Unique Ways Kids Can Earn Money

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Unique Ways for Kids to Earn Money

A lemonade stand may be one of the most recognized ways young kids earn money before they're old enough to take on a real job, but there are plenty more. From starting a business with friends to sell homemade items, to tutoring or selling puppies, there are many more ways for kids to make money than the traditional methods of mowing the lawn and doing chores.

10 Fun Ways to Make Money This Summer

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10 Fun Summer Jobs for Kids

Summer jobs for kids are a good way for youth to get out of the house and make some money during the summer. Not only does it give the children something to do, they also make money doing it.

During summer months, many jobs for youth are available. These jobs rarely require any experience. Below you will find a list of ten fun ways for kids to make money during the summer.

Website: Homeschool College USA

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Great Resource for Lessons, Study Materials, Etc.

Homeschool College USA is designed for homeschooling high school students who would like to tailor their courses toward using college-level exams to earn college credits while completing their high school studies.

The information on this site is offered freely. In addition, all resources/study materials are free as well. On this site you will find links to interactive lessons, video and audio files, downloadable textbooks, and tests and exams for practice and final grades. A complete list of courses is offered for four years of study.

If you are a high school graduate in college, or an "adult learner" looking to earn college credit through testing, the resources on this site can aid you in your studies, as well. Choose your subject and follow the general "recommended course of study" provided to help prepare you for the exam. 

Go to homeschoolcollegeusa.com

Website: Study Jams!

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Collection of lesson plans that address math and science content through rich media.

Study Jams! is a free Scholastic site that provides engaging multimedia lessons on math and science, ranging from basic algebra problems to more complex concepts like scientific theory and evidence.

Over 200 jams on a variety of math and science topics that use key vocabulary words, short videos, karaoke style music screens, and online student quizzes to check content knowledge of students.

Geared toward grades 3-6

Go to StudyJams!

Website: Zero Tuition College

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An Awesome Community of People Who Choose Self-Directed Learning Over College

Zero Tuition College is three things:

*The idea that you don't need a college degree to find success.

*A specific strategy for self-directing your education

*A community website that helps self-directed learners connect with each other.

Go to  Zero Tuition College

Adventure: Michaels The Knack

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Free Arts & Crafts, and Camps at Michaels!

Go to Michaels The Knack to find out about in-store events in your area for your children at Michaels Craft store. 

They offer free craft days for ages 3+, a daily camp for $5 a day, and more. 

Go to The Knack

Adventure: Letterboxing

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Letterboxing is a free outdoor hobby that combines elements of orienteering, art, and puzzle solving. 

Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly accessible places (like parks, hiking trails) and distribute clues to finding the box on the website below.

There are more than 22,000 letterboxes hidden in the U.S. today, but you'll only find them if you can correctly follow the clues
Individual letterboxes usually contain a notebook and a rubber stamp. Finders make an imprint of the letterbox's stamp, either on their personal notebook or on a postcard, and leave an impression of their personal stamp on the letterbox's "visitors' book" or "logbook" — as proof of having found the box and letting other letterboxers know who has visited. Many letterboxers keep careful track of their "find count".

Website: How Stuff Works

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Find Out How Stuff Works With Videos & Articles

Founded by a university professor, How Stuff Works is easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works, for people of all ages.  

Want to know how an ice hotel works? Ever wondered about quantum suicide? Our team of know-it-alls isn’t afraid of a challenge. From car engines to search engines, from cell phones to stem cells, and thousands of subjects in between, HowStuffWorks has it covered. No topic is too big or too small for our editorial staff to unmask ... or for you to understand.

Go to howstuffworks.com

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Craft: How to Make a Feather Pen

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Make a quick and easy feather pen!

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens.

The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Magna Carta, and many other vital documents were written and signed with quill pens. In fact, the word "pen" comes from the Latin word "penna", which means feather.

Find your own feathers during a nature walk, or take a trip to a craft store to buy a package. Throughout history, quill pens were made from the flight feathers (preferably the largest wing feathers) of large birds. Here's how your child can make their own!

Website: Free Rice, Games to Feed the Hungry

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Play Games & Help End Hunger

Play games grouped into different categories (Humanities, English, Math, Chemistry, Language Learning, Geography, Sciences, Test Preparation) and for each answer you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.

In addition, with each right answer you get a harder one for your next. If you get it wrong, you get an easier one.

Their WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance...

Go to freerice.com

Things to Do This Summer

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Need some ideas for the summer? Here is a list of Things to Do This Summer! Challenge your family to do the full list.

Website: Ted-Ed

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Use engaging videos to create customized lessons

This is such a valuable tool for homeschoolers! 

The TED-Ed website offers terrific educational video content in many different fields from many talented educators. You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube.

Watch the video to learn how.

Go to Ted-Ed

Website: Sell Your Handmade Items on Etsy

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Sell your handmade items on Etsy

Etsy is an website focused on handmade or vintage items as well as art and craft supplies. These items cover a wide range including art, photography, clothing, jewelry, food, bath and beauty products, quilts, knick-knacks, and toys. Many individuals also sell craft supplies such as beads, wire, and jewelry-making tools.  

The site follows in the tradition of open craft fairs, giving sellers personal storefronts where they list their goods for a fee of $0.20. 

I know many unschoolers, including my daughter, who sell their handmade items on Etsy. 

Go to Etsy

Craft Website: The Crafting Chicks

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Make Really Cool, Professional Crafts!

The Crafting Chicks is a website maintained by five women who share tons of cool crafts, recipes, and other fun tips and ideas.

The categories on their website include: Home Projects, Recipes, Holidays & Parties, Photoshop, Kids & Family, Sewing, and Printables. 

Go to http://thecraftingchicks.com/

Books: Author Keri Smith

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Books That Stretch the Creativity & Imagination 

We can't get enough of Keri Smith's books, and once you discover them, you won't either. Her books are fun, innovative and super creative. They certainly veer off, in a wonderful way, from what you expect from a book. A great addition to a homeschoolers/unschoolers library.

           

Full Listing of Keri Smith's books

Adventure: Find a Mentor For Ages 6-18

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Find a Mentor for Ages 6-18!

"MENTOR works closely with Mentoring Partnerships and more than 5,000 mentoring programs and volunteer centers throughout the country, serving more than three million children in all 50 states. There are currently 18 million children in the United States who want and need a mentor, but only three million have one. MENTOR's mission is to close that gap so that every one of those 15 million children has a caring adult in their life. 

MENTOR serves young people between the ages of 6 and 18, and its work over the last two decades has helped millions of young people find the support and guidance they need to build productive and meaningful lives."

Go to Mentor