Neighborhood Newsletters: A Fun & Educational Way to Keep Kids Busy During Spring & Summer Break by Marge Jesberger

Kids on spring break? Help them start a neighborhood newsletter! It’s a great (and educational) way to keep them busy. They will earn some money and learn about starting a business. Here’s how to get started:

• Have kids ask around for story ideas. Are the neighbors on sport’s teams? Having a baby?

• Sell ads. Charge a small amount for an ad in the paper. The kids in our neighborhood that advertised their cleaning business and babysitting got jobs!

• Figure out how many stories to write. Decide how many pages that will actually fill.

• Perk up your page with art. Leave room for drawings or logos.

• Have the kids add their own poetry or small stories.

• Make copies. Make a small amount at first, you can always print more later.

• Sell or hand out the newsletter to the neighborhood.

Bet your kids will have a steady customers!