Caitlin
My two daughters, ages 11 and 13, want to raise money for animal abuse and neglect. It is summer time, but they probably already grew out of lemonade stands. What is a good thing for them to do to raise money? (I will let them go door to door if they stay in the neighborhood)
Answer
Do extra chores for your parents (dust furniture, vacuum carpets, sweep floors, scrub windows). Negotiate the best fees you can, maybe half what they might pay a professional.
Another idea, sell jewelry to a near by, local coffee shop and split the profit. (Make sure this coffee shop isn't a coffee shop that is in a big chain or something, like, don't go to a starbucks!!!)
Mow lawns. Charge different fees depending on the size of the yard.
Sell some of your things that you don't want, with your parents permission.
Walk dogs. They love it, and it would really help out the owner.
Babysit smaller children. Take a babysitting course.
Water Neighbors Plants.
Car washes
Become a "gofer"
Look after the neighbors pets when they go off on vacation.
Go to a local restaurant and see if you can bus tables.
Work for yourself.
Make a profit from selling things. For example, buy $25 of sweets and sell them to other kids at twice the price and you have already made $25.
Sell homemade cookies, brownies, cakes or muffins.
Sell gum
Sell candy at school. You can make around $80 by selling a big bag of Jolly Ranchers for 25 cents a piece. If it's against school rules...sell somewhere else. (Outside the local toy store?)
Wash cars and bikes.
Make your own greeting cards then sell them.
Some states accept glass bottles, soda cans, and plastic bottles at grocery stores, you usually get 5 cents each, but when you bring a really big bag you can get a lot.
Make signs and sell signs. If a new business is opening ask if they would like a few signs and create them and sell them per bundle or sheet.
Find out if there's a craft fair near you which charges small fees or no payment at all. Open your own booth with some friends and sell handmade cards, jewelry, or crafty figures. Your booth can be as small as a card table or as big as a tent
Ask your parents if you can have a few friends over and go to the flea market and set up a booth and sell items there.
Buy a gum ball machine and place it prominently in your house. Good location include places where your parents empty their pockets of spare change in the evening when they come home from work. If the members of your family prefer chocolate, find a machine that dispenses M&M candies. An eleven-year-old boy in bend, Oregon collected more than 200 dollars in quarters in approximately nine months.
Do extra chores for your parents (dust furniture, vacuum carpets, sweep floors, scrub windows). Negotiate the best fees you can, maybe half what they might pay a professional.
Another idea, sell jewelry to a near by, local coffee shop and split the profit. (Make sure this coffee shop isn't a coffee shop that is in a big chain or something, like, don't go to a starbucks!!!)
Mow lawns. Charge different fees depending on the size of the yard.
Sell some of your things that you don't want, with your parents permission.
Walk dogs. They love it, and it would really help out the owner.
Babysit smaller children. Take a babysitting course.
Water Neighbors Plants.
Car washes
Become a "gofer"
Look after the neighbors pets when they go off on vacation.
Go to a local restaurant and see if you can bus tables.
Work for yourself.
Make a profit from selling things. For example, buy $25 of sweets and sell them to other kids at twice the price and you have already made $25.
Sell homemade cookies, brownies, cakes or muffins.
Sell gum
Sell candy at school. You can make around $80 by selling a big bag of Jolly Ranchers for 25 cents a piece. If it's against school rules...sell somewhere else. (Outside the local toy store?)
Wash cars and bikes.
Make your own greeting cards then sell them.
Some states accept glass bottles, soda cans, and plastic bottles at grocery stores, you usually get 5 cents each, but when you bring a really big bag you can get a lot.
Make signs and sell signs. If a new business is opening ask if they would like a few signs and create them and sell them per bundle or sheet.
Find out if there's a craft fair near you which charges small fees or no payment at all. Open your own booth with some friends and sell handmade cards, jewelry, or crafty figures. Your booth can be as small as a card table or as big as a tent
Ask your parents if you can have a few friends over and go to the flea market and set up a booth and sell items there.
Buy a gum ball machine and place it prominently in your house. Good location include places where your parents empty their pockets of spare change in the evening when they come home from work. If the members of your family prefer chocolate, find a machine that dispenses M&M candies. An eleven-year-old boy in bend, Oregon collected more than 200 dollars in quarters in approximately nine months.
What to put in a "kid cave"?
Cordelia
We have an extra room above the garage in our new house, and we were thinking of turning it into a kind of kid cave. Not a playroom stocked with cheap plastic toys, more like a treehouse. Our kids are young elementary/preschool school age, but the room should grow with them.
We want it to be a space for hanging out with friends and relaxing. Definitely no TV/video games. What would be cool up there?
I'm thinking tons of board games, cool things to sit on/climb on, etc. My husband's pretty good with building things, and he was thinking of creating a lofted space in the room or putting something really cool in, like a rock climbing wall or something. Our other idea was a massive chalkboard/chalkboard paint on one wall.
Any ideas?
Answer
Your ideas are great. Include storage. Love the chalkboard and rock climbing wall idea but do install mats under the rock climbing wall for safety. A cork wall or framed cork board for tacking their art to. Lots of comfy seating - ben bags chairs, sling chairs, director chairs. A tent, hammock, shelving for board games, a card table to play games on. Puzzles, climbing rope, hinged boxes for storage with an upholstered cushion top to double as seating. Lots of bright colors - geometric paint patterns will transition well as the children grow. Yes on the lofted space. Perhaps make the loft look like a pirate ship or a race car. Kid safe lighting. Flooring? Stain resistant loop carpet or wood with bright throw rugs. As the children get older you can incorporate a dart board. Maybe include a small refrigerator for drinks and snacks.
What a wonderful idea! Lucky children!
Good luck and Merry Christmas to you and your family
Your ideas are great. Include storage. Love the chalkboard and rock climbing wall idea but do install mats under the rock climbing wall for safety. A cork wall or framed cork board for tacking their art to. Lots of comfy seating - ben bags chairs, sling chairs, director chairs. A tent, hammock, shelving for board games, a card table to play games on. Puzzles, climbing rope, hinged boxes for storage with an upholstered cushion top to double as seating. Lots of bright colors - geometric paint patterns will transition well as the children grow. Yes on the lofted space. Perhaps make the loft look like a pirate ship or a race car. Kid safe lighting. Flooring? Stain resistant loop carpet or wood with bright throw rugs. As the children get older you can incorporate a dart board. Maybe include a small refrigerator for drinks and snacks.
What a wonderful idea! Lucky children!
Good luck and Merry Christmas to you and your family
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