30 Great Ways for Kids to Earn Money
Kids of all ages are frequently looking for ways that they can earn money. This makes parents happy. First of all it means that their children will have a bit of their own spending money to get the things that they want. Perhaps more importantly, earning their own money teaches kids about the value of money. It also teaches them skills related to working that they’ll be using for the rest of their lives. It’s an all-around great situation when kids start earning their own money from an early age. But how should they do it?
Here are 30 different ways that kids might earn money:
1. Bake Sales. Kids can start learning to do some simple baking from a very young age. They can hold bake sales in the neighborhood every week or every month where they sell their baked goods. Truly entrepreneurial kids may even set up a baking business through which neighbors and family members can place special orders.
2. Blogging. Kids these days are really good with computers and that’s a great place to start earning a little bit of money. They can start a blog and promote it through their MySpace account. They can earn a small amount of money for advertising. Kids may need to work with a parent to set up a legal account for accepting ad money.
3. Microstock Photography. Another great online business that kids can get into is selling their photos through microstock photography sites online. There are also sites like ShareAPic where kids can host their own photo galleries and get ad money when people visit the pictures. Kids who take great digital pictures can use the family camera to begin this business. Again, parents may need to get involved in setting up an account under an adult’s name.
4. Face Painting. Artistic kids may want to learn how to do face painting. Other kids in the neighborhood will be happy to pay them to practice this skill. Kids can also get permission to do this at parties or local street fairs.
5. Candy Sales. Kids who want to make their money off of other kids should look into doing candy sales in the neighborhood. Candy and popsicles can be purchased in bulk and then sold individually to local children. They can also be sold to adults who have a sweet tooth!
6. Make and Sell Jewelry. A more traditional business for kids is the making and selling of jewelry. Kids can make friendship bracelets and simple beaded jewelry. These can be sold to neighbors, at flea markets or even online.
7. Open an Etsy Store. Kids who are truly crafty may want to work with their parents to set up an online Etsy store. This is a place where people can list handmade items for sale. Kids that can make jewelry, do sewing or create other types of handmade crafts can earn a decent living this way.
8. Make Soaps and / or Candles. Jewelry isn’t the only handmade item that kids are good at making. Homemade soaps and candles are other things that kids can learn how to make and sell.
9. Work at Farmers’ Markets. Those crafty kids might want to get involved in selling their soaps and other things at Farmers’ Markets (if they make them in an organic way). Alternatively, you can help your kids get to know the local farmers that are selling at Farmers’ Markets. It may be possible for kids to earn some extra money by getting hired to assist at the farmers’ stands.
10. Have a Yard Sale. A yard sale is a great way for kids to earn some quick cash. They can sell the items that they don’t want anymore to get money for what they do want to buy. Business-minded kids can offer to run yard sales for neighbors and family members and they can keep a percentage of the earnings.
11. Start an eBay Business. Kids who are really good at selling things may be interested in working with their parents to start a small eBay store. They can use a bit of startup money to purchase items from local yard sales and then they can re-sell those items for a marked up price online.
12. Babysitting. Older kids can get paid to babysit younger kids. Kids who are too young to babysit may be able to find work as parent helpers, babysitting while the parents are home to give the parents a break while the kids learn babysitting skills.
13. Read to Young Kids. Another job for older kids is to get paid to read books to younger kids. Most parents want their kids to read. Book-smart children can set up small reading groups in which they read aloud to kids who can’t read yet. Parents pay a small fee for their kids to be in the group.
14. Tutoring. Older kids who are starting to get knowledgeable about teaching can even offer tutoring services to younger kids. Kids who already know how to read or do math are often the best teachers for younger kids who are just learning these skills.
15. Dog Walking. Some kids are really great with animals. Those kids should put that skill to use by earning some money doing dog walking for people in the neighborhood who have dogs. Kids who aren’t ready to do this may offer the service of coming over to the home and playing with the dog to help get the dog’s energy out.
16. Pet Grooming. Kids can also earn money from pet owners by offering to wash those pets. Dog washing is a common job for kids. In some areas, horse washing and grooming is also an option.
17. Yard Work. There are a lot of jobs in the yard that kids can handle doing and which people in the neighborhood will be happy to pay to have done. Tending a garden, raking leaves, watering plants and re-painting house trim are all things that kids might get paid to do for someone else.
18. Garden. Kids who live in places with nice yards may actually want to start their own gardens. They can then sell the fruits of their labor for some extra cash.
