It is very difficult for any 11 year-old child to make any money because at this age they are usually too young for a paper round which is often most young people’s first job.
You could offer to do chores around the house, earning money from parents or guardians. Although it is unlikely that doing chores would bring in 50 dollars in a single day, it would be a good starting point as well as ensuring you will have a clean and tidy house.
Another way that an 11 year-old could earn money is by washing cars in their neighbourhood for around $5 per car. This is a quick and easy way to earn some money and should you do a good job, it could lead to returning customers.
You could possibly bake some cakes and sell them on, or sell some of your old, unwanted toys in a car boot or yard sale. There are also less obvious ways of making money. The owner of a website called www.waysforkidstoearnmoney.com claims that they earned money to buy a computer game they wanted by joining a professional choir. This person then claims they made enough money to get themselves through college by taking on a number of different jobs, such as working in a post office during vacations, working for law schools as a part-time clerk as well as working for a theatre company.
Babysitting could be another possible avenue of raising funds, although it is questionable as to whether parents would be happy to leave their young children with an 11 year-old. If all else fails set up a traditional lemonade stall! Also you could mow and water lawns (if you live in Texas this is a great idea because of the droughts in all! Also in many other places droughts are happening.
