I read an article in the paper the other day about teenagers raising money for a worthy cause by decorating flip-flops and selling them throughout their high school.

They bought all the pretty colored sandals at the discount stores and painted dots, spots, and creative designs on the straps. They wrapped them with ribbon and added silk and plastic flowers. I've also seen the kids who make the ribbon belts and headbands.

I love hearing about kids using their creative juices.

Has anyone else heard of kids using their creativity to raise money, and if so, how?

[ June 05, 2004, 09:10 AM: Message edited by: Dotsie ]

I no longer have teens, but this brings back memories.
My most creative daughter is the one who is now a C.P.A. of all things and just gave birth to my new granddaughter. When she was about twelve, she needed money for something so she decided to have a carnival in our back yard.
She got old appliance boxes and made up all kinds of games and side shows lined up around the fence.
Since profit was the motive, she decided to make salt dough prizes. She made some really cute things and all was going well until some of the dough fell on the heating element in the oven and shorted the whole stove out.
Overall, very profitable for her and very unprofitable for me.
She also made some weird mixture of dish soap and baby powder that she somehow convinced her friends was "Special dog shampoo". She sold it to make money while I was recovering from surgery.
She's always been Way too creative, but more fun than a magic show.
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But we laugh at that now.

smile, I bet you laugh at those memories now. Love the dog shampoo idea.

Maggie, maybe you could buy inexpensive bedroom slippers and decorate them for the Christmas bazaar.

You never know what people wll buy. For a couple years there's been a kiosk at the mall near Christmas. They sell platform slippers that look like tennis shoes. I would never buy them...but enough people do!

Great idea Dotsie, although may have to try some flip flops too. We have started our bazaar workshops again. We canceled them this week though because we are having a rummage sale. I get to pick out stuff for the bazaar workers. Yeah!!! I found a fish mobile we will take it apart and make ornaments with beads maybe. Since we live near the ocean they might go OK. You never know. I just bring in ideas and challenge the people there. We also laugh and have fun while we work. If you don't see me this week its because I am working at the sale.
Through the years I have seen teens work on crafts and sell them. They are always interesting,
fun and well done.
Maggie

I just got back from the mall and there certainly seemed to be a lot of decorated flip flops there. Darling ones too. I wanted to buy them all, but only got two pairs (It was difficult to resist the dozen other pairs I wanted)
I would definitely be a customer if I went to a craft show that had them.
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I just want to let all you people know that the REAL name for "flip-flops" - an Australian invention, please note - is THONGS.

I know that means something else in your country. We call those G-strings!

Hey, thongs, flip flops, could be used for either according to how much you've got to flip and flop I suppose.
I can only imagine those flowers and jewels and sequins I saw on those flip flops/thongs in the mall decorating my derierre.
Not a pretty sight.
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smile, we're getting the cameras ready for the boomer calendar! Get your thongs on girl!

Hey, I got my thongs on right now. One on each foot.
But if we're gonna' take photos, I say I choose the body I WANT to display my thong. The body I'm hauling around now is used and and I need a new model.
The way I see it we all oughtta' get new bodies at mid life. After all if you're in the middle of life, you're either half dead or half alive. I guess it's according to the way you view that infamous cup. Either way, a new body would sure be nice.
Personally, I'm opting for a total body transplant. I want Pamela's boobs, Tina's legs and J Lo's behind.
With a body like that I won't need a brain. Besides, the one I've got is like new. It's hardly been used at all.
I already got a real good trade in on my heart. It had a lot of miles on it and it had been wrecked so I asked God for a new one and He took the old one in trade. Now I just pray and read His Word and I get a shiny new one every single day. What a deal.
So as soon as I recover from this Extreme makeover/full body transpanlt, I'll be ready for the photo session, thong and all. WHEW!!!
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Hey Smiles...is it time for us to bring the calendar idea back to life? Think everybody can tolerate us again? hahahaha....

JJ