The kids were quite successful with their venture.  They raised $75 for the sand in the sandbox in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Last year we had an equally successful lemonade stand closer to the Park.  To see that post and the photos go to http://blog.doughremekids.com/categories/lemonade.aspx.

Kids love nothing more than tending to a lemonade stand on a hot summer day.  Every kid should get to participate in a lemonade stand at least once in their lifetime.  At the end of the spring/summer session, the class holds a lemonade stand and donates the proceeds to the Dumbo Parents Organization requesting the funds be used for the sand in the sandbox in Brooklyn Bridge Park.  This gives the kids a mini-philanthropy lesson with something they can directly relate to - the sand in the sandbox.  Even if we weren’t giving the proceeds away, it would still be great fun. 

To keep the kids on track, we made a huge bowl of popcorn (no microwave stuff) which keep them healthily munching on their downtime.

All in all, it was definitely a memorable experience and they (me) can’t wait to do it again next year.

More photos from the lemonade stand follow in the next post…