19. Errands. There are a lot of little errands that kids are capable of doing to earn some money. Returning items that one neighbor has borrowed from another, running to the corner store to pick up a few things and checking someone’s mail on a daily basis are examples of such tasks.
20. Housecleaning. Children who prefer to stay indoors may find that they can make a good business out of doing housecleaning for others. There are tons of different indoor tasks that kids can get paid
21. Filing and home office organization. Some kids are really great at organizing and filing which can be a lot of help to adults who have a home office. Kids who have basic computer skills (like typing) may also be able to sell those services.
22. Party assistant. Kids that are good at following directions can be a great help to people during parties. Setting up for a party, cleaning up afterwards and serving drinks or snacks during the party are all tasks that kids can handle. If your family knows a lot of people who host parties throughout the year then this can be a good kids’ business.
23. Cooking. Kids that are skilled at cooking may be able to turn this skill into a business. Many busy families would be happy to buy a few pre-cooked meals each week to save them the trouble of cooking for themselves. Kids can learn to make meals that can be frozen and stored and they can end up turning this into a pretty good ongoing business.
24. Assisting the Elderly. Elderly people are often happy just to have kids around. Kids can earn money by working as a companion to an elderly person, doing some of their basic chores and assisting them in getting around.
25. Flyer Delivery Service. Kids may be able to work with local businesses to earn some money doing basic advertising. Businesses pay kids to hand-deliver flyers to local residents. This is generally best for older kids or groups of kids working together due to safety concerns about going door-to-door.
26. Car Wash. The car wash is one of the most basic ways that kids can earn money. It’s another one that’s really great for groups of kids who want to work together.
27. Recycling. It used to be that kids could earn a decent amount of money by collecting people’s recyclables and cashing them in. Turning in cans for recycling doesn’t earn you much money in most places anymore. However, kids can still get into recycling for cash if they get creative. There are a lot of cool crafts that can be made from recycled materials. Kids that can do this for people who have a lot of junk around will be a hot commodity in some areas.
28. Host Movie Nights. If you are willing to have a bunch of people over at your house once a week or once a month then your kids can earn some money by hosting a movie night. They can either charge a small fee for coming to the movie or they can offer the movie for free and then charge for popcorn and sodas. If your family has a projector and a yard then you could even let them host outdoor movie nights at your place.
29. Make a Magazine or Comic Book. Kids who like to write may want to put together their own little magazine or comic book. They can then sell it to friends and family members for a small fee. Kids who are consistent with this can even sell subscriptions.
30. Hold a Talent Show or Put on a Play. One of the most creative money-making ideas for kids is to put on a work of performance art and to charge others to come see it. A talent show or a play can be a great way to bring a group together for some entertainment while kids earn money. Kids who can do neat things like break dance or do gymnastics can also do a performance around that.
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your ideas are cool, im only 11yrs old and ive already got £35 in 2 weeks
your tips are awesome and I’m only 10. I can’t wit to start earning my cash with your awesome ideas
I am only 11 years old and i realy want a laptop i will try to use some of thes tips,thankyou for your ideas.
ime 11 and there great fanks for the help and eloise what ones did you do
I am only 11 years old and these tips should help me earn some money
I am 12 and have started baking cookies for the people in my neighborhood. I need to say that putting up signs helps a whole lot! I had my brother watch my *cookie stand* so I could ride my bike around the neighborhood stapeling up signs to polls. Thanx for all the otha ideas. I need some cha ching and fast. :] xD
HI I AM 13 TURNING 14 AND IN TWO DAYS I HAVE MADE $21.00 AND MORE I AM SAVING UP TO BYE A HAT
I am 11 years old amd saving up for an i-pod. The list of ideas are very useful to me. I am sure I will make a lot of money. This is the best site I have seen in my quest on the internet. Thank you very much for writing this, Kathryn.
– Rachel
I am only 10,
This is a great website, thanks 4 the tips.
I am saving up for a laptop and this will really help!
xoxo
This site looks very good. You have come up with a lot of good ideas for kids that are young and a few for older children as well. Some of your ideas have really interested me and i am going to start to use your ideas so that i can earn a bit of cash over the summer holidays. Thank you so much!
I am 12 years old.
