Lemonade stand sign ideas people stop for

Big, few, bold

One word people can read at driving speed: LEMONADE, as tall as your hand. The price under it, nearly as big. Nothing else needs to be large. The stand’s name and the flavor can be small, because by the time someone reads them they have already stopped.

What goes on it

1. LEMONADECapital letters, thick marker, the whole width of the board.
2. The price“$2” is enough. Two sizes? “$1 small · $2 big.”
3. An arrowIf the stand is not right at the road, a second sign at the corner with an arrow does more than anything else on this list.
4. The name or the reason“Ava’s Stand” or “for the animal shelter,” smaller, under the price.

Colors that read

Dark letters on a light board: black or dark green on white, yellow or cream. Yellow letters on white disappear. Pale pink on pale pink disappears. If you want color, make the board the color and keep the letters dark.

Two signs, not one

One at the stand, one at the nearest corner with an arrow. People decide to stop before they can see your table. The corner sign is the one that catches cars.

Make it stand up in the wind

Oklahoma wind takes a cardboard sign in a minute. Tape it to a box with a brick in it, zip-tie it to a fence or a chair, or staple it to a stake. A sign that is face down in the grass sells nothing.

Lemonade stand sign ideas for kids

Once the big word and the price are right, these make a sign people remember:

• A lemon-shaped boardCut the poster board into a big lemon. Yellow board, dark letters.
• A chalkboardChange the flavor of the day, the price, or “back in 10 minutes.”
• The cup count“Cups sold today: 37,” updated as you go. People buy to move the number.
• A joke line“Life gave us lemons.” Small, under the price. Makes people smile at the wheel.
• Hand printsA kid’s painted hand prints around the edge say who runs the stand before anyone reads a word.
• The flag on topA pinwheel or a flag tied to the sign post. Movement catches eyes from a car.

The price sign

The price goes on the big sign, right under LEMONADE, nearly as large. If there is more than one thing for sale, the full list goes on a smaller card on the table, where people read it while they wait. The lemonade stand prices guide has a price list you can copy straight onto it.