“My son Jacob has just attended his second kidpreneur market organised by Lacey at Makers Kids.

His first one was a bit of trial and error, but he learned a lot about business and what works and what doesn’t. He is only 8 years old, so this was a steep learning curve.

After his markets and with some guidance from Lacey and us, he invested some of his earnings back into his gardening business and started to create some more products. I think he made $58 and was very happy with this.

Last week, we went to the Makers Markets in Mandurah with some improved products and it was all a lot let stressful and more exciting the second time around.

He sold 95% of his plants and went home with a profit of $148 which absolutely made his day. He has learned so much from this process and has banked all of his profit with the intent of investing a portion back into the business.

Cannot say enough about what a inspirational program Lacey runs and what a big difference it can make in kids lives.”

“Maker Kids Club has inspired my children to use their imagination and be creative as well as understand the process of starting their own small business.

With many co-curricular activities, the online videos allow the children to watch and learn in their own time. By funding the markets, the children can experience the whole process of designing, producing and selling their product, without having to worry about the cost of the market.

Such a great opportunity for Kidpreneurs.”

“The Mosey on Magic dynamic duo of older brother Riley (10) and little sister Georgia (9) absolutely love being kidpreneurs.

My wife and I have seen a huge boost in our kids confidence, particularly our daughter Georgia who has gone from a very shy and introverted little girl to a confident young lady who is becoming very adept at dealing with her customers. We have no doubt this is due to the Maker Kids Club and the amazing opportunities they have given our children. It’s been incredible to watch these little people of ours grow and blossom under Lacey and Fran’s incredible assistance.

Mel and I are bursting with pride – we simply had no idea Riley and Georgia would create such a wonderful business. It has helped them become closer as brother and sister and also brought the entire family together as we all pitch in to help out.

I am the P&C President of my children’s school and also on the Executive of the West Australian Council for State Schools Organisation (WACSSO) and I have long been advocating for children to learn real world life skills, particularly around financial literacy. I love that I can help my child develop skills that will genuinely be useful to them in the real world and would love to see more kids get that opportunity.

We love being members of Maker Kids Club. The work Lacey and Fran have put in to the education and development of the kids is truly inspirational and the amount of work that must go into coordinating the markets is amazing.

We simply could not recommend highly enough the Maker Kids Club, we honestly believe this is life changing work they are doing in setting children up on a path to financial freedom."