Some of these ideas are easy enough for an older child to do, or you and your child could do them together. Don’t disregard an idea as being too difficult, there is probably a software program out there that can help you with it. 
- Make bookmarks decorated with photos and laminated
- Create custom crosswords
- Type manuscripts for aspiring authors
- Scan memorabilia and create personal certificates
- Provide Internet research for hard to find books
- Create business cards and personal calling cards
- Make photo buttons and stickers for children
- Create calendars and sell on cafepress.com
- Use a calligraphy font to design invitations and cards
- Scan photos and save them as a slide show on a cd
- Personalize letterhead and matching envelopes for a child
- Write and illustrate children’s stories
- Scan a family crest, add information and create a certificate
- Create a family tree
- Design gift cards for florists
- Search for genealogy information
- Create greeting cards
- Do income tax and bookkeeping
- Create photo jigsaw puzzles
- Write or edit letters for new Canadians
- Provide translation services
- Draw and paint
- Make name tags
- Create pet birth certificates
- Write resumes
- Write letters to children
- Buy and sell for people on eBay
I would love to hear your ideas, so please add them to the list. And any success stories will be a big encouragement to all of us.
