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JuniorBiz wants you to have a safe, healthy and successful lemonade stand. Here are a few tips to help you to make that happen.
Safety Tips
- ALWAYS have a parent or guardian with you while running your lemonade stand.
- Never leave your lemonade stand without your parent or guardian coming with you.
- Use paper and plastic cups and pitchers instead of glass.
- Set up your stand where there are lots of people.
- Have an adult help you slice the lemons.
- Check the weather before you go out so you do not get caught in a storm
Health Tips
- Always wash your hands with hot, soapy water before preparing and handling food.
- If you have long hair, tie it back so it does not dip in the lemonade when you are serving a customer.
- Cover the lemonade with a paper towel between servings to keep dirt and bugs out.
- Use a ladle or tongs instead of your fingers to serve the ice.
Success Tips
- Make sure your sign is in a place where people can see it and read it.
- Decorate your stand with bright colors to gain attention.
- Make and keep extra lemonade in a cooler under your lemonade stand in case you run out.
- Offer treats other than lemonade like brownies or cookies to boost your sales.
- Try making different types of lemonade so your customers have more to choose from.
- Price it right. If someone is hesitant to buy because it is too expensive, lower your price.
- If possible, have a big clear jar to hold your money so people can see that other people like your lemonade.
- Put a little bit of money and change in your money jar when you first set up so you can make change and also to attract customers.
- Have plenty of extra ice in a cooler, because lemonade is only good when it is cold.
- Clean up your area at the end of the day.
- Put a garbage can next to your stand so your customers have somewhere to put their empty cups.
- Always be polite and cheerful.
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Have a contaner with ur money jar and then put some of the money into a jar at the top so people will feel bad for u and they will but some also when people come around act all cute and yell “lemonade!” that will make people no u r there and make sure u say thank u and make a sign that is simple like some thing like “fresh lemonade” and make sure ur area is neat and put al least 3 icecubes on each glass. have tongs for the ice and get a cooler. if it is hot out have a water bottle and stay out for at least 4 hours. If you have long hair or you shed alot put it in a ponytail.when u see a car yell lemonade.when the coustomer is gone mile and talk make sure u have fun.
What to have at the lemonade stand
*lemonade
*ice
*cooler
*friend
*water bottle (for you)
*big sign
*table
Hey Katie,
Those are some very good points. I’ve also written a Lemonade Stand Guide you can see here:
http://www.juniorbiz.com/lemonade-stand/11-lemonade-stand-guide
Let me know how your lemonade stand goes!
Nick
I am having a lemonade stand and I will follow these steps. Great Website.
Thanks, Bianca! Let me know how it goes!
Nick-
So 100 feet from the road right? so about 3-4 SMALL cars can fit on the side of the road…..could i ask her neibor if we coule potentially hold cars in her driveway? She works all day. We are thinking about having parking tape around the parking place. We think that we will have the stand at our busstop. it has chairs, and a swinging patio chair. Also i can pick up some chairs or would big logs help? K sorry i have never done this before
Ellie, don’t apologize for asking these questions. In fact, I wish more young people were this enthusiastic about something. It’s awesome! Always feel free to ask questions on my site, Ok?
Maybe, I’m not sure if I wrote it right. Let me put it this way:
I’m assuming you live on a street with other houses. If you’re looking at the front of your house, the big lemonade stand sign should be located about 4 or 5 houses to the right (down the street). Then it might read, “Fresh Lemonade, 4 Houses From Here!” This way, someone who reads the sign will know exactly where to pull over.
Definitely ask your neighbor if it would be ok, but make sure you get your parent’s permission. More than anything, that’s one more person who knows about your lemonade stand.
I would choose chairs over big logs, but that decision is up to you. It might be kinda cool to drink fresh lemonade while sitting on a big log!
Good luck, and keep firing off questions if you have them!
Me and my sister will be having a lemonade stand in a few days. These tips are great so hopefully we will have a successful stand! I can’t wait!!!!!
