I know I need to post. But Kevin put our vacation pictures on the computer I don't normally blog on, and school has started back up. Here is a post from July.
The kids have wanted to have a lemonade stand for months. One Saturday the weather was perfect, and we had already purchased supplies, we we did it. We set it up at the parking lot near our house. The lot is next to a trail that many runners and bikers use.
Kevin and I had to teach the boys how to talk to people when selling, like thanking them and making small talk, like asking how the run went for the day. Once they figured that out, sales got better. At first people were buying one cup and letting the boys keep the change, or buying two cups for $1. But then it turned into one cup for $5, and then someone even gave the boys $20 for two cups! (For those people, we had to teach the boys about free refills.) Overall the kids made over $40!
Of course they wanted to have lemonade stands every day after that. But we reminded them that the weather was nice, and there were people out since it was the weekend. That calmed them down a bit. But I think it is time for another lemonade stand soon. As soon as we have free time again!
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| The set up, with parents off to the side to remind them to talk to people! |
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| This girl spent time either snuggling or running around us. |
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| Kevin was most focused and into the sale. To the left, the trail goes to the Katy Trail, and towards the right it leads to Creve Coeur Park. |
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| The snuggling. |
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