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How to Have a Lemonade Stand for Charity

August 7, 2015 By Sharon Garofalow 4 Comments

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Ideas for getting your kids involved in your next summer lemonade stand. Sharing a large batch recipe and free printable decorations! #ad #CheekyLemonadeDo your kids love to have a lemonade stand? Mine do. And while we usually have them to teach the kids about earning money and get a very elementary look at running a business, this time we did it a little bit differently. We partnered with French Bull for Cheeky Home to share ideas on how you can hold your own lemonade stand and make a difference in someone’s life.Do something special with your next lemonade stand. See what we did to help get the kids involved. #ad #CheekyLemonadeFirst things first. Gather your supplies. I’m sure you’ve seen Cheeky Home products in your local Target. They are brightly colored and awesome (I’m especially in love with the new collab between French Bull and Cheeky Home). Whenever you buy their product, they donate a meal to someone who needs it, someone right here in the United States. How cool is that?! And because of that awesome philanthropy, we decided that instead of selling lemonade just for the sake of it, we would donate all the money we made to a local food bank. At first the kids were like, “Whaaaaaaaaaaat?” But as we planned our lemonade stand, we continued to talk about what it might be like to not have food when you wanted or needed it. And quite quickly, they came around. Free printable decorations for your summer lemonade stand! Plus an easy recipe for a large batch of lemonade. #ad #CheekyLemonadeThey even got excited and wanted to be involved in every part of planning. Cheeky designed free printable signs and decorations for you to use if you want to host your own lemonade stand aimed at ending hunger and raising awareness. You can download the Cheeky Lemonade Activity Kit here. The decorations match the French Bull for Cheeky Products which means your stand will be color coordinated and simply adorable! Ideas for holding a kid's lemonade stand. #ad #CheekylemonadeSigns were a big deal for the kids. During the planning, all they could talk about was making the lemonade and serving it to the customers. But the minute we got started they focused mostly on promotions. My youngest even discussed a method of attracting customers using a bow and arrow type Nerf toy that whistles, that he would launch across the street in front of cars to get their attention. Um, no. There was also talk of a sky writer. The next best thing was trying their hand at being a sign spinner. How to have a summer lemonade stand that raises money for charity! Includes a large batch lemonade recipe and free printables! #ad #cheekylemonadeOnce the signs were made, we set about to make our lemonade. The kids wanted to help so I premeasured a Cheeky cup and marked it with the right measurements. This way they could easily measure and pour the ingredients in to our drink dispenser with very little help from me.
Large batch lemonade recipe for holding a summer lemonade stand! #ad #CheekyLemonadeThey carefully measured and worked together to make the lemonade. I really loved how seriously they took it.  Tips and ideas for holding your next lemonade stand. Plus free printable decorations and large batch lemonade recipe. #ad #CheekyLemonadeOnce the lemonade was ready, we headed back outside to get everything set up. We decided to put out a basil plant for an extra fun touch. I love fresh herbs in beverages so we put this out in case anybody wanted to make their drink a little more interesting. The best part was that pretty much all the kids that came by the stand gave it a try. My kids have never been fans of basil before, but having it in their lemonade, and getting to try it on their terms really opened them up to something new. I also think the basil cuts a little of the sweetness. It’s a perfect pairing for the lemonade. Ideas for your neighborhood lemonade stand this summer. Get the kids involved with the prep including making the lemonade recipe and creating signs! #ad #CheekyLemonadeThe kids loved getting the neighbors to stop for a cool drink on a hot day. They even remembered to explain where the money was going. This one has some serious sign spinning skills. And a very direct advertising approach.Host a neighborhood lemonade stand that does something good! See where we donated the money we raised! Plus ideas for organizing this fun, summer activity and free printable decorations! #ad #CheekyLemonadeThe kids really took responsibility for the lemonade stand. My oldest surprised me with how business-like he was and how he managed the other kids.
Easy large batch lemonade recipe and free printable decorations for your next summer lemonade stand. #ad #cheekylemonadeA lot of our customers became employees which was really fun. The kids all knew why we were having the lemonade stand and where we were donating the money. Teaching kids about childhood hunger and hosting a charily lemonade stand with French Bull for Cheeky. #ad #CheekyLemonadeAlthough we talk about money from time to time, the lemonade stand was a really great way to talk take it to the next level and talk about keeping money out of sight, ethics and money handling. Lemonade stands are truly such a great activity for kids! And pretty delicious too. And the kids happily handed over their bank when we were done so I could make a donation.
How to host a lemonade stand this summer including ideas to get your kids involved and donate money to charity! #ad #cheekylemonade Consider having a lemonade stand in your neighborhood before school starts. Send an email out your school friends and neighbors and let them know when you will be set up and that you are donating money to charity. It’s a great way to get kids excited for school by seeing some of their friends, but also to remind them to be thankful for all that they have.
Ideas for your next summer lemonade stand including lemonade recipe and free printable signs! #ad #CheekyLemonadeI want to give a huge thank you to Cheeky for working with me on this! It was such a great activity for me to share with my kids and I’m truly happy to share the message, of doing for others, to my readers. You can see more lemonade stand ideas and posts by searching #CheekyLemonade on Instagram. You need to be following their Instagram feed, it’s so bright and amazing!