I am trying to save up for a new phone so these tips are great!
xxxx
i am only 10 and me and my best friend need to earn 60 pounds so i hope these tips will help
im 11 awsome ideas but R these legal in UK
Nice Tips
me and my mates were raising money for Children in Need. We did a bake sale at school with Pudsey biscuits and we raised 60 quid, sold homegrown fruit and veg and made another 60 and then did some car washing for the teachers and got fifty. Thanks xx
im saving up for a phone and i think these tips will be very useful for me to be succesful
these suggestions are great i need a lot of money though like £800 coz im goin on water sport trip and its a challenge to raise the money your self i gonna start this weekend only 2 days
great tips i went up my rd and made £470
12 and those are awsome ideas!!
i am 11 years old and im going to start my own newspaper does any one know how i can get stalls to sell them
hi,i’m 12 and these ideas sound great but i’m not sure which ones i would be able to do. jack, which ones did u do?
is any of them legal in the uk
yeah im 11 and im going to try those ideas!
it is all right but wat do u do in the winter
i am 11 years old and i am saving up for a NINTENDO DSI i think these tips are really going to help me to earn money not only for the nintendo but 4 other things looking at these comments they have showed me i am not to younge to be rich.
i need money for clothes and stuff for my dog,how much could i get in a week dog walking?
fuck this shit im going to be a prostatute.
I’m 14 and I earn £20 a week from selling sweets at school
and don’t forget a paper round
im 12 and im saving up for an x box i need 90 pounds wish me luck
this is sooooooooooo good i had a yard sale and in one day i got 100 quid!!!!!
and im only ten years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im 13 year im going to try these tips thanks
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will they really work tho????????
you can ind this info anywhere! I looked everywhere on how to make money but everything is the same.
I’m eleven years old and ur tips r gd but where I live in the uk neighbours r quite …. Well let’s say I wouldn’t want to knock on their doors. I also live in a coldi sak so I have only around 10 neighbours . I think magazine making is a gd idea. Me and some of my mates from school started to make and sell bookmarks for a while , we ended up with fiveteen quuid each
im 12 and im saving up for a new tv and i used all the ideas here and in 1 week i got over 800 punds !!!!!!!!!!! thank you very much
I Did Dog WAlking and Dog GRooming And i got £3.50 Per Dog Walk and £ 2.00 Per Grooming And i Got £35.00 in 1 week
your errands for elderly and your yard work was awesome idea. i am only 12 and I earned £35 in a day
i am 9 and i only get 1pound for washing up all week!
i am 9 and i’m saving in a new ipod touch
these tips are great
thanks
joshua
which 10 are the easiest to make money out of and thanks
ChEaRS iam tryin to get as much MONEY aS i CAN i ThInk theas tips will HeALP C YAS AL LATR peace BITCH:D
I am 11 years old. I did loads of the ideas you published and I now have over £200 raised in one month! Thanks! Great ideas!
witch 1ns can u mKE THE MOST MONEY OUTA QICKEST IM SAVIN AP 4 FORSE
jewellry not jewelry
i hav 3 rabbits and want another that i saw the one i want but its £110
i onley have £16.36
right…im 13 a nice lad. BUT I NEED MONEY! LIKE EVERY CHILD! I DO 4 HOURS OF WORK FOR MY MUM FOR A TENNER! now im goin to try some of these methods to make me money, if they work il get back to everyone!
x
Im 24 and these ideas are too be honest rather silly ! i have not made one dollar and i am quite frankly upset! i have loast money trying to publish posters and now am in a devistated situation, i hope to hear no more of this idol chit-chat and i hope you are happy with yourselves !These ideas are totally blabble!
Good day !
toto youre a div! im 13 (who cares) and i made £50 in 1 week from the pet stuff- wowser! lol
These ideas suck pretty bad. And the comments by little eleven year olds thinking they are going to start a newspaper buisness or somthing are pretty hilarious. Children are so gulible and easily manipulated.
This is a great web-site. I would recomend it to any kid who wants to earn money
These are good ideas. My 12 year old son is constantly trying to make money and he has started making bookmarks and birdhouses to sell. He’s also big into online gaming, so maybe I’ll help him set up a blog.
Thanks for the great ideas.
Gina Perry
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tomatoquest.blogspot.com
toto and marcus, you are not the kindest people i know.
@ toto: a-duh, dude, TWENTY FOUR!!! this is for kids. thats, like 0-16. (Not like 1 year olds could sell lemonade, lol)
I found some of these ides quite helpful. yes, they may not all be the most original, but who cares? i don’t.
