💡 100 Creative Summer Money-Making Ideas

🔧 Service-Based Gigs

1. Dog walking

2. Lawn mowing

3. Pressure washing driveways

4. Babysitting

5. Pet sitting/house sitting

6. Car washing/detailing

7. Pool cleaning

8. Helping people move

9. Organizing garages or closets

10. Cleaning out flower beds

🛍️ Sell What You Own or Make

1. Sell clothes on Poshmark

2. Host a yard sale

3. Sell used books or textbooks

4. Flip furniture on Facebook Marketplace

5. Sell handmade jewelry

6. Sell art or crafts on Etsy

7. Custom tie-dye shirts

8. Make and sell baked goods

9. Start a lemonade/snack stand

10. Sell digital art or Canva templates

💻 Online Side Hustles

1. Freelance writing

2. Social media manager for a local business

3. Graphic design

4. Video editing for YouTubers

5. Offer proofreading services

6. Create and sell online courses

7. Start a YouTube channel

8. Become a virtual assistant

9. Manage