A nearby town's centennial celebration, temperatures in the 90s, and a patch of grass in front of the library, right on the parade and craft show route, all helped make that often-talked-about and long-hoped-for lemonade stand a reality for four excited kids!
In just two days they helped brain-storm a stand design, gather materials, and make signs. They were ready and waiting to sell ice-cold lemonade, lime-onade and homemade cookies (thanks, other Mom!) to parched celebrants everywhere.
Old-fashioned ingenuity became our best friend during the planning phase: use what you have and spend as little as possible on the rest.
A high-speed troll through three thrift shops produced an armload of shirts in various prints of green and yellow - just right for re-purposing into a string of penant flags!
The cookie trays were made from thrifted picture frames, painted white, with some of the extra flag fabric 'framed' under the glass.
Remember these crates? They were stacked, and with a piece of plywood (found in the garage) across the top, they became the order counter, made pretty with a thrifted sheet and vintage table cloth. The money was kept in an old tackle box. Two tall poles, with their ends jammed into hay bales, held the hand-painted (on a thrifted sheet), kid-designed sign.
People?
For six hours, these kids rocked the business!
