How our Festive Scratchcards can add some play to Christmas

Don’t forget: National Lottery Scratchcards make over 5 winners a second.**

So, how might you use brand-new Festive Scratchcards to put a fun, fresh spin on some much-loved Christmas traditions? ‘Yule’ be surprised at just how many fun ideas we’ve come up with. How about indulging in a game of Hunt the Scratchcard like the people in our new ad? No cheating.

Just think of the new Scratchcards as amazing little extras that add some play, laughter and possibility of a life-changing win to the festive season. It’s a case of Ho-Ho-hope you scratch off a prize!

Here are seven exciting ways you could use National Lottery Scratchcards to add some play to grown-up festive traditions.

1. Slip a Scratchcard into each of your Christmas cards

Add the excitement of a Scratchcard to this year’s seasons greetings. It’s a little extra that could unlock an amazing prize. After all, Christmas is a time for giving.

2. Secret Santa

Elevate your Secret Santa game by giving a friend or loved one a Festive Scratchcard. Sadly, you won’t get the credit for this amazing gift – it's anonymous after all – but you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you’ve hit a home run when they open it.

3. Stocking fillers

Drop a Seasonal Scratchcard into a few grown-up Christmas Stockings. They’ll go down brilliantly along with the fridge magnet, the bath bomb, the scented candle and all those mint chocolates.

4. Dinner table delight

The food’s cooking and it’s time to lay the table for friends and loved ones. Why not add a Scratchcard to each place setting? They’ll go down brilliantly with everything from roast turkey to nut roast and will keep the conversation flowing while you put the finishing touches to your famous Christmas pudding.

5. Festive decor

Tree-mendous! Every year we dig out the baubles, tinsel and fairy lights. Now, there’s a new decoration in town, so it could be time to change things up at bit. Add some of our colourful Festive Scratchcards to the branches of your Christmas tree. Friends and loved ones can choose one of the Scratchcards when they collect their present from the impressive pile of gifts beneath the tree.

6. Gift tags

Pimp your pressies by using one of our Festive Scratchcards as a gift tag. Remember to write people’s names on the cards. You don’t want to give Uncle Dave’s new screwdriver set to Aunty Joan by mistake.

7. Crackers

Snap to it and get creative. Why not make your own Christmas crackers containing one of our seasonal Scratchcards as the gift? Simply add a paper party hat and a dodgy joke (Q: what do Snowmen eat for breakfast? A: ‘Ice’ Crispies) and you’re done.

When giving National Lottery draw tickets or Scratchcards as a gift, purchasers need to consider who they are gifting to and ensure they are always gifting responsibly – people need to be 18+ to buy, gift, receive and play – and to claim a prize.

**5 winners is an average based on data from 01/01/24 – 31/12/24

31st October 2025