Today my we had a yard sale at my parents’ house. My brother’s family and my family sold things, along with my parents. I decided this would be a perfect time to let my children have a lemonade stand.
We live out in the country and probably wouldn’t have many customers if we tried to set one up here. I remember trying to sell lemonade when I was a girl (living in the house we live in now) and the only customers I had were my dad and the mailman. 🙂
However, my parents live in a small town where a festival is taking place this weekend. I felt confident my children would be able to sell some lemonade.
We set up a card table and put some bright yellow paper on top. My 6 & 8 year old boys were ready to sell. They were selling the lemonade for 25 cents per cup.
Yay, their first customer! It didn’t matter that it was my dad, they were excited to start earning some money.
Well, they might earn some money if their 3 year old brother doesn’t drink all of the lemonade. 😉
Not being one to miss an educational opportunity, I asked the boys to tally how many cups of lemonade they sold and how much money they made.
My 8 year old son got the most out of this money making venture. He worked (with the occasional help of his brothers, his older sister, and the neighbor girl) for over 2 hours. The kids made $6.25.
My son asked me what we were going to do with the money. He and I decided he could spend a little at the neighbor’s yard sale and that we would keep the rest of the money (and the money we made at the yard sale) to use for some family fun this summer. He thought that sounded like a good idea.
While this wasn’t an activity that all of my children were involved with for a long period of time, they did all take part in some way. I think it was a fun learning experience for them.
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