pamperedbecky
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I've done a bunch of "Cooking with Kids" shows and my most recent was a combo show. That host wanted to do a kids show for the first portion, then just the adults later on. It did make for a long day and I decided I probably wouldn't do it that way again....it was a lot more time devoted to it than a regular show. It did end up being about a $1000 show (for both combined), so that fact made it worth it. Here's how it went: at 10:30 am, the kids portion started. We made Tic-Tac-Toe pizzas and S'Mores Brownie Bites from the kids cookbook. I never do a "real" demo at this type of show because the kids' attention span isn't great. I do stick a flyer in the catalogs when I hand them out to moms with a list of great products for kids so they can at least read through this. I do find that most place orders for products off of this list. I try to make the kids' show go quickly. So, then for this particular show, we then did the adult portion of the show at 2:00 pm. I cleaned up in between and did a lot of prep work before the 2 pm start time. She had a few guests who just came to the 2nd portion, but most from the kids part did stay. I did two recipes (which really I should have just done one) and the host did about 3 PC recipes on her own and had them all ready. (Yes, I'm trying to recruit her, but she's not interested right now 
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So it was a long day, but fun and profitable. The host really wanted to have both types of shows so those without kids could come and not be involved in the kids one and the moms from the first part could relax during the 2nd while the kids either went home or played outside. I didn't know any other way to combine them at the time. But now I'm trying to figure out how to make it a much shorter day for me, but to have both portions. I did get FOUR bookings out of that show, one of which is someone who wants to do the same format. But, I'm trying to figure out a more time-saving way to do it. If you have any suggestions on how to combine them, I'd love to hear!! One thought I had was 1) to shorten the amount of recipes I do and start ON TIME. That's always a challenge. We definitely didn't start on time with the kids' portion. 2) Possibly just do one or two recipes for the demo and have the kids AND adults help with the same recipes. Those without kids can help too to make it a very interactive show. Then hopefully while they're busy doing everything, I can do my presentation and be sure to cover all that I want to cover (bookings, recruiting lines, stoneware, cookware....all that I normally would do in a show). What do you all think?? Please help me brainstorm. If I can come up with a way to combine these and make it a shorter show, she wants to have it July 30th. She does have a shower to go to that afternoon and wants to leave the house by 3 pm.
Oh AND it would be my 100th show so I was hoping to make it something special. Thanks for your help! Sorry this was so long. Somehow I always have long posts...I try not to though. LOL
)So it was a long day, but fun and profitable. The host really wanted to have both types of shows so those without kids could come and not be involved in the kids one and the moms from the first part could relax during the 2nd while the kids either went home or played outside. I didn't know any other way to combine them at the time. But now I'm trying to figure out how to make it a much shorter day for me, but to have both portions. I did get FOUR bookings out of that show, one of which is someone who wants to do the same format. But, I'm trying to figure out a more time-saving way to do it. If you have any suggestions on how to combine them, I'd love to hear!! One thought I had was 1) to shorten the amount of recipes I do and start ON TIME. That's always a challenge. We definitely didn't start on time with the kids' portion. 2) Possibly just do one or two recipes for the demo and have the kids AND adults help with the same recipes. Those without kids can help too to make it a very interactive show. Then hopefully while they're busy doing everything, I can do my presentation and be sure to cover all that I want to cover (bookings, recruiting lines, stoneware, cookware....all that I normally would do in a show). What do you all think?? Please help me brainstorm.
If I can come up with a way to combine these and make it a shorter show, she wants to have it July 30th. She does have a shower to go to that afternoon and wants to leave the house by 3 pm. Oh AND it would be my 100th show so I was hoping to make it something special. Thanks for your help! Sorry this was so long. Somehow I always have long posts...I try not to though. LOL
