Kids once had limited options for earning money. Lemonade stands. Babysitting. Mowing lawns. Shovelling snow. 

That’s changing, says Jodi Letkiewicz, an assistant professor of finance at California State University. “There’s always been kid-preneurs out there. But now it’s sort of exploded.”

Across Canada, kids are starting businesses. What they’re selling is as varied as the kids themselves. Life-sized colouring pages. Slime. Craft kits. Even board games.