My twelve year old needs money and we doent have much either so she has decided to make some. We have a few complications here though:
-We live in a ghetto neighborhood so for her safety she cant go anywhere without an adult or do much
- She isnt very self sufficient
- She doent want to work TOO hard
-She wants to do it all by herself.
Help?
Baby sitting.
House cleaning.
Gift wrapping.
Tutoring.
Pet walking..
Don't know if you own your own washer & dryers, but maybe she can do laundry for working moms. She could have the moms drop & pick it up from her house and thus she could do it indoors and really it will depend if you can handle the extra water on your bill vs. what she charges for each load. plus folding etc... It could get pricey though if she ruins clothes if she doesn't wash them properly, but at 12 she should be able to handle it. Hope it works out for her.
dog walking, lawn mowing, babysitting, pick up leaves, pick up dog poop,
I don't know if this would work, but if you know someone who is less computer savy and has a small business - she might be able to help them with their social networking. Businesses need to be on linkedin, twitter, etc. and there are people out there that are very unsure about social networking. If she's willing to work with someone and learn what they need, it might be a good pairing AND since she's already showing signs of being entrepreneurial, working with a "real" business person would be a great exposure.
Since you are in SD I am sure that within a few weeks she could make quite a bit shoveling snow for busy families or the elderly. To be honest, she does have to learn that money doesn't come easy, and earning money does take hard work and self sufficiency. It is good that she wants to make some, as that is the first step to self sufficiency.
I love the idea of kids her age being "mothers' helpers.". Chopping veggies, folding laundry, playing with kids while the mock does chores, sweeping or washing the floors, raking leaves...all of these are things that I did at her age.
Can she make some cookies and have a mini-bake sale with some girlfriends, sell hot coco by the cup from a big thermos too. What about offering baby sitting in the area in your homever her break if she is good with young children. It is a tough age to make $ espcially if your neighborhood is not safe. My daughter did dog walking and pet sitting at that age a little to make some money but she could do it feed the pets on her own and do the dog walking too. Does she have any talents in art or crafts that she could sell? Are there any jobs around the house or that neighbors have to do that would pay her a little like cleaning a garage or shoveling snow etc. Hope this helps, good luck to her.
the only thing I can suggest for a kid that age is babysitting.