Hey Danielle! That’s awesome! Good luck and let me know how it goes.
I am making a lemonade stand with my friend. Items consist of lemonade, water bottles, chips, and cookies. I hope we attract customers!
I just made thirtybucks off a stand! I’ll be sure to do this again!
Wow, congrats Ttam! That’s awesome to hear! Also, nice mix of products. Thanks for sharing your success.
Hope your tips work! I’m starting a stand next week! Wish me luck!
Hey Dylan! They should work out great. Let me know how it goes and if you have any other questions.
ok so i start selling at about 4:00 and end at about 7-8:00
i usually make about 20$
is that good or bad?
and by the way,ask firework stands to let u sell right by them…. people come to get fireworks… then… ya
Hey Bryce! $20 is great for a lemonade stand! But I think you can do better. Try selling other refreshments at your lemonade stand like different types of lemonade or other treats like cookies or brownies. You could even offer complimentary foods like fresh strawberries or apples.
And that’s another great tip! Always try to put your lemonade stand where there are a lot of people.
Thanks so much for the tips. I am raising money for a good friends kid who has seribalpolsy and she is a single broke mom with no help so you really helped make a difference in this kids life
Wow, Madison! That is great to hear! Please feel free to send me an email if you think I can help. I’ve got lots of ideas swimming around in my head but sometimes they have to be fished out.
Hi Nick! I was just wondering, how much should the average lemonade cost?
Thanks,
<3 Jackie
Hi Jackie! On average, sell your lemonade for 75 cents. That way it sounds like a deal and, more often than not, they’re going to let you keep the extra quarter. Now, if it’s a really hot day and there are lots of people walking by, bump your price up to $1.75 but leave room for negotiation.
Depending on whether you make lemonade from a mix or from scratch, one pitcher will cost you less than a dollar to a few bucks.
I was wondering, would it be good to put up flyers at local parks and busy places about my lemonade stand?
Yeah, definitely put up flyers! But only put them up when you’re running your stand. Then have arrows directing the people and tell them about how far away the stand is from the sign.
Thanks! and do you have any more tips on how to make my stand the profitable?
Yeah, just be very vocal and friendly! Stop everyone who walks by and ask them how there day was. If they see that you’re friendly, their more likely to stop and purchase… (That tip has never been shared here
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Thanks for the never before shared tip and just one more question. I was thinking that my stand would be more profitable if i added shade and chairs for the costumers to sit on while they eat and drink. Do you see any flaws or is there anything you’d like to add that would improve it even more?
Wow! This is turning into quite the elaborate lemonade stand, Bryce! I’m impressed. Yeah, shade and chairs would be great as long as you can manage to provide them. You could even provide some soothing music too, to kick it up another notch.
When you hold your lemonade stand, you should take a picture of the setup and send it to me! wntart@juniorbiz.com. I’d love to showcase it as an example of an awesome lemonade stand!
Thanks Nick!!! And I’ll post pictures of the stand.
I am having a lemonade stand and I was wondering what price the lemonade should be.
Hi Isaac! That depends on the size of your cups. If you have smaller cups (less than 5 inches tall) you should price it at 75 cents. That price sounds like a deal and they’ll probably let you keep the quarter.
If you have cups taller than 5 inches, then charge $1.50. Play around with those prices and see what works best. But that’s where you should start.
The lemonade stand is such a right of passage for children. This is a nice how-to article for parents and kids who want to have a bit of fun and make some money too. Making sure you set up your stand in a safe location is important. You want to be sure people can safely stop by to have a drink without fear of being hit by a car, for example.
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Yeah, that’s a great point, Katie! If you don’t survive your lemonade stand, you can’t implement the lessons you learn with it later in life. In fact, streets with cars aren’t as good as sidewalks with walkers. It’s easier to stop walking to buy lemonade than it is to stop a car.