Entrepreneur

My kids are entrepreneurs -- not really. Most kids want to sell lemonade or something..... but my kids decided to set up shop on the driveway and sell mints. Yes. I said mints. As in the wrapped mints that the maid leaves on your pillow in a fancy hotel.

They worked this whole thing out on their own. Writing details on a notepad like:

1. Set up table

2. Make sign

3. Get mints

(good idea if that will be your product of choice!!)

4. Get a bag for money

5. Sale the mints and stickers for 10 cents

(not sure when they decided to add stickers to the product list, but hey good combo I guess???? and yes the list said "Sale the mints..." and not "sell the mints..."

In order to "get the mints" they begged their sister who had a whole big box of them that someone bought for her and she was hording in her purse.... (even at 3 yo she is addicted to her candy). This gave them about 25 mints or so.

When I called my husband to tell him what they were doing he said "Are the neighbors really in the market for a breath mint?"

The college kid from across the street apparently felt sorry for them -- or maybe he really needed a breath mint -- and he came over and bought 5 mints - he opted out of the stickers.

I tried, but was unsuccessful, to get a picture of them sitting at their table. It was so cute... actually they looked a little pathetic, poor things.

They were pretty bummed out that they didn't earn more money, so Mr. Man and I talked about it and we had some stuff set aside as garage sale items. We are going to let them set up a garage sale. Whatever money is earned they get to use it for summer activities with the sitter. (Let's hope it earns more than the mint sale! hee hee)