The Homeschooler’s Essential Checklist for Making and Selling Crafts
Krystal Winn 
Help your homeschool students shine with these tips for entrepreneurial success!
One of the amazing benefits of homeschooling that we all can agree on is the flexibility to build and organize your homeschool routine as your family sees fit. From launching book clubs to organizing group field trips homeschooling families have the privilege of taking learning to another level.
If I your children love to craft, consider helping them dive deeper in their education by selling their crafted projects!
Here are 10 ways to help boost your children’s entrepreneurial endeavors:
1. Start with Brainstorming
Help your children think of all the crafty projects they would like to try. Start with asking how they can create a product that will solve a problem for someone. For instance: “We can create pencil pouches that will help other homeschoolers keep pencils in one place.” Or another: “We can sell glitter fridge clips to help families hang loose artwork.” Take time to think of the silly, the seriously and the adventures. No idea is truly off-limits as long as it is helping to meet a need or solve a problem. Be careful to focus on ideas that are appropriate for your children’s age levels and that they tackle (mostly) on their own. Their ideas may be grandiose and full of delight. But, projects can become frustrating pretty quickly if a child is simply not developmentally ready to create them.
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2. Practice Your Projects
After you settle on 3 or 4 of your best ideas, don’t move on too quickly to production. It’s best to test all of the chosen products first before selling to your target audiences. Take your materials, test out tools, and make sure your homeschoolers can come up with products that are useful and/or appealing.
3. Gather Materials
After establishing that your products are achievable, take time to find materials to build lots of them! Set a goal to create “20 of something”. This will help you easily buy in bulk and save money.
4. Craft Away!
Time to roll up your sleeves and get to work making your wonderful items! Take photos of your work time so that you can advertise with them later. (Tip: when people get a “behind the scenes” look at how you create your products, it helps them build trust and more likely to buy!)
5. Name Your Product/Business
Choose a name that is catchy or memorable. Instead of “Cool Slime” try something like “Party-in-a-Jar Slime”.
6. Packaging!
Help your children wrap their products in inviting and unique ways. A simple mason jar with a lid is okay but a jar with a glow stick attached makes it more fun to look at! A jewelry card to hold earrings can be found anywhere. But how about a jewelry card that doubles as a bookmark!
7. Get The Word Out
Set a sale date or date range. Hand out filers, make announcements in your co-op meetings, and communicate your sell date to those who would want to support. If your children are selling products for a certain cause (nonprofit donations, fundraising, etc) let them know that too!
8. Offer Deals!
Offer bundling discounts, presale discounts, and coupons to certain groups!
9. Shine on Sale Day!
When your sale day comes, set up early and meet each customer with a smile. Encourage your children to arrange their products neatly so that they are easy to see. Help them show your gratitude for their customers’ support, and let them know when more handcrafted products in the future.
10. Document and Celebrate
Take time to tally up sales, count up your profits and celebrate all the hard work that went into your craft event.
Selling crafts is chock full of opportunities for your homeschoolers to learn and grow. Walking with them through this process will bring reward and memories that will last a lifetime. So what are you waiting for? Help your homeschooler get crafting today!
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