How a Lemonade Stand Can Teach Kids About The Value of Money
I am a big believer in using children’s books to empower kids and teach them about taking control of their lives! Teaching children about money and about the value of their own work plays a big role in helping them develop independence. Have you done a lemonade stand as a child? Do you remember your enthusiasm and the countless hours waiting for adults to buy lemonade? What if you can preserve that child’s enthusiasm and help them develop self-reliance through it? I remember seeing the students of a wonderful Suzuki violin teacher in town. They were playing in front of a store and behind a lemonade stand, raising funds for their own music festival. They were using their talent to take control of their music goals. Teaching in a public school presents similar challenges. Everything that we want to experience, we need to fundraise for. I need to be able to teach my students the value of money as well as taking the power to make things happen on their own. This got me thinking, how do we develop a child’s sense of self-reliance from an early age? Can we raise our children to set goals, follow them, and understand the value of their own work? That can be done successfully with a book! Let me introduce It All Started with a Turtle.
Interview with the Author
Maria: When did you start writing?

Maria: What part did creativity play in your childhood?
Lisa: The creative part of my brain has always been the dominant mass! I can’t balance a checkbook, but I can speak 3 languages and I actually majored in English Linguistics in college (with studies also in Spanish and Italian). I have been painting all of my life as art is an important part of who I am. I have taken art classes since I was a child, and continue to do so, even today as my schedule allows. Music is in my blood. I played the guitar as a child and have been the singer in my family since grade school. To this day, there isn’t a stage that I won’t jump on to perform.
Oh my gosh, Maria, This post is terrific! Fabulous!
you hit the nail right on the head, as usual.
I am loving the interview! One thing I think that is missing – is that talent, passions, interests need to be nurtured by the parents. Everyone is born on equal footing. Every child has the possibilities for greatness. It's the encouragement by the parents that is the necessary component. If talent/passions are not encouraged, it's like a wilting flower.
That is one of the fundamental Suzuki beliefs – and I believe in it and live it.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Lisa,
Thank you for your comment as well as adding to the discussion!
Yes, I absolutely agree with you! Children need the support of the adults around them in order to grow! Sometimes, it is using a book to teach, sometimes learning with them, sometimes "getting out of the way" to nurture them! It is important for a parent to always play an active part in their child's growth!
This book is a wonderful starting point for that nurturing process, for a parent and child to have discussions and as the author calls it, "teaching moments".
What an awesome post!! A good way to teach the value of money :).
Thanks so much for sharing this with us @ My Favorite Posts SHOW OFF Weekend Blog Party!
Jessica
The Wondering Brain
Thank you, Jessica! I am glad you like the post!
This was a fabulous post and a great spotlight on a book that I am sure will be wonderful. Thanks so much for joining us on the Kid Lit Blog Hop and for bringing Lemonade Day to our attention. It sounds like an awesome initiative.
What a great lesson! Kids definitely need to start having a good economic view from a young age. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for your kind comments. Yes, teaching children to be responsible at an young age is so important and it can save parents from having a problem down the road. Planting the idea through a book is always a good idea!!!
Thank you for sharing this interview with Motivation Monday. I'll keep an eye out for the book.
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I loved this post, thanks again for linking it in to the Kid Lit Blog Hop
My boys have been wanting to open a lemonade stand and this sounds like the perfect book to introduce very important life skills.
I totally agree with this philosophy. My children have done lemonade stands for years. This looks like a wonderful book for beginning a discussion about basic business and money management. Thanks for linking it into the Kid Lit Blog Hop.
What a fantastic endeavor you and your husband have put together, Lisa! We always used chores as a way for our children to earn money for items they wanted and to save for bigger things. Our grandson is now learning how to do that. I'm sure he would also love to try the Lemonade Stand. Thanks for sharing on the Kid Lit Blog Hop, Maria.