This is a sponsored post through Blog Meets Brand. The tickets were provided by the New Jersey Lottery. Please note that any personal opinions reflected in this post are my own and have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.
The holidays are approaching rapidly. Chances are good that you will find yourself in need of something fun and affordable, possibly for a stocking stuffer or party favor. It could be for one person, or even for a group. Instant lottery tickets are always a sound option. By themselves they are a great gift, stocking stuffer or party favor. And, there are fun ways to package lottery tickets up. For example, you can make a DIY Advent Calendar. This is a super simple and affordable project that can be lots of fun. This project is perfect for groups, including families, coworkers and organizations.
To complete this project you will need:
- 1 large piece of poster board (I used an 18×24 piece that cost $2.29.)
- Enough cardstock to make pockets for a specific number of days that you determine. (I got a book of 36 6×6 cards for $2.49.)
- Stickers for the dates (One package from 1-25 with a couple of words cost $1.00.)
- New Jersey Lottery Holiday tickets to fill the pockets
To make the calendar, place the poster board on a table. I wanted to create a pocket for each day. Before you start cutting, you will need to know the size of your pockets. I used different NJ Lottery Holiday Instant Games. To keep the pockets evenly sized, I cut the cardstock to fit the width of the largest of the tickets that I was using.
I cut the cardstock pieces in half. I then placed seven pieces in one row from left to right. I repeated this until I had five rows. These pockets represented the days in December.
Once the pockets were where I wanted to place them, I stapled them onto the poster board. I stapled once on the bottom in the middle, and once on each side. These three staples ensure that the lottery ticket wouldn’t fall out.
Once your pockets are all in place, place the date stickers onto each date.
All that’s left to do is for people to put their lottery scratch-off tickets into the pockets.
One of the great things about using lottery tickets in an advent calendar is that you can make it fit whatever spending guidelines you set.
The New Jersey Lottery has four Holiday themed Instant Games available for the 2015 Holiday season. The games are:
- $1 Holiday Cheer
- $2 Holiday Luck Times 10
- $5 Holiday Sparkle
- $10 Season’s Gold
Top prizing on these games ranges from $2,000 to $1,000,000. Instant games provide the recipient with a sense of anticipation, the entertainment of a game experience and the exciting potential for a large cash payout!The four holiday themed instant games are festive, and are a great gift option for any adult. The NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch offs are easily accessible at any brick & mortar Lottery retailer in your area. My store of choice is my local Wawa.
You must be 18 or older to buy a lottery ticket. The New Jersey Lottery reminds players, it’s only a game so remember to play responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1800-GAMBLER. Parents are urged to think twice about gifting lottery tickets to children. For more information visit New Jersey Lottery. You can also connect with the New Jersey Lottery on Facebook and Twitter.
What would you do if you won on a NJ Lottery Holiday Instant ticket?
This is so creative I love it!
That is a wicked good idea! I want to make one for my hunny!
What a fun idea for an Advent Calendar! I have never thought of making one like this before.
This is just about the best adult advent calendar ever. I’ll be doing this for some of my friends.
That’s such a clever idea. It would be so fun to have a new surprise waiting each day of the month.
I love this idea and my parents are big lotto players, so a gift like this would go over quite well. Although we do not have lottery in my state, we are traveling somewhere that does soon and I could easily pick up scratchers!
pretty much the best gift ever! Never seen an advent calendar with lottery tickets before. If I won… vacation!
This would be the perfect gift for me dad. He would love this! So clever!
This is a really cool idea! Never thought of making an advent calendar like this, I bet adults would have a blast with it – even kids really!
What an adorable idea. I love making fun things out of recycled materials.
What a fun idea. Love to find new uses for things. I have a lucky daughter maybe I should do this for her, would be a fun idea for a college kid away from home.
I have never used an advent calendar. I like the lottery twist on this one instead of candy.
I would LOVE this! I have so much fun playing those instant lotto games.
This is so creative. I would have a great time playing these all month.
Now this is my kind of Advent Calendar! What a great idea.
Crafting an advent calendar with spots for lottery tickets is a great idea for some of the adults in my family. This is going to be fun!
Wow I can’t believe how easy it was to create! I love the festive paper you used too
This is an unusual advent calendar. Not sure my friend would use this.
What a creative idea. It is so fun to dream about winning the lottery. I would move to the ocean and buy a condo by the sea.
You’re so creative and smart, I never thought this way fun.
Ha, now that’s my kind of advent calendar!! We always put the scratch off tickets in Christmas stockings. This would be more fun. 🙂
It all depends on the prize amount, probably get something extra for hubby.
This is such a creative idea! If I won the lottery, I’d move to a warmer client and hire a full time housekeeper! 🙂
Now that’s how you bring in the holidays! I’m going to do this this year.
Very cute idea! We can make it with the California Lotto. Thank you for sharing.