| Turning Crafts Into Cash |
From "Crafty Kids"
episode DCK-105 |
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Tired of just babysitting for the summer? Try earning some extra cash with a project that's fun to do! Joe Lamancusa has written a book with great ideas for turning crafts into cash and other clever ways for kids to make money. - Lamancusa says when starting out you don't need to invest a lot of money in supplies. He suggests making samples of your craft and then selling them. This will give you an idea of what kind of market is out there for the product.
- Use flyers to advertise your job or product. Distributing flyers will let friends and family know what you're selling. Flyers should provide information about the job or product. Lamancusa mentions taking flyers to schools to let parents know you have a great product to sell.
- One craft that's mentioned in the book is shirt decorating. All you need is to tape the lettering of a name on a shirt, spray-paint the entire shirt with fabric paint, and when the paint has dried pull off the tape. You now have an impressive personalized shirt (figure A).
For more money-making ideas, check out these books:
Kid Cash: Creative Money-Making Ideas
(Econo-Clad Books, 1999)
by Joe Lamancusa
101 Marvelous Money-Making Ideas for Kids
(Tor Books, 1995)
by Heather Wood
The Totally Awesome Business Book for Kids: With Twenty Super Businesses You Can Start Right Now
(Newmarket Press, 1995)
by Adrian G. Berg
RESOURCES :
Joe Lamancusa
Visual Design Concepts / Creative Directions
North Canton44720
Phone: 330-494-7224
Fax: 330-494-2918
Email: joe@lamancusa.com
Website: www.lamancusa.com
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