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These instructions provide basic guidelines and suggestions for
making products using the materials contained within one of Club
Kidpreneur’s five Business in a Backpacks. The Backpack materials
and these tips provide a helpful starting point and kidpreneurs are
encouraged to expand upon these using their own imagination.
Entrepreneurship is all about being
CREATIVE
RESOURCEFUL &
INNOVATIVE
Entrepreneurs always look for new ways of doing things, creating their own unique and
original products and/or find new and improved ways of making an existing item.
Kidpreneurs can:
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Dream up inventive new ways of using the raw materials to make a completely
different product to what is suggested.
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Add some more materials from around home or from a shop
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Try adding the materials to some old throw away items to ‘upcycle’ or recycle
them as an exciting new product to sell
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BASIC CARD MAKING GUIDELINES:
There are many different types of cards you could make. Think about the time of year
that you are holding your market. Are there any special days coming up, e.g. Father’s
Day?
Here are some suggestions for types of cards:
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Birthday
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Mum
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Father’s Day
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Dad
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Thank You
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Sister
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Get Well Soon
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Brother
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I’m Sorry!
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Friend
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Congratulations!
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Anniversary
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Merry Christmas
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Grandma
REMEMBER A card doesn’t have to be for a special occasion, it could have no words
on it at all. Blank cards are easier to sell because more people can buy them. Or you
could put a word or phrase on a card that can be used at any time of year E.g. LOVE or
FAMILY or FRIENDS. Think of some creative phrases you could write on a card instead
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CREATIVE IDEAS
Decorate an envelope to match its card –try to come up with a theme.
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You can cut a hole for the customer to insert their own photo. Make sure you find a
way for them to secure the photo in place.
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You could even put an embellishment inside the card which matches the design on
the front. You don’t have to put any words inside.
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You could try ripping some shapes out of paper to stick on. Ripped paper can give
the card a nice homemade look.
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Try to use materials with interesting textures. You can use scrap materials of items
from around home or school and ‘upcycle’ them by sticking them on cards.
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You could use your materials to make a completely different product. What about gift
tags, party invitations or door hangers? What else could these materials be used for?
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Your card does not have to be square. What other shapes could you make it?
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PRACTICAL TIPS:
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The more general you theme your cards e.g. blank cards, the more likely you are to
be able to sell them. Try to make them suitable for lots of different occasions.
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You can use a glue stick or double-sided tape to stick embellishments onto your
card. Make sure you can’t see any glue or tape for a professional look.
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A 3D looking card can often look more exciting. You can use thick foam mounting
tape to help give your card a 3D look or use 3d embellishments e.g. pegs, beads
etc. But remember, the card still has to fit in the envelope.
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Decide whether you want handwriting on your card or not. No handwriting looks
more professional, but neat handwriting can give it a nice homemade look.
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You could print letters on your computer or cut letters out of paper, cardboard or a
magazine if you want a high quality card with words on it. Your could even sew letters into
fabric or cardboard.
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USEFUL LINKS
Here’s a great website with ideas for making different
types of cards. There are also some ideas for other types
of products which could be made using the same
materials.
http://www.allaboutyou.com/craft/make-your-owncards
Here’s how to make a pop-out card:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pop-Up-Card
Here’s how to make a ‘Super Dad’ fold out Father’s Day
card:
http://www.creativepopupcards.com/blog/fathers-daybirthday-superman-super-dad-pop-up-card-tutorialtemplate.php
Make a ‘shirt & tie’ card. Great for Father’s Day or male
birthdays.
http://modishspace.com/2013/handmade-greetingcard-for-a-man-diy-step-by-step-how-to.html
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SUGGESTED PRODUCTION LINE FOR FLOWER LOOMS
(Ready-Set-Go module 7)
Step 1:
Cut all shapes for embellishment out of coloured paper
Step 2:
Cut and stick pieces of double-sided tape to all embellishment
shapes (don’t remove the backing tape yet)
Step 3:
Stick all paper embellishments onto cards
Step 4:
Package all cards in transparent bags
Step 5:
Draw business logo on blank sticker label and seal bag closed
(optional)
MERCHANDISING & DISPLAYING PRODUCTS AT MARKET
DAY
(Ready-Set-Go module 11)
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Think about where your market day is. Is
it outside? If so, how will you make sure
your cards don’t blow away.
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You could find a nice looking stand to
display them on.
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You could construct a clothesline with
wooden pegs to attach your cards to.
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You could keep a selection of all your
cards in a photo album for customers to
flick through to choose one. You then pull
out the same type of card from a storage
box under your stall table.
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Will you keep your cards inside or outside
the envelope? How will you keep the
envelopes and cards together?
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You could put your cards in the plastic
packaging provided in the Business in a
Backpack. This will protect them from
getting wet or damaged. Label stickers
can then be stuck to the bag.
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