DIY Holiday Village with NJ Lottery Games
December 3, 2020This is a sponsored post written by me for the NJ Lottery. All opinions are mine alone.
For as long as I can remember, I have set up a little village scene in my home during the holiday season. I love the quaint little houses, mini Christmas trees, street lights and festive townspeople. This year, I’m putting a fun spin on my holiday village. I’ll be decorating the houses with NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch-Offs. It’s a fun, easy way to create a high-impact holiday scene!
By the way, did you know that The New Jersey Lottery (www.njlottery.com) is introducing 4 Holiday Scratch-Offs ($1, $2, $5 Happy Holidays, and $10 $1,000,000 Spectacular) this year? These lottery tickets make such a perfect gift or stocking stuffer for any adult on your shopping list. I love that wrapping is not required, so they’re super easy to give to anyone.
Ready for the easy tutorial for my holiday village? Start by gathering some basic supplies:
- NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch-Offs (the tickets I used in my project were provided to me from the NJ Lottery)
- small pieces of craft wood, various shapes
- popsicle sticks
- hot glue (you can use any tacky glue instead, but please note it will take longer to dry)
- miscellaneous village accessories (townspeople, Christmas trees, street lights, etc.)
Begin by using the wood and hot glue to form a box. This will be the base of the house. Create a simple roof by gluing two more pieces of wood together at an angle. I also used popsicle sticks to add a bit more visual interest to the house. Note: If you’d rather not make your own houses, you can usually find pre-made wooden houses at most craft stores.
For this second house, I used larger pieces of wood and opted for a flat roof. Maybe this is the village bank! 🙂
Next it’s time for paint. I used this light blue paint and just applied a light wash of color on the wood. Don’t forget that a large portion of the houses will be covered by NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch-Off Games.
Using a piece of double-sided tape, adhere the lotto tickets right onto the sides of the houses. I absolutely love the way these houses came out! Isn’t it so cool that I was able to incorporate NJ Lottery Holiday Games into my holiday village this year?! I also added a little red bow and a little piece of garland to the fronts of the houses.
Now it’s time to add all the fun details: faux snow on the ground, little townspeople, street lights, fairy lights, brick road, and more. This is where the magic happens! I put all this inside a gold tray so I can easily move this village around the house as needed.
The NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch-Offs make gift giving simple and stress-free. For example, I plan to display this holiday village in my home throughout the Christmas season. Then, on Christmas, I can hand out NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch-Offs to a few guests.
What a fun twist on my holiday village!! Look at how easy it is to move my little village around the house!
I just know my guests will love receiving NJ Lottery Holiday Games on Christmas. After all, these Scratch-Offs offer the thoughtfulness of a present, the excitement of a game and the possibility of a big cash win!
Want to pick up a few NJ Lottery tickets yourself? Find them at any brick and mortar retailer in New Jersey, such as 7-Eleven, QuickCheck and Wawa. I love getting creative during the holidays and this DIY project featuring Holiday Scratch-Off Games is one of my favorite creations ever!
By the way, if your Scratch-Off tickets are not winners, Million Dollar Replay allows you to enter them into second chance drawings. You could be selected as 1 of 400 who win a $250 prize or 1 of 15 who win a prize between $10,000 – $1,000,000. How exciting is that!
Don’t forget to check out NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch-Offs for your gifts & decor this year. Do you enjoy giving and getting lottery tickets during the holidays?
You must be 18 or older to buy a lottery ticket. The New Jersey Lottery reminds players, it’s only a game…remember to play responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER®.
You made such a nice festive village for the holidays. Besides looking great it would be so much fun to play the lottery and maybe even win some holiday prize.
Exactly! The potential to win big is so exciting!
That is a really cute idea! I like the holiday village and have never thought of making one with lottery tickets.
I’m so excited about this fun twist on my holiday village this year!
What a cute idea!! I love this and I know the kids would love making this too.
Such a cute and crafty idea! Always loves getting lottery tickets as a kid and this would make it even more fun!
This is such a cute idea! I love playing the lottery because you never know. It might be YOUR time to win.
Right?! It’s so much fun!
That is such a fun idea, we always give scratch cards at Christmas but have never done anything like this!
Your holiday village is so cute. What a great idea to add the lotto tickets to the buildings.
Thanks, Beth. I really love the way this whole village came out!
Love the little village you made! I would love to win the lottery and buy myself and all my loved ones a village of our own. =)
Thanks so much, Monica! Have a great weekend.
Wow that’s amazing. Really creative and fun way to create it with my kids. I do have some lottery tickets here somewhere. I guess i need to find them quickly.
Scratch off tickets are an important part of my stocking stuffers! We all love them so much!
This is such a great idea. I love it! I think anyone would be lucky to get lottery tickets. I would sure love it.
When I hear “lottery”, I think about holidays. Thanks for sharing this!
What a fun idea! I always give NJ lottery scratch offs for the holidays.
This is such an awesome idea! I would love to make something like this.
What a cute idea! We do scratchers in our stockings every year with my family. This would be a cute idea on how to give and display them! Yours turned out great.
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