What Can I Sell On My Stall

[ellzloves1d]

hi i'm under 14 and want to set up a stall on my drive but I have no idea what to sell on it. all I know is I want It to be something home made/ made by me and that I don't want to do a lemonade stand as it is too boring. I want something maybe a little different. plz help and I will select the best answer asap, thx :-)

[woofgang]

It sounds like you are in America? This is a UK website so you might get better answers finding a US website. Kids in the UK don't tend to do driveway stalls

[boxtops]

We do have house sales sometimes, where people set up a stall selling things they don't need any longer - can you clear out your wardrobe or things you no longer play with?

Here in the UK it's not that simple making things to sell - you have to make sure things are made to particular standards. What are you good at making? No point in telling you to sell knitted things if you don't knit.

[237SJ]

Handmade greetings cards or scented candles? You could go to somewhere like Jo-Ann crafts (US) or Hobbycraft (UK) and get some ideas

[Eve]

Cupcakes and muffins seem to be popular at the moment, or cake generally.

Do you live in a busy enough area to get trade or are you just planning on selling to neighbours and others in your street.

Make sure you check out what you can and can't do (and sell) and any restrictions in place.

[237SJ]

Or you could design and make your own bracelets and necklaces from those shops that sell the individual beads and fixtures

[Eve]

Friendship bracelets or that kind of thing might be an idea if there are loads of kids about and they are wearing that kind of thing at the moment or bangles with charms on.

I remember friendship bracelets being big when I was at school.

Maybe tie them in with school colours or something like that.

[Peaspeculiars]

How about doing some sewing? Patchwork quilts/ throws or cushion covers? If you go on you tube there are loads of tutorials and some are really easy to make, It would be good to learn a new skill too.
Or baking? could you rustle up some cupcakes or 'on the go' cakes?
Do the neighbours have pets? You could make dog/ cat collars or coats.

What are you interested in making? do you have any crafty skills already?

Whatever you decide, I hope it goes well. Are you saving up for something in particular?

[Peaspeculiars]

I take it by the avatar name that you a 1 Direction fan - how about getting some T-shirts transfers and printing 1 Direction T shirts for people your age in the neighbourhood?

[tamborine]

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1959642/easy-chocolate-chip-cookies

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2799/coconut-ice-squares

http://www.carnation.co.uk/recipes/67/ultimate-fudge

http://candy.about.com/od/toffeerecipes/r/pbhoney_toffee.htm

[Butterbun]

Tablet is quite popular. displayed in little freezer bags, say 4 ozs per bag for £1.oo

[joko]

not sure you'd be allowed to sell homemade food - isnt there some rule of health and safety, hygiene etc?

[BenDToy]

Somewhat dubious advice from Peaspeculiars there. Printing your own 1D T-shirts would be a rather obvious breach of copyright, and could land you in trouble. I would avoid this one if I was you.

[Peaspeculiars]

^^ You'd best tell all the sellers on ebay that are flogging the transfers then BenDtoy

[whistonian]

Very enterprising for an 11 year old girl.The question is what are you good at making and is there a demand for it. You have had some good tips Ellz. Good luck with whatever you decide.

[ellzloves1d]

hi I do not live in the U.S. and I am thinking about selling cold non alcoholic cocktails and smoothies is this a goo idea. I would make the cocktails by mixing pure juices (from a carton) and lemonade. and the smithies I would mix fruit and maybe a bit of pure juice in a blender. what does every one think about it. would you buy them?

[joko]

no offence but probably not ... people don't know you, they don't know about your hygiene etc, such as how clean the mixing cups are, how the stuff is stored, how long is the carton open for, how is it stored, how often do you wash your blender, how do you keep it chilled, how often do you wash your hands, what condition is your work station and kitchen, you are a kid so people wont expect you to know about it all - but all that stuff will go through peoples minds - you have no health and hygiene cert so you may find you are not allowed to do this unless your premises pass a certificate...

not wanting to bring a downer on you but these days there are so many rules, you may be best looking into them before spending money etc then finding you are not allowed.

why not make something? can you draw?

[joko]

also isnt that idea basically a 'lemonade' stand, just with a few more drinks?

[black_cat51]

also, my forst question would be how many people actually walk past your drive in a day?

[joko]

what about badges - you could buy one of those badge machines and draw pics and write stuff etc