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School Vacation Camp – How your daughter can earn some extra cash

When you are a busy Mom trying to schedule school vacation days, it’s tough. So reach out to a responsible teen or college age student and give them this inspirational idea.

This post is inspired by stressed out Moms.  Because you are looking at the calendar and counting the school vacation days.

  • Columbus Day
  • Teachers Conference Day
  • “The wind blew so we wanted to take a day off” Day

I celebrate our educators.  Yes, they deserve love and time off.  But when you are a busy Mom trying to schedule for your child/children, it’s tough.

So reach out to a responsible teen or college age student and give them this inspirational idea.

Start a “School Vacation Day” Camp

It’s akin to babysitting.  But solves a different problem. The random holidays that parents often don’t have vacation time.

It will solve your “what to do with the kids” problem. And it will get her started in her first mini business.

And help her get started earning some extra holiday cash.  Yess!!!! #nomoreaskingMom

How does she get started?

Brainstorm a theme for School Vacation Camp

While the kids could zone out on television all day, it is more fun to have a focus.   So look at local activities – ie. at the library, apple picking, parks.  Or brainstorm indoor ideas. Arts and crafts are always fun.  And if she is athletically inclined consider sports like like soccer, basketball or frisbee.  They don’t take much equipment and are easy to set up for an hour or two.

Draft a flyer

The flyer could include the following:

  • Location (either your home or theirs)
  • Contact info (cell phone or social media handle)
  • Date
  • Theme for the day
  • Cost

Pass out the flyer only to neighbors and friends.   She could also post them in places like school and have a third party filter the interest.  For example, the local class Mom can be the contact.

Make payment easy

Collect payment in advance.  Parents can rush in to pick up their child/children and not stress about finding an ATM.  Consider an online account like Paypal account.  Or offer a discount if people pay with cash in advance or sign up early.

Keep in mind that you may have to offer refunds. If you have to cancel the camp for any reason, refund the parents their money.  Also give them as much advanced notice as possible.  So don’t spend the money until you finish the camp.

Important details to consider

Even if your daughter has babysat before, consider a few factors.

  • What are the local regulations about youth gathering?  Most locales will not be disturbed if you have under 4 children.  But if you get too many youth, it might cause a problem.
  • Ask the parents to sign a permission slip.  Discuss food allergies or have them bring their own lunches and snacks.
  • Get an emergency number contact number
  • Ensure that there is an adult around to support her
  • If possible, get first aid certification.  There are a host of places that offer 1 day programs.  While an accident probably won’t occur, it is always a good safety precaution to be prepared.

If you take into effect the safety factors, this should be a wonderful experience for the kids!  And a great way to get your daughter comfortable with starting her own business!!!

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Discover your daughters “brand” and give her the most amazing holiday gift ever

So it’s officially the holiday season.  Whoo hooo!

That means food,  shopping and spending time with more relatives and friends of the family than your calendar has hours for.

Yup! I said it right.  Get out the Red Bull, wine and coffee because it’s that time of year….visiting friends and family members that you haven’t seen in months.

And this year I want you to notice something – how is your daughter re-introduced?  In other words, after you do the initial introduction to family and friends how do they “re-introduce” her in conversation to others? What stands out for others?

Seems very basic.  But  if you listen carefully, it can be an incredible eye opening insight into what really makes her shine.

Let me share an example.  I was talking friends recently who asked for the latest news on my daughter as she had officially advanced from “babyhood” into official “toddlerdom”.  Was she learning new words?  Asserting her independence?  Starting to explore new activities?  Officially using the word “NO” everywhere?  Beginning to display new insights and creative talents?

And I realized after telling three different friends that I started saying the same things:

  • She can count from 1-100 and knows quite a few shapes
  • She can say her alphabet without any coaching
  • And she’s blowing me away with the list of animals that she can identify –  in cartoons or at the zoo.

Sooooo guess how my daughter is being labeled?  Smart.

And guess what people start asking her to do or share with others when they tell her about her progress – she can count to 100, she can say her ABCs, and she’s really good identifying animals.

On the surface, it seems harmless and actually a wonderful thing that she is standing out for her intelligence.

But on another level, it’s also crafting her brand and the expectations that she’ll have every year when she sees these family members – what new things has she learned?  How well is she doing in school?  What new accomplishments has she had?

How do you describe your daughter's brand?

Which can both be a great thing (that she’s smart) and put alot of pressure on her as well.

I’m proud to have established her own innate intelligence as part of her “brand”.  But it’s good that she is also remembered for other things.  Like her infectious smile.  Or her quick wit to catch jokes from her Dad.  Or her love of certain activities.

Because the more that she hears alllll of the facets of who she is, the more she will internalize that her brand is representative of many things.

  • Not just her looks.
  • Not just her brains.
  • Not just one or two personality traits.

It’s about her totality and full presence.  She’s got to hear about all of the aspects – from me telling others and others sharing it back to her.

Why does this matter?  Easy.  She’s going to be in competitive situations at some point in her life.  And the things she’s heard about herself will come out at the most inopportune time.  I want to her know that she’s more than just a cute face or a smart girl.

So challenge your friends and family this year to talk about all aspects of your daughters personality.  So that she hears it and internalizes it.

And challenge the adults that see her on a daily basis to consider it as well.

It will be one of the most amazing gifts she could ever receive.

 

 

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