Lemons actually do become lemonade.
The beauty of jobs for little kids is that they haven't changed much from the nostalgic days of roadside lemonade stands and newspaper routes, except that most major newspapers have gone digital. The most important thing to remember about working children is that they are old enough to accept responsibility and that they learn the basics of making, saving and spending money.
Help Moms and Dads
Little kids can help with community civic and social duties.
Little kids can assist parents and regular babysitters with watching babies by playing games or finger/sock puppets to keep them entertained. They can help sort laundry, assist with meal times, pick up and put away toys, dishes, and even read stories, singsongs or poems if they have learned to read.
Sit Pets
A little kid can help with looking out for small pets, such as birds, goldfish, hamsters or mice. They can help feed them, change papers in their cages, clean their toys, polish the cages and wash grit and lime or sludge off of aquarium pieces while the water is being changed or the tank is being cleaned.
Household Chores
For light chores, two arms are better than one.
Vacuuming, dusting, washing dishes, taking out the trash, checking the bathrooms for supplies, folding and putting away laundry, refilling soap containers and more are all considered "light" chores that little kids can do around the house for some pocket change. Another job may be to help clip savings coupons or wrap and roll loose coins.
Clean Cars
Depending on how little the kid is, especially a child under the age of 11, this type of work may require some adult and/or older teen/young adult supervision. Little kids can get inside of a car and empty ashtrays, pick up trash, wash the inside windows, polish up the dashboard or vacuum the seats and floors.
Fix Broken Stuff
Learning to repair a bike or replace a bike tire is fun.
Little kids can help with small repairs to things like bikes, wagons and simple household furniture, provided they are supervised. They can also help fix broken nonelectric toys or glue on broken computer keys.
Outside Chores
Kids can help with outside chores.
If the children have learned to use a calculator, they can keep a running tally of grocery items at the store so that mom or dad can work on comparing prices. They can also do yard work, such as raking and picking up leaves, watering the lawn, pulling weeds and helping to plant flower seeds in the spring or shovel snow in the winter. If there is a family business intact, a little kid can help with filing papers, mailing letters or invoices, emptying trash receptacles, sweeping floors or helping to put away office supplies.
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