Biz Fair 3.0

It's that time of year again! Time for the Valley Children's Business Fair! (Be sure to check out that site and scroll down to see the video from last year's fair; Callie makes an appearance at about 1:24 and it's adorable if I do say so myself!) (And just because it's fun to look back, here's year one: Callie's Star Cookies!)

Callie and Sam did repeat booths from last year, Callie with mini donuts (this time she named her business Mini Donut Land) and Sam with homemade rootbeer. Cal worked on her donuts for a week before the fair, freezing the batches so they'd stay fresh. The day of the fair was busy with frosting and sprinkling and bagging the donuts, while Sam mixed up his soda. There also was a fun entrepreneurship class offered by the fair organizers held at the library each week for about 6 weeks that Cal participated in and learned all about starting a small business from a local small business owner.

Every year the fair has grown, and this year they were set up on the west side of the Eden Park bowery, stretching all the way across the field to the canal! I heard there were something like 90 booths (or was in 90 kids? whatever it was, it was a lot!). I think those numbers may have brought down the profits, just because there were so many booths to choose from (maybe?). It definitely seemed a little slower sales-wise than in the past. But both kids were happy and satisfied with their results. (I think they both profited ~$20 after all was said and done, thanks a lot to their generous grandparents who donated money and/or bought all the leftovers!)

Classic donut baking.

She's a pro!

The perfect little chocolate covered
chocolate donut!

This is his face as he's sniffing the rootbeer
extract! (HA!)

Selling his first cup!
(The weather was pretty warm when the fair
started so the rootbeer was flowing early!)

I love that they made little advertisements for each other's
stands. Also, I love that Sam made a little rootbeer
cup out of LEGO as a decoration on his table.

They're already coming up with ideas for next year, maybe the same thing, maybe something new. Mark your calendars for mid-May and come check out what they come up with next!