A few weeks ago, the kids held their first annual plant sale. Ethan, John and Grandpa built the plant stand (which will double as a potting table for Mom). We grew the plants from seeds and the kids had lots of fun tending the plants indoors this spring. On the day of the big sale, we had a nice selection of tomatoes and peppers to offer our customers, as well as homemade chocolate chip cookies and lemonade (Ethan's idea...good product diversification, too).
The excited growers stocked the table and posed for a quick picture before Dad attached the sign to the table.
Mary Kate LOVES her big brother and gives him a big hug...
Here's a picture Ethan took...a kid's view from behind the plant stand. Notice the yellow level in the right foreground. He was checking to make sure the stand was level.
We had a pretty steady stream of customers from the neighborhood, thanks to the signs we posted. Mom also put the word out to family, friends and teachers.
Gross income: $56.00 Not bad for 5 hours. Mom didn't charge the kids for the seeds, peat pots and cookie/lemonade supplies...I'll wait until they're a bit older before I teach them about Cost of Goods Sold.
We had a lot of inquiries about flowers, so we're thinking about expanding our operation to include one or two varieties of flowers for next year. Who knows, maybe we'll have Dad build a green house for the backyard.
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