

It is easy to see why these items are so collectible!

They make great gifts for those wo share the same interests. The great thing about novelty salt and pepper shakers is that if you can imagine it – they probably make it!

At the more expensive end of the market, salt and pepper “servers” can be made of silver or silver plate and other more expensive materials.

“Cruet sets” is another term for S&P shakers, the contents of which can be served by small spoon, ground as well as shaken.

Here is more information about collecting novelty salt and pepper shakers and further links for those who may be interested in cruet sets and collecting these items.

Novelty Shakers & Children

A good idea to encourage small children to sit to the table for a meal is buying a set of novelty salt and pepper shakers. Children can play with them while waiting for their meal and it encourages conversation over the meal.

Novelty salt and pepper shakers can be made from plastic, ceramic or glass and can come in a variety of shapes, sizes or characters. Small children won’t get their hands caught playing with the novelty salt and pepper shakers and they are non toxic if they were put near a child’s mouth.

Meal times can be made a lot more fun for children if using the novelty shakers. It might encourage some conversation about where food comes from and why we use salt and pepper to flavour our food.

Children will find it easier to lay the table out before a meal and to put the novelty cruet set in the middle of the table. Consequently they can go on to learn good table manners and about preparing food for family and friends alike.