@Marcus: tell me: were you born a grownup? you were 11 once to, you know. everybody was. and you had dreams, too. and by saying “little eleven year olds thinking they are going to start a newspaper buisness or somthing are pretty hilarious” is being nasty. Kids have dreams. Dreams can be realistic or completely laughable, but its the grownups responsibility to keep those ideas going, not crush them. It’s with ideas that a ten-year-old kid can become a twenty-year-old millionaire.
You also said: “Children are so gulible and easily manipulated.” now that is mean. children are children. are you gonna tell them ‘all you ever thought was stupid, you’re stupid, and i hate you?’ well, thats what you’re saying to every child in existence by your previous quote!
and just some info: when i was 11-16, i earned my money by making magazine. so blah to you!
-Amy
hEY, i AM 13 AND I AM SOO THANKFULL FOR THE TIPS!!!!! i HAVE BEEN TRYING OUT, AND IN 4 WEEKS I HAVE MADE £115! i ONLY NEED £35 TO GET MY IPOD! tHANKYOOOOOOO!!!:D
thanx but all ready done all those and made £4072.00 wow
cash $ or what
huh i sell lemonade and now i can buy my own laptop i am 9 years old hehehehe
i am so exited to get started on this!!
me and my bros r savin up for a guitar. can u do this in the uk
its a nice tips for kids and even the young ones would you mind if I copy it share to others…thanks a lot….
YOU SAID IT AMY, WAY TO GO!!!!!!! bye the way i a 12 years old and in one month ive earned over $300. and p.s. i agre with amy completly so shizzle to you toto and marcus XD
Im 12. These look like quite good methods i need £50 more to buy my xbox and gta iv. Cant wait to try them
I’m 12, saving up to help my friend buy a phone!!:P
i dont think its legal to work under the age of 13 in the uk which is annoying cos i want some money im agreing with marcus its very hard to write a news paper you need a proper story if you tell the world about a dog that got run over they wont care
I am only 12 and I have got £50 from recycling!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, So Im 14 And I Really Need Some Money And Soon! Ie By Next Tuesday, Ive Already Earnt Around £7 From A Bake Sale Down My Road But I Need Higher Amounts?! WHAT CAN I DOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im and i made 80 punds
I Am Sorry none of these are helpfull, the city I live in is not safe so i can’t do about 30 of the suggestions you made!
Thanks Anyway, I would need to come up with about 500.00-600.00, Anyways so thanks but no thanks. 
I Live In Holly Wood any What is £ What does that stand for??????
Cat Lover, You Already Have over 300$?! HOW?!?!?!?! And In one month!!! hOw1 thats basically impossible! Tell Me how you did this! Please Please Reply
Desi, The £ sign is UK money
and i’m 12 nearly 13 prob gonna do a lot of these thx for the tips
booo you!!!!!!!!!! you gies are horrible
im 12 ,has anyone earned money and if so HOW? xxx
im 11,but in the uk im shure u need to be 13 to work
im only 7 and in 2 days ive earned £124.75 thnx for the tips
Im only 9 and i made £41.00 and in 2days wonder how much in a month?
Behind you all the way Amy who posted that reply To marcus
just sell them at very very very cheap prices like £5 per ipod touch!
your ideas are pretty bril i’ve made £50 already .
I went from house to house selling cakes and brownies and made £20 in one afternoon, so thnaks for the idea. How are some of you making £800?! Also I want to try the blogging but I’m not sure how to do it :/ Anyone know???
Hi Flory,
Great to hear that your are making money selling cakes.
The best blogging platform is wordpress, that is the one we use and it is highly recommended and free.
Good luck,
Julian.
The face painting ones great! you can also make cards
Yeah Amy! Go Girl! Lol. Its True Tho, Markus and Toto you’re dead mean, destroying some childrens way of thinking, big wow, maybe some dreams are a long shot, but whats wrong with trying, you’ve got more of a chance, and dont bother telling us that when you were 7-14 you didn’t have a pretty much un achevable dream! And in the 21st centurie most dreams can be acheived!!
- alice
heyy these ideas r quite good,, but if u have no time because school takes over,,, SELL SWEETS i got an ipod touch in 1MONTH
these ideas well some are … and some are good but what is the point off tellin some 7 year old kid to start a ebay buisnes i mean they’ll be against the law ya have to be over 18 to do that my wee bro thinks hes all cool bein a buisnes man and then he showed me this bit off rubbish i mean EBAY and hes uner 5 but still some were good
ta
gud ideas but ther neva gonna happen 2 examples
1. babysitting when your 12, you have to 14 to be in the house by urself anyway
2. the blogging one u have to be 16 to have a myspace account