Do you think this will sell?

[ceecee]

We buy the crown things with streamers at all the local craft shows. DD loves them, the most I ever paid was $1.50.....that's about what they are worth. Last year, they were $1.00 and the girl's got to choose the colors as the lady made them while you waited.

 

[mrsboz]

Ceecee - it might be where you live. Around here they usually sell for 3-4 dollars. Ours have a lot of lace and are really pretty. I hope that we sell a lot. We'll find out tomorrow. If our prices are too high we'll lower them. I have asked a few people what they would expect to pay for stuff and we've been lower than everyone. We just want to make a few dollars and hopefully the kids will have a good time.

 

[crazymomof4]

One thing that I am doing though is: We bought plastic purses, Nemo, Barbie and Minnie and Mickey. We are going to put a few pieces of candy in it and a ribbon and hoping to get $2.00 each.

Great idea!! Where did you buy the purses?

 

[mrsboz]

Crazymomof4: We bought the purses at the dollar store. We bought six just to try and only one sold. It was a very warm day around here and it wasn't that busy. We have another huge affair in town in September we are hoping to sell the rest of our stuff. One thing that sold extremely well was the rockets that we bought at the dollar store and sold for $2.00 each. They are plastic and the tops have a foam rocket on them. We had lots of interest in these. We only bought ten and sold out pretty quickly on these. If we do the sale in September, which I think that we will, I will buy 50 of these. You just never know what will sell. The sale in September is a real family affair so that I think there will be a big interest in these with all of the children present.

 

[crazymomof4]

Thanks For The Tips!

 

[robsmom]

I am not sure were you live, but is the manicures legal? You are doing this for a profit correct, so the money you make is not for charity. don't you need a license to do nails? even though it is cheap and for kids, i think you could still have a problem.

 

[yooperfan]

I work in a craft store and have many regular customers that comment on their success/ failures at shows. Recently a woman had a booth with jewelry she had made, but what she made most of her money on was a table she had set up with beads and elastic and kids made their own bracelets and necklaces. Be sure to buy beads with holes the beading elastic will go through!

 

[D L and K's Mom]

Here they are....


http://www.craftsayings.com/projects/gag_gifts/dime_on_pin/index.shtml

 

[D L and K's Mom]

We made quite a bit of money having the children make sand art. We bought a few bottles all shapes and sizes (Plastic) from Oriental Trading and bought the colored sand also from OT and the kids made sand art by layering the colors and using pencils to make shapes etc...they loved these!! Also can you sell food? We made a lot by selling freeze pops. They are so cheap but the kids love them!!!

 

[mrsboz]

Robsmom: Yes, you do need a liscense to do a manicure. We are not doing a manicure. We are not cutting cuticles, nails or using any instruments at all. We are simply painting little girls nails. And, I don't think it would matter whether we were doing it for charity or not. You would need a liscense if you were doing a manicure regardless if it were for charity or not. These suggestions are for us to help eachother make money. No one mentioned charity. I am sure that we all donate in other ways.

DL and K's mom: Thank you for the instructions. Maybe we'll try this at our next sale.

Yooperfan: Thank you for your suggestion. Is it expensive to buy the beads? Also, how do you keep the kids from putting fifty thousand beads on a necklace? Is it because the string is only so long? Do you have any idea as to how much to charge for these?

D, L and K's mom: Thank you for the sand art suggestion. We are tossing this idea around also.

Everyone let's keep ideas coming. Thanks to everyone for being so helpful.

 

[My2BabiesLexis&Dill]

MRSBOZ...I was just wondering what all did you make/buy and sell at the last two sales? And what sold the best? Every July 4th our community has a HUGE yard sale during the day and then at night they have a lawn party and fireworks. I was trying to figure out what to sell also besides the things that I need to get rid of out of the house. I bought some bracelets from ebay. Those rubber band type bracelets with sayings on them. Then I've thought about other things too...like the glow sticks...but I was don't know what do with them since it's going to be daylight when I sell them. Any help that you can give would be greatly appreciated. A little side note...I have been going to this sale for the past 5 years or so and I don't ever recall anyone doing anything for kids...and also this sale usually attracks anywhere from 3,000-8,000 people for the day. TIA!!!

Ellen

 

[yooperfan]

You would have the necklaces precut but not tied. Beads can usually be picked up at places like joannes fabric or a craft store. Look for store coupons and sales. Prices vary depending on if you want to invest in glass beads or plastic. I would also ask if the store would give you a discount as it is for charity.

 

[mrsboz]

Yooperfan: No, it isn't for charity. That was someone else with her own ideas. Thank you for your help.

 

[Donna]

I know what i'd be selling at a flea market - SNO CONES! You could buy a few tubs of ice (some places donate it), keep it in a cooler, buy the paper cones/cups and juice and i bet the line would be long..in this heat! All you need is the sno-cone machine. We got one at Kmart and use it alot, especially lately!

 

[mrsboz]

What an awesome idea! Thank you.

 

[Chereya]

Here's an idea that can complement the princess circlets but geared more for boys or younger kids. It's a really simple idea and cheap to make. I think I saw them selling from between $3.50 - $5.00 depending. It was a spider dangling on a long elastic string from the end of a 2 foot stick (like the ones for a balloon on a stick). The spider was made from a big pom pom with pipe cleaners for legs and google eyes. The kids really enjoyed bouncing them around, making them "jump" on people or jump around the ground, etc.

I wish my husband had let me buy one to keep as a "sample" (oh who am I kidding? I wanted to play with it! heee!) but he's too cheap to buy stuff like that.

Chereya