When I was at a family barbecue with my cousins at their house in La Jolla, they let me pick some fresh citrus. Then, I had an idea. A money making idea: a lemonade stand.
Snip. Snip. Snip. It’s raining lemons!
It’s actually pretty hard work juicing lemons. Even with a citrus juicer.
Thirsty?
Since the goal of my lemonade stand was to make mucho moo’la, I had to find a good cookie recipe. Oh, and do you like the action shot above?
Can you guess whose cookie recipe I used?
They’re the Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies from Jenny at Picky Palate!
I really take pride in my sign making. I only wrote this sign though because I always pour milk for myself in the morning and I always see the no-added stuff on the carton, so I thought that it would be funny to make a lemonade sign for this.
Ghirardelli Brownies are one of my favorites.
This what the stand looked like. We set it up on a busy street and flagged down customers. They usually said “Keep the change!” Not exactly the Taj Mahal of lemonade stands but it worked out great. Our prices were cheap too! $1.00 for a huge cookie, 75 cents for a large brownie, 50 cents for a small brownie, 75 cents for a large lemonade, and 50 cents for a small lemonade.
My lemonade stand turned out great. My friend and I each earned $25.45 and had tons of fun. We were both pretty happy with our earnings too!
And even a kid can make a lemonade stand…. Like Me! 🙂
Lisa
Friday 19th of August 2011
Wow! That lemonade looks good! If I had come down your street, I definitely would have bought a LARGE cup of lemonade . . . and one of those delish brownies! Congratulations on your success!
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen
Friday 19th of August 2011
Wow, lemonade made with lemons right off of the tree! What a success, I would bet you are inspiring kids across the country.
Lana @ Never Enough Thyme
Friday 19th of August 2011
What a fantastic job you did on with your lemonade stand! I get that lemonade was delicious and those cookies look so good, too!
Maria
Friday 19th of August 2011
Oh how I wish I could have visited your lemonade stand! Fresh lemonade and delicious treats! Love it!
Angie @ Bigbearswife
Friday 19th of August 2011
Great Looking Lemonade Stand!