DIY Lip Balm Business Academy for Kids & Teens
Learn to Make Lip Balm, Build a Brand, Calculate Profit, and Launch Your Own Small Business Through Hands-On Entrepreneurship & STEM Activities
Course Summary
Turn creativity into real-world business skills in this exciting self-paced entrepreneurship course for kids and teens! In this hands-on business and STEM class, learners will discover how to make homemade lip balm, build a brand, calculate profits, market products, and explore what it takes to start a small business from home. Perfect for homeschoolers, aspiring entrepreneurs, creative kids, and learners interested in business, marketing, finance, and product design.
Students will follow step-by-step instructions to create their own lip balm using either beeswax or vegan ingredients while learning practical life skills that can be applied to selling almost any handmade product. This engaging online course combines DIY crafting, math, economics, marketing strategy, entrepreneurship, branding, and critical thinking into one unforgettable learning experience.
Learners will explore:
How to make homemade lip balm from scratch
Product development and branding for kids
Entrepreneurial skills and small business basics
Cost analysis, budgeting, and ROI calculations
Marketing and advertising strategies
Packaging and shipping considerations
SWOT analysis for beginners
Target audience and market research
Pricing handmade products for profit
Creative business ideas for kids and teens
This project-based business course encourages learners to think like real entrepreneurs while developing confidence, problem-solving skills, and financial literacy. Students will participate in fun scavenger hunts, business games, online research activities, and interactive challenges designed to help their products stand out in a competitive marketplace. We will discuss creative ways to customize lip balm products with colors, scents, organic ingredients, eco-friendly packaging, and unique container ideas. Students will also investigate where successful products are sold, compare competitor pricing, and brainstorm ways to market their creations through online marketplaces, social media, local boutiques, craft fairs, holiday gifts, and more. Throughout the course, learners will strengthen essential math and business skills by calculating expenses, analyzing profit margins, determining product pricing, and evaluating strengths and weaknesses through a beginner-friendly S.W.O.T. analysis.
Weekly games and business term competitions keep learning engaging and interactive.
4-Week Course Breakdown
WEEK 1: Lip Balm Creation & Product Design
Learn how to make two types of lip balm using beeswax or vegan ingredients. Gather supplies, follow guided recipes, and create handmade lip balm products. Students will also begin brainstorming branding and packaging ideas while researching creative inspiration online.
WEEK 2: Business Math & Pricing Strategy
Break down production costs, calculate ROI, analyze expenses, and determine profitable pricing strategies. Learners will research competitor products and compare how similar lip balms are priced and marketed online and in stores.
WEEK 3: Marketing & Target Audience
Discover how businesses identify their ideal customers and promote products effectively. Students will explore selling opportunities including social media, online shops, local boutiques, holiday markets, wedding favors, and gift ideas.
WEEK 4: SWOT Analysis & Business Competition
Complete a beginner-friendly SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for your business idea. Finish the course with fun review games and business challenges that reinforce important entrepreneurship vocabulary and concepts.
This self-paced online business course is perfect for homeschool enrichment, STEM learning, financial literacy, life skills education, and creative learners who love hands-on projects. By the end of the class, students will have created real lip balm products while gaining valuable entrepreneurship and small business skills they can use for years to come.
Course Curriculum
Elizabeth McMann
As a homeschooling mother of five, and teacher since 2017, I felt led by the Lord to create an online educational platform. My style of learning didn't fit into the mold of what was out there. Not to mention, the rising prices of other educational platforms limited what classes my children could enjoy. Sifting through online classes and full curriculum that aligns with Christian values is tricky. Today, it seems most Christian curriculum is boring bookwork and/or very costly. I sought to combine everything that I value in education. Teach Me Truth provides entertaining video lessons, live online classes, online games, quizzes, worksheets, and community - all designed by independent teachers within our nonprofit platform.
