Today our boys approached us about wanting to start their own car wash. My 6yods was rather funny, thinking they were going to build a car wash, like the ones in town! “I wonder how they are going to do that?!!?” We told them they could practice on OUR vehicles! They look much better. Daddy even went down to the hardware store and bought some car wash soap for them.
After they were done (it took them quite a while just to do Daddy's commuter car and the minivan), Daddy suggested that instead of a car wash, they put up some posters advertising that they are looking for odd jobs. Here is the text that my oldest came up with for the flyer:
Eager young men looking for odd jobs
Mowing, Raking, and other jobs
Please call ***-****
I really hope they get something out of it. We try to keep them busy, but there just isn't a lot of work to be done around here. Besides, we only pay them for the “extra” work that they do. Once we get moved onto our property, there will be plenty of work for them to do.
I also don't want to squelch the entrprenurial spirit in them. My oldest has wanted his own business since he was 5 years old, and constantly comes up with funny ideas on how to make money. We don't really live in the kind of place that they can set up a lemonade stand (although they HAVE tried it!), so it is hard coming up with something that they can do.
We will see what happens!
Ha! My daughter wants to set up a stand to sell our crab apples and tomatoes. 4 cents each, she says. We’re going to have to work on pricing to meet demand, I think.
My dh says that my bil would go door to door with rocks from the street and alley and sell them to the neighbors. He EVEN sold some! lol The blessings of good neighbors are priceless.
Edited by buffalorock on Aug. 1, 2006 at 2:21 PM
Two summers ago, when I was on bedrest, my boys had a little table in front of the house, and did this too! They did sell a couple of seashells and polished rocks that they had acquired, but they also sold some “pretty” ones that they just had picked up off of the ground in front of our house! They sold some to grandma (of course), and some to two friends who stopped by with meals for us!
Yes, thank the Lord for nice neighbors and friends!
Oh, I was listening to something the other day (I think by Cindy Rushton) about how she will always buy from kids stands, just to encourage their entreprenurial spirit! I thought that was a good thought!