50 and $1 per otter pop, they could also walk away with a pretty penny. Looking for something simple with no prep? How about picking up some Otter Pops? The kids in our neighborhood love them and they are cheap and easy to make a ton. You could always do microwave popcorn ahead of time, but if you have a popcorn maker, you could get these popcorn bags and the kids could scoop up popcorn for their friends and neighbors. PopcornĪnother fun idea would be selling popcorn.
Plus they would probably be a great seller! 5. Shave IceĪfter a trip to Hawaii, we kind of became obsessed with shave ice, so if you have a shave ice maker or even a snow cone machine, I bet the kids would have a blast making and selling those. It would probably end up that you have to do all the baking and the kids would only decorate, but it could still be a creative alternative to a lemonade stand. If your kids enjoy baking, they could put on a bake sale instead of a lemonade stand and sell cookies or cupcakes.
They were so sweet and refreshing on a hot day that I gladly paid the price they asked! I think cold slices of watermelon on a hot day would be a perfect alternative to lemonade!
Want to go a healthier route? I remember at Disneyland buying those wonderfully huge slices of watermelon. Add in the sales and that’s a lot of math for a summer day!! Or if you want to make it extra educational, add a scale and have the kids weigh the candy and charge per ounce. Get some candy bags and then the kids could charge per bag of candy. The most successful alternative to a lemonade stand would probably be a candy stand! If you have any of those fun candy jars, you can fill them up with several different kinds of candy and add scoops. We got inspired by our recent DIY ice cream shop and soda jerk hat, so after we did the ice cream shop, we had sweets on the brain. There is something about summer that has my kids always wanting to put on a lemonade stand! I get a little tired of the sticky mess, so we came up with these 10 creative alternatives to a lemonade stand.ġ0 Alternatives to a Lemonade Stand 1.