This is a sponsored post courtesy of New Jersey Lottery however thoughts and opinions are mine all mine.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s also the busiest and sometimes that can be stressful so, it’s always best to make things as easy as possible. Of course, I’m talking about the upcoming holidays.
Decorating, cooking and travel plans are a priority during the holiday and then there’s gifts. If your family is anything like mine we like to be very creative with the gifts but, we have a big family so we have to keep it simple.
One of the best and easiest gifts to give are scratch offs. I give my mom a stack every single year without fail. She loves them and I love that it’s such an easy solution. Now that my kids are old enough to get scratch offs they’ve been added to the list. My daughter recently moved to Jersey and I followed her so this year it will be New Jersey Lottery Holiday Scratch Offs for her. The way I look at it, if she wins, I win.
This year The New Jersey Lottery (www.njlottery.com) is introducing 4 new Holiday Instant Games ($1 Holiday Cheer, $2 Holiday Luck Times 10, $5 Holiday Sparkle, and $10 Season’s Gold). Top prizes range from $2,000 to $1,000,000.
These Holiday themed games are fun, festive, and appropriate for anybody to be given as a holiday gesture, stocking stuffer, or party favor. Instant games offer the wonder of a wrapped gift, the entertainment of a game experience and the potential for a large cash payout! No wrapping required so they are easy to give or send. These Holiday Instant Games are easily accessible at any local Lottery retailer.
If you want to just stick them in an envelope and give them that’s fine but, I’m going to give you some clever, fun and most importantly, easy ways to present the scratch offs as gifts with a personal touch.
The first one is as a decoration or ornament on cookies.
NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch Offs & Cookies
This is simple and cute gift that’s great for office grab bags , stocking stuffers or as a gift for a last minute guest.
All you need is:
- Holiday Cookies (baked or store bought)
- Cellophane Bags
- Ribbon
- New Jersey Lottery Tickets
Insert 3 – 10 cookies in the cellophane bags
Make sure you have enough to gather and close at the top with the ribbon
You can set the bagged cookies on a plate or in a bowl and use it as your tables center piece decoration until it’s time to give away.
The next clever DIY craft is a little more detailed but, STILL very easy.
NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch Off Gift Boxes
These are adorable and easy to make. You can leave them empty or fill them with maybe gold chocolate coins
All you need is:
- Ribbon
- Square Gift Box
- Gold Chocolate Coins or Chocolate “Stocking Coals” (optional)
- New Jersey Lottery Scratch Off Tickets
You’re simply going tape the Scratch offs together to create a box.
Add Chocolate coins or Coals inside (again optional)
Tie a ribbon of your choice around to create a gift box.
These can be placed as center pieces too or hung on your tree until the recipient arrives to get their gift.
These can be placed as center pieces too or hung on your tree until the recipient arrives to get their gift.
I hope you enjoyed my suggestions for quick, personal holiday gifts. The great thing about it is they’re inexpensive so you can make them for everyone if you wish and hey, that gift can turn out to be worth $2,000 to $1,000,000. You can thank me later and if the person received the New Jersey Lottery tickets from you winds up winning it will officially be the best gift ever. Oh, and don’t leave yourself out. I always buy a few to put in my own stocking. Have to treat yourself too. I’m already dreaming of escaping to a beautiful Caribbean island with my winnings.
Let me know your thoughts in the comment section or if you have a clever craft using NJ Lottery Holiday Scratch Offs be sure to share that too. You can find NJ Lottery Tickets at any brick and mortar Lottery retailer including 7-11, Quick Check and Wawa.
Happy Holidays! And Good Luck!
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