The previous day the girls in the neighborhood dressed up for a tea party next door at Kaitlyn's. That didn't last long and it turned into them selling snacks to other kids on the block. When I came home that night Julia convinced me to run to Target to get supplies for tomorrow's lemonade stand. We picked up the poster board, plates, and new containers of lemonade mix. I believe the next day Stacey took care of buying the cookie dough and they made the food up in the morning.
The prices were reasonable...about 25 cents for a drink and a little more for a snacks. A couple of people gave them a $5 bill, and some neighborhood boys came back more than once for more cookies. It helped that they parked themselves on a corner by the park and by a busier road. I was very happy that the effort was a success. It was helped by Mom advertising on the community Facebook page. That scared up some additional traffic that probably wouldn't have known about the stand.
I did mention that they really made less if they paid for all their supplies. At the end of the day they had to split it 3 ways since they partnered with our neighbor Kaitlyn. Although they didn't invite some other kids from our street that helped with the snacks the day before, they quickly realized that the next time they do this they are going to only involve each other. That way, they only have to split the money two ways (and they don't have to deal with other kids). It was funny to hear them talk about it and essentially make their first rounds of "firing" other kids. Ha!
Big kudos to Stacey for making this happen, lugging all the supplies and equipment out there, and standing outside with them. It was a great memory for everyone.
