hello..my son (6th gr.) has to do a project where he makes a product, to sell in a "store", at school. they have to do everything from start to finish...the problem is, he's not terribly creative...and i don't want to do it for him..does anyone have any ideas of what he could make? the idea he came up with was making those string bracelets...but again, he couldn't really make them all...i thought maybe chocolate lollipops, in nice packaging...but i know there must be other ideas out there??? thanks.
Look at familyfun.com , Michaels, and Hobby Lobby. He could also make a neat book mark. Laminated paper with a ribbon or tassle or charm at the end. I make some that are a ribbon with two charms at the end. Those are easy.
Good luck!
book covers/book marks or pencil holders/cups?
I'm trying to think of things that don't have sugar in them.... thats a hard one!!!
Theres got to be some ideas at Michaels! Good luck!
These kinds of projects are just brutal! I would probably go to the craft store and walk around to see what jumps out at you. Do they have a dollar limit on cost spent per item? I like the lollipop idea, and they would likely sell well. You might also want to revisit some of the cheap-o ideas that were around in the 80s. Remember the saftey pins with the little beads on them that everyone used to put on their shoes (a variation on the theme was to buy two and give one to your BFF)? Also, different colors of those rubber bracelets with codes for what the colors "mean"? Those kinds of things. They are cheap, he could do the packaging and signage, and the kids love the gimmick-y messages behind them.
i would be wary of just giving him any ideas without making him think about it. what you (or his teacher) could do, though, is help him brainstorm about things he interested in, likes to do, can do, etc. to see if he comes up with something on his own.
There are tons of ideas for this. Go to yahoo/google & just put in "science fair ideas" in the box. Also, you can search for "party ideas" and it comes up with more things than you could swallow!! :) good luck in your search!!
*if you want, you could try to make some clothes, like jeans with crazy things all over them or (go cheaper!) & get a pack of plain white tshirts and glue tons of designy things all over them...i.e.: buttons, glitter, etc.things girls or boys would like.
why don't you ask HIM what his 5 favorite things EVER are, then add/take away something from them & sell that item in your "Store"..!! good luck!
How about chocolate covered apples, like candied apples and rolled in nuts, crushed candy bars, etc. Also you coul get regular chocolate bars and see if you can design and buy wrappers that have the school logo, etc.
I like your chocolate lollipop idea. If it's supposed to be him--have him go with you to Michael's and pick out the mold. Have him pick the flavor combos. He picks the name of the product. He prints out labels on the computer. He picks out cellophane and ribbon to sell it. He takes a digital photo and comes up with an ad slogan for it. You help him make the pops. The thing about chocolate . . . highly marketable. The lesson here for him will be in marketing. Because he'll find that some colors of ribbon will sell faster. Like if he markets to the girls with colors of red/pink/orange or something. I've worked in marketing/advertising for my entire professional career. I say, worry less about the "creative" aspects. There are a lot of business people who manage more of the numbers. Who worry more about demographics. Suppose you decide not to go with lollies--head to Michael's and see what they've got that he'd rather do. Just keep it simple. Complex projects cause burnout. Writing a simple marking plan or list of all the things that he needs to get done with any given project might be helpful. Have fun!
