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Summer Jobs for Kids – How to Find Something Suitable

If you’re struggling to find ways to keep your older children occupied when they’re not at school, then finding summer jobs for kids could be the perfect solution. As long as your child is old enough, getting them working outside of the house can give them independence and teach them valuable lessons about money.

What Jobs Are Suitable For A Child?

Depending on how old your child is, they’re probably not going to be putting together a CV and applying to local businesses just yet. Their first jobs should be relatively easy – they aren’t going to pay a fortune, but to a child the freedom of earning their own money is a great thrill! Here are a few ideas for the perfect summer jobs for kids that don’t require any long term commitment.

Babysitting

Babysitting can be one of the best paid jobs for kids, and it can even be fun if your child enjoys spending time around younger children. Before you look into this avenue, check whether your state has a minimum age for babysitting (not all do). If your child is too young to look after children on their own, they can still help out when one of the parents is around. Many children start babysitting on their own around the age of 12 or 13.

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Back to School Ideas for the Environmentally Conscious Parent

With an increased emphasis on the way we affect our planet and its climate, many parents are now looking for green back to school ideas that keep their carbon footprint down to a minimum. Although this isn’t always easy where kids are concerned, there are a few things you can do.

Buy As Little As Possible

The best of all the green back to school ideas is simply to buy as little as possible. You won’t be contributing to waste, or buying any environmentally-harmful materials, if you don’t buy anything at all! Although this is easier said than done when it comes to back to school shopping, take some time out to have a long hard think about what you’ve already got that could be re-used, or whether certain items that stores have on sale are actually essential.

When you’re going through what you already have, don’t automatically throw out anything that’s damaged or no longer fits your child. The chances are that a lot of those items can be fixed, or donated to other children to be reused. You could save material from old school clothes to make eco-friendly reusable cloth bags for your grocery shopping. Think outside the box here!

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