And as you head back to school, don’t forget to look for Yoobi school supplies, also available at Target. When you buy a school supply, the donate a school supply to an American child in need.

*This post was sponsored by Cheeky Home. Thank you for supporting the awesome brands that let me share important messages with you and involve my kids in philanthropy.

Just like picking a pair of sunglasses or a purse, lemonade recipes are a very personal thing. I don’t love sweet drinks so it is rare that I like lemonade. Adjust sweetness to your liking! The recipe below is basically one large pitcher of lemonade multiplied by 4. It will get you started at your stand but if you are in a high traffic area, have extra ingredients on hand to make more if needed.

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Yield: 24

How to Have a Lemonade Stand for Charity

How to Have a Lemonade Stand for Charity

This large-batch lemonade recipe is perfect for your neighborhood lemonade stand.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 quarts + 2 cups water
  • 1 quart lemon juice (find this size lemon juice in your juice aisle)
  • 3 cups sugar
  • Basil (optional)

Instructions

  1. Mix it all together in a large beverage dispenser.
  2. Adjust the sugar to your own liking.
  3. Set our basil to enhance the flavor of the lemonade (it helps cut some of the sweetness a bit)

Nutrition Information

Yield

24

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 104Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 15mgCarbohydrates 27gFiber 0gSugar 26gProtein 0g

Nutrition information isn't always accurate.

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Cuisine: American / Category: Drinks

 

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Sharon lives in Southern California with her adorable family. She loves to share ideas to make mom life easier and encourage busy gals to make time for themselves too! Sharon's "me" time often includes watching Hallmark Channel movies, sipping sauvignon blanc, trying not to eat Salt and Pepper potato chips, and planning girlfriend getaways.

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Comments

  1. Meghan says

    May 18, 2017 at 7:44 pm

    My kiddos and I have a Lemonade Stand for refugees on our summer bucket list! Thanks for sharing your tips. Can you tell me where you got your blue dispenser? Thanks so much!

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    • Sharon Garofalow says

      May 19, 2017 at 11:48 am

      Hi Meghan! That sounds like a great bucket list item for summer! The dispenser was from Target but it is almost a year old. I did notice they had some other drink dispensers there right now that were still really nice looking! Wishing you a successful lemonade stand!!

      Reply
  2. Michelle @ Cheeky says

    August 7, 2015 at 8:00 am

    Love this post so much! Thank you for sharing your #CheekyLemonade story. We’re going to need to see footage of your sons’ awesome sign spinning skills!

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    • Sharon Garofalow says

      August 7, 2015 at 8:32 am

      Thank you Michelle! Let’s just say his skills were so good (or I sign was poorly made) that the sign flew right off the stick. :) He’s taken to just twirling the stick like a baton which is at once charming and super dangerous.

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