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Show How younger teens can have profitable summer Teen-agers who are too young to get a paying job can still make money and be productive pro-ductive during the summer. Boys and girls between 13 and 16 just have to use a little more ingenuity to find ways to make a profit. Here are some ideas to start you thinking: 1 . Become a vacation "sub" for other kids who have paper routes and are going away for a week or two. 2. Run an afternoon mini "day camp" for young neighborhood neigh-borhood children. But don't be too ambitious; keep the number of children at a maximum of four or five, and the length of camp to two hours or less. Have some basic sports equipment available for outdoor play, and remember to have arts and crafts supplies ready in case ' it rains. If you have a playroom, it will be perfect for conducting "camp" during inclement weather, but otherwise the garage will do fine. Have children use only washable wash-able paints and paste, and spills will come right up with Fantastik multi-surface spray cleaner. Just spray it on, then wipe with a paper towel, cloth or damp sponge. 3. Teach ball playing skills to children between five and 10 years old. Lead from strength; if . baseball or basketball is your specialty, teach that. If you're a tennis player, you can cover the basics without even stepping on a court. If you do have the use of a court nearby, you could run a mini tennis clinic that will be the hit of your neighborhood. Award each student a certificate certifi-cate of successful completion of the basic course, and they're bound to come back next season for intermediate instruction. 4. Serve as a "supermar-keter" "supermar-keter" for working mothers, if the store is within walking distance. dis-tance. 5. Water plants andor feed pets for vacationing neighbors. |