“When you see kids selling lemonade by the sidewalk, always buy from them.” That is a piece of wisdom I once read in one of those short books of fatherly advice. I think it is good advice and that kids’ lemonade stands are a great summer tradition. Writer Susan Dunlap of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram also thinks so and wrote an article giving instructions on how to build a simple lemonade stand that she designed.
Dunlap says she got the idea to design and construct a lemonade stand when her daughter expressed a desire to sell lemonade. She remembered her own childhood of selling lemonade in the summer and calls it a rite of passage for children everywhere. As she says, the kids may not make any profit and end up drinking most of their stock, but it is a lot of fun for them and a good way to spend hot summer days. Besides, they may even learn something about work.
Dunlap saw an unfilled need for a simple lemonade stand. She writes that she used a rickety card table when she was a kid and that her daughter was using a tray table that was too weak to hold all of her supplies. She searched online for an easy woodworking plan for a lemonade stand, but says that everything she found was too complicated. So, she devised her own plan to suit her self-described limited woodworking skills. Her plan only requires a circular saw, power drill, sander, and some paint.
The end result that is shown on the article’s web page is an attractive white lemonade stand that is staked into the ground. It is three feet high by two feet wide with hinged parts and draw catch clasps. It is staked into the ground with two tent stakes. It is sanded down and painted white, probably a good idea to keep the surface from absorbing too much heat. Dunlap pained the word “LemonAde” on hers with an art brush and Rustoleum paint, but cutout letters could also be used to add that touch.
For the detailed instructions, click here. If you have kids, building a nice lemonade stand would be a great easy woodworking project for you and something that they would appreciate.
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