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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 (31–40)

Fortune slips made with a snack tube

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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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Surprise Omikuji Coin Bank

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Surprise Omikuji Coin Bank

Be amazed by the roulette that pops out the instant you put in money! It’s a fortune-telling piggy bank with a fun mechanism.

Cut a milk carton and make a coin slot, then build the mechanism using items like thick paper, rubber bands, kite string, and pieces cut from a plastic bottle.

Set the roulette, made from a plastic wrap core and cardboard, inside, and finish it off with big eyes that make it look like it’s staring intently at the money going in.

Since the mechanism is a bit complex, if you’re making it with a child, it might be best to have them handle the exterior decorations around the box.

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Thousand-string Fishing (Senbon-tsuri)

Perfect for summer festivals and events☆Senbon-tsuri (lucky fishing game)

Thousand-string Fishing (Senbon-tsuri)

The festival game Senbon Tsuri that everyone loves—I’ve heard some regions call it “Senbon Biki.” What about in your area? In Senbon Tsuri, you pull a string that’s connected to a prize, and you get whatever you hit.

It’s fun precisely because it’s so simple: you just pull a string.

I wonder if old-fashioned candy shops still have small lottery games modeled after Senbon Tsuri.

If the prizes are candy and snacks, it’s an activity everyone can enjoy, from little kids to slightly older boys and girls.

At a large venue, a jumbo Senbon Tsuri could even be the main attraction!

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Hanging-type thousand-lot lottery

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Hanging-type thousand-lot lottery

Recommended for those who want to make a space-saving lottery string game (senbon-kuji)! This is a hanging type idea using a shallow box.

First, remove the lid from the box and make holes for the strings in the bottom of the box body and the ceiling of the lid.

Next, thread the strings—each connected to a prize—through the holes, then reassemble the box body and lid.

However, because you can see which hole in the lid each string comes out of with this method, you’ll need to pass each string through a different hole on the lid after threading it through the box body.

Make sure the strings run in a zigzag pattern inside the box.

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Shake-Shake Fortune

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Shake-Shake Fortune

There are also omikuji where you shake a box and draw a stick, right? I’ve heard that in recent years, more children have never tried that type.

So why not do a craft together and let them experience it? For the tube part, which seems the hardest to make, use the cardboard core from a roll of plastic wrap.

Then attach a bottom, put in the chopstick sticks, and it’s done.

Traditionally, you draw a fortune again from the box that matches the number written on the stick, but it’s also fine to write the result directly on the stick.

Since writing directly with a pen can bleed, the trick is to wrap the stick with paper first and then write on it.

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Handmade Raffle That Kids Will Love! A Fun Collection of Ideas to Make and Play With (41–50)

A thousand-prize lottery you can make with a box and a drain cover

If you pull all the strings in the candy lottery, it turns into a rhythm battle—our family is having way too much fun lol himawari-CH

A thousand-prize lottery you can make with a box and a drain cover

Introducing a senbon-kuji (string lottery) made with a suitably sized box and a drain cover! Prepare a box with one face just a bit larger than the drain cover.

Fit drain covers into the front and back of the box, then thread strings with prizes attached through them—that’s it.

The drain covers neatly gather the strings, so neither the strings nor the prizes get tangled or scattered.

Since the prizes are placed around the box, try to secure as much space as possible when using this idea.

Despite its compact appearance, you can enjoy a dynamic lottery experience that’s sure to liven things up!

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A thousand-lottery you just line up in a box

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A thousand-lottery you just line up in a box

This is a super easy Senbon-kuji (string lottery) you can make by simply arranging prizes in a box.

Prepare a box that can hold all the prizes.

Then just attach strings to the prizes and line them up inside the box—that’s it! You can make it with things you already have at home, so it’s perfect for hosting a little festival at home.

The larger the box, the more prizes you can fit inside, so adjust the size to match the scale of the festival or event where you’ll run the lottery.

It’s also easy for kids to help with, making it a great idea for children’s groups or fun get-togethers.

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In conclusion

There are many types of handmade raffles that kids love, such as losing-draw lotteries, garapon (lottery drums), and scratch-off cards.

The materials are all easy to find, and once you grasp the key points, they’re simple to make—that’s part of the appeal.

If you tailor the prizes and designs to your event, you’ll create special memories filled with children’s smiles.

Give it a try and set the stage for a fun time with a handmade raffle!