Your Own Business Builders
Looking for a fun way to earn money? Create your own business! Turn your most enterprising idea into reality with Your Own Business Builders.
1. Start with a great idea! Use Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils to list products or services you could provide: open a lemonade stand, walk dogs, create magnets to sell. Choose the idea that stands out for you. Write down your own recipe, plan, or design for the product or service you will offer.
2. Think of a catchy business name—choose one that tells what you offer. Design the name in a fancy logo on large paper, cardboard, or posterboard. Use Crayola Markers to trace over the lettering design to make it jump out.
3. Make an accounting book to keep track of money and your budget. Fold three pieces of paper in half by bringing the shorter sides together. Open and fold the sides to the center fold. Pull the papers apart. Rub a Crayola Glue Stick over the two central rectangles of one sheet. Press a second sheet over it, matching the fold lines. Glue the two central rectangles of the second sheet. Press the third sheet on top. Write your budget plan in the middle two rectangles of the book. Keep track of your expenses on the pages that open on the left. Keep track of your profits on the pages that open on the right.
4. Create a money box with some change. Cover a box and its lid with newspaper. Tape it on. Design your business logo on the box with markers and Crayola Glitter Glue. Air-dry the glue.
5. Advertise! Design large and small signs advertising your business. Include your product name, prices, hours of operation, location, and any special promotions (such as two glasses of lemonade for a lower price or best rates for 10 dog walks). Add sparkle and pizzazz with glitter glue. Air-dry your signs. Ask permission to post signs in your yard or neighborhood. For small tabletop signs, tape sticks to them. Poke sticks into balls of Crayola Modeling Clay to make them stand up.
6. Be safe. Talk with a grown-up about your safety and the safety of your customers. If your business is selling lemonade, think of safe places to open, such as during a yard sale or family member's softball game. If you have an outdoor business, use Crayola Sidewalk Paint to roll or brush signs in a safe place. Wash off the Sidewalk Paint within 2 weeks with a garden hose or rain. Choose customers you know well and be sure you have the permission of a grown-up in your family!
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Glitter Glue—
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.
Adult Assistance is required for this arts & crafts project.
Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, and Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough—
- Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
- Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
- Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
- The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
- Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
- Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient.
- Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
Outdoor Crafts—Choose safe outdoor areas, away from traffic and dangerous equipment. Close adult supervision is required.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
Sponges and Foam—Sponges, foam, and other expandable materials should not be used with children 3 years old and younger.
Wood—By its nature, wood is rough and may contain splinters or sharp points
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