Getting Kids Involved In Garage/Yard Sales

Written by Jona E. Kessans


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Preparing forrepparttar Grand Opening Set up an individual table for each child next to where you will be collecting money from customers. This way you can monitor and assist each child with customer transactions if need be and protect them from unscrupulous “buyers.”

Have children set up their displays themselves. By completing this step, with your help and suggestions, children learn how to display items in a visually pleasing way that will attract customers.

Day ofrepparttar 110285 Grand Opening Provide each child with a change apron (available at most dollar stores) and with a small amount of change such as 2 $1.00 bills, 6 quarters, 10 dimes, and 10 nickels; i.e., $5.00 in change. This way they can collect payment for their items and if necessary, make change for customers. Children are able to reinforce their counting skills and learn how to interact with customers. Most importantly, allow your children to keeprepparttar 110286 proceeds from their sale, having them put half ofrepparttar 110287 “profits” into their savings accounts. When children are allowed to keeprepparttar 110288 proceeds fromrepparttar 110289 sale of their items, they are eager participants.

For Children 7 and Below:

Younger children who also wish to participate inrepparttar 110290 garage sale can by selling sodas. Set up a small table with a cooler full of various cans of sodas and ice. Place a simple Soda for Sale sign onrepparttar 110291 front ofrepparttar 110292 table. Allow your younger children to sell sodas, helping them with change counting or selling as needed. This way, they still getrepparttar 110293 experience and knowledge gained by running their own “small business.”

As a child I truly enjoyed having my “own” garage sale and making money inrepparttar 110294 process. These small business ventures taught me what went into running a small business fromrepparttar 110295 selection of goods to be sold torepparttar 110296 final transaction withrepparttar 110297 customer. These life skills teach childrenrepparttar 110298 basics of money and customer service: skills that are sure to come in handy throughout their lives.

Jona is an instructional designer, web and graphic designer, and technical and business writer. When she isn’t working on client projects, she can be found updating her personal project, www.simpleandfrugal.com, a website dedicated to those seeking to simplify their lives. Jona has practiced simple living/voluntary simplicity for over 10 years and is available for speaking engagements. She can be contacted at simplefrugal@fuse.net.


Sign up for your child

Written by Andrea Cyrus


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To sign up to all these things may seem like a negative approach to negative behavior by expecting negative things, but if it were all that negative,repparttar results could not be so positive. We are not engaging in negativity, we are simply and consciously saying YES to life. Because life is going to happen; babies poop, toddlers cut hair, school kids avoid homework, and teenagers lie. When we have a high resistance torepparttar 110284 things that are unavoidable we will respond with resistance (anger, hurt, disappointment, feeling overwhelmed, stress, negativity, impatience etc.) When you accept these things as part ofrepparttar 110285 deal, you have won halfrepparttar 110286 battle. You will know that what you are experiencing is normal, you will not be surprised or stressed out or overwhelmed easily, you know what to expect and will prepare yourself accordingly, your responses will come from acceptance and understanding. Sign up for your child, know what to expect, Child-proof your house, as if you were getting prepared for a tornado, get ready forrepparttar 110287 experience of a life time that lasts about 2 decades, and Take it with Humor.

You just readrepparttar 110288 first Chapter ofrepparttar 110289 e-book Joyful Parenting. To read more go to http://joyfulparenting.truechanges.com/



Andrea Cyrus, Author of the e-book Joyful Parenting, Life Coach and Dr. of Metaphysical Science has a passion for finding joy, and joyfully shares her findings through her work as a Life Coach.


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