Strawberry and original lemonade

2. Variety- Having a variety of things to sell increases your sales. Everyone has different tastes so if you limit yourself to just one lemonade you may shut out a portion of your buyers. Having too many options can also become over whelming, time consuming and prices to increase. We had 2 lemonades and 2 treats to choose from. This kept a variety and prices low. Along with the variety, your product must also be outstanding. We did fresh squeezed lemonade and home made treats. People tend to spend more when the quality of your product is a little better than powdered lemonade. For times sake, we did half fresh squeezed lemons and 100% pure lemon juice.



3.  Display- Whether people want to admit it or not, presentation is everything. If you have your stand and everything is unorganized, messy and no personality, people tend to over look it. But when they see that time and effort went into making a pretty display, they are drawn to checking it out. We chose light and bright colors that were sure to draw attention. We kept the color scheme simple and consistent throughout the entire stand. The kids created a menu  and we framed  it so everyone could see what they had to offer and how much. Plus it helped the kids when adding their sales. My aunt has a cricut (BEST THING EVER) so she graciously helped us make a custom sign that fit within their color scheme. We also had a little blue tooth speaker that I connected to my phone to play upbeat kids music. This kept them entertained and energy up  and their customers enjoyed it too.

behind our crates we had backup cups, sugar extra lemons/juice and our stash of treats. Also our money bowl. I had this divided tray from dollar tree already, it kept coins organized for easy counting.

4. Smiles- Nothing is more inviting than a child with a great smile! I am truly proud of the smiles and manners my kiddos displayed. They asked kindly if someone would like to purchase lemonade, and if they said no... they replied with a gracious thank you. But them smiling was definitely their ticket to success!

Over all they had a GREAT lemonade stand! They were able to collect over $80 in about 3 hours lol. This stand was pretty cheap to make as well. My crates were FREE from off craigslist, the white paint was free from our local recycling center, I paid around 2-$4 for the card stock paper, $9 for the cups, sticks, bags and ribbon. The lanterns were free from a friends baby shower( she got them from dollar tree) and one dispenser was from the goodwill for $3 and the other one was a Mother's Day gift from 5below. The food was probably the most expensive things we purchased, but because we had a lot of the ingredients at home we didn't need to but much. I would estimate that the food cost less than $20 to grab everything.

I hope these tips will help you have a great lemonade stand next summer! Have you ever had a lemonade stand? How did it go?! Let me know in the comments below!