Contributed photo by Lucas Pelucas on Upslash Island Rec is calling all child entrepreneurs, from grades 4-12 to participate in their first annual Kids Maker Fair on April 21 from 4-5:30 p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange. “Talking to young people at our various programs this summer, I realized how many creative kids there are out there making stuff who don’t have an outlet,” Jen Henry, Island Rec’s Recreation Specialist, said. She remembered making Dream Catchers as a child. Everyone in her family still has one of her creations, she laughed. “For 10, 11 and 12-year-olds it’s so empowering.” So after some brainstorming, she came up with the Kids Market Fair, a place kids can sell their wares with adult supervision, and learn tricks of being a business person. Booth spots are $25 if registered by April 13 and $30 after that. There are several workshops kids can participate in to help them come up with ideas for items to market, discuss the formula for pricing as well as sales techniques like eye contact and smiling. They will learn how to keep track of the time they put into their creations, the cost of materials other fees to […]
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