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Aunt Em
True Blue Farmgirl
137 Posts
Emme
Carnation
WA
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 Posted - Feb 19 2008 : 11:55:21 AM
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My daughters are only almost 7 and almost 9 and really want to start a business. Any ideas? We live in the country so there's no dog walking or lemonade stand opportunities. :) I think my 6 year old is going to take over the care of the chickens and sell the eggs, but my 9 year old is still stumped. We've thought of maybe making homemade body care products, but that may be too complicated to keep up with...we've never done anything like that before. Please help us brainstorm!
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2008 : 12:03:13 PM
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How about a seedling stand this Spring? Start her out now with some vege seeds and flower seeds and sell them that way. Make a cute hand painted "Farm Fresh Egg's and Seedling's 4 Sale sign. When I was young, I mucked out stalls for a bit of dough. If there's another farm that needs a hand, that's always a possibility. It was years ago, but I got a $1.50 a stall. Seemed like a million dollars then, especially in a racehorse barn!!
Then there is always babysitting (which I hated...)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2008 : 12:08:17 PM
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My boys once sold fishing worms they dug in our compost area (I won't say pile..cuz that sounds neat and it wasn't) and did really well. I would drive them to the fishing holes and we would fish and they would sell worms. They had a little sign out front for awhile too. They loved it. I guess that would depend on how "girly" your girls are. My oldest daughter would for sure handle worms..but younger one wouldn't.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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italianchildhood
True Blue Farmgirl
172 Posts
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Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 11:05:03 AM
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I think it's a great idea to involve children in a business so they can understand how money works, what you have to do to earn it, I think it can be a great lesson for later on in life.
I don't know that I have any good ideas though for your older daughter... Sorry...
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 12:56:16 PM
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When I was 12, brother 9, we had an odd jobs company. We went around to neighbors we knew, and asked to mow lawns, etc. We only got ripped off once, and learned to agree to a price before we started work. My dad had a fruit/vege business, and we would go to the Oregon Coast on weekends, and sell produce on the road side. Dad would sell us one type of produce, and we would have to figure out how much to sell it for to make a good profit. We really learned a lot doing that. If your girls make any crafts, you might consider a craft fair table. People are suckers for kid crafts!
Farmgirl Sister #91
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2008 : 09:30:33 AM
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When I was ten, I wanted to open a pet store in our front living room. LOL My mum helped me come up with a good alternate 'business' that would allow me to have a little extra spending moolah, and still do something pet-related. She helped me put together a monthly newsletter, just a couple pages long, where I could write articles on pet health, etc. I had about 35 subscribers (friends and family) who paid the $12 subscription cost ($1/issue).
I would read up on different areas of pet care, or what kinds of animals made the best pets for kids, etc. and write articles on those topics. I'd also interview 'pet professionals', such as animal shelter workers, pet groomers, veterinarians, etc., and write an article on them and their establishment. The more supportive ones even paid me to include an ad in my newsletter. Another thing I did was interview pet owners and write up a story about their pet. A lot of people loved to have the article all about their fur baby, and were very enthusiastic about it.
My mum would take the articles, edit them, and then type everything out and combine everything I'd provided (articles, artwork, classified ads, etc.) into the finished newsletter. We would then take it down to the local copy shop, and the owner printed off the 35 copies free for us each month.
I remember making close to $300 profit off of this, and at ten years old, that was quite the accomplishment.
If your daughter likes to write at all, something like that might be fun for her. Of course, it doesn't have to be pet related, I'm sure any topic she loves would be fun for her to write about. It's a good way to practice math, English, and 'people' skills, too. :)
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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