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Handmade Lottery Draws Kids Will Love! A Fun Collection of Ideas to Make and Play

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Get excited with family and friends! How about creating special memories with a homemade lottery draw? We’ll show you how to make surprisingly simple raffles—like dropping-lot lotteries, garapon wheels, and gashapon-style draws—that kids and adults alike will love.

Using everyday materials like cardboard and origami, you can achieve a professional-looking finish.

Perfect for festivals and events, and great for doubling the fun during everyday playtime too! From working together to build it to the thrilling moment of drawing a ticket, you’ll enjoy wonderful, smile-filled moments.

Handmade raffle that kids will love! A fun collection of ideas to make and play with (21–30)

Fortune-telling made with a paper cup and straw

[Easy Craft] Who can draw the best fortune? “Omikuji”

Fortune-telling made with a paper cup and straw

A fun craft to do with kids is a fortune-drawing toy made from a paper cup and a straw.

Since all you need are a paper cup and a straw, it’s easy to try.

The structure is simple, too: combine paper cups to make a tube, then insert a straw into it.

Use a pen to write results like “good luck” or “bad luck” on the straw.

If you change the words, you can also use it to assign teams for games or decide cleaning duties.

You can even decorate the paper cups to your liking for extra fun.

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Paper Cup Doll Lottery

[Craft] Super handy!! A raffle draw that every household should have

Paper Cup Doll Lottery

This raffle made from paper cups is just so cute—you’ll want to say, “Hey, something’s coming out of its mouth!” The part coming out of the mouth is the raffle strip.

You make it using two paper cups, a coffee filter, colored paper, and more.

By changing the cup colors, hairstyles, and decorations with colored paper, you can arrange it to look like different people, objects, or even animals! It seems handy for times when your family needs to draw lots to decide something, and if you have one at home, it’ll probably see a lot of use!

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Handmade raffle that kids will love! A fun collection of ideas to make and play (31–40)

omikuji (a Japanese fortune slip typically drawn at Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples)

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Let’s scratch with a coin! Here’s an idea for a fortune-slip (omikuji) project.

A scratch card is a card with a colored scratch-off area; when you scratch it with a coin or a fingernail, it reveals a win or a loss.

This time, instead of wins and losses, let’s make a scratch card that incorporates omikuji elements.

You’ll need things like dish soap, paint, tape, cards, and a brush.

If the paint is too thin, the content written on the card will show through, so adjust the thickness as you make it.

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[100-Yen Shop] Thousand-String Lottery Kit

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[100-Yen Shop] Thousand-String Lottery Kit

Senbon Kuji is a classic festival lottery game.

You can even buy a ready-to-play kit at 100-yen shops.

It’s a small, at-home version, but it’s perfect if you want to enjoy Senbonbiki casually.

To set it up, just assemble the main unit and thread strings with prizes attached through the holes in the top.

It already comes printed with a festival stall-style design, so no extra decorations are needed.

Since the main unit is on the smaller side, be sure to choose small prizes to attach.

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[DIY] A Senbon Lottery Made with Wood and Wire Netting

Easy DIY: Treasure Fishing Mini! How to make a Senbonbiki (thousand-string pull) that kids will love. Sturdy wooden construction lets you hold a festival at home!

[DIY] A Senbon Lottery Made with Wood and Wire Netting

If you want to use a senbon-kuji lottery multiple times, cardboard can feel a bit unreliable.

So, here’s an idea! Build the frame with wood for excellent stability and durability—you can reuse it as many times as you like.

Attach a wire grid to the ceiling, thread strings tied to the prizes through it, and secure them.

The look is very simple and stylish, but you can also paint and decorate it to give it a festive vibe.

You can get all the materials at a home improvement store.

Tools are required, so prepare them first and give it a try.

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Omikuji Roulette

[Omikuji Coin Bank] Sakura’s Crafts Room 18: Let’s make it with a milk carton — perfect for a summer vacation independent research (craft) project! DIY Coin Bank from a Milk Carton

Omikuji Roulette

This is a roulette-style omikuji made from a milk carton.

Cut 5 cm off the top of the carton, press the top into a cross shape to form the internal paddles for the roulette, and staple them in place.

Next, make slits in the main body part and fold them inward.

Make a coin slot and a hole for a bamboo skewer on the side, then set the roulette paddles you just made inside so they move in sync with the skewer.

Finally, make the external roulette dial out of cardboard, attach it, and you’re done! The mechanism spins the roulette when you insert a coin, so you can tell your fortune every time you save money, which makes it extra fun.

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Fortune slips made with a snack tube

What will you get? Have a fun New Year with an original lucky draw.

Fortune slips made with a snack tube

Here’s a simple fortune-drawing game using a cylindrical container, like an empty potato chip can.

Spread glue on construction paper and stick it to the side and lid, then make a hole in the lid just big enough for a coin to pass through.

Next, write fortunes on clean, dried ice cream sticks and put them in the container.

Apply adhesive around the inner rim of the lid and close it, and your instant fortune-drawing game is ready! The fun part of a handmade fortune is that you can freely come up with the contents.

Why not create it with the whole family while thinking up amusing fortunes with your child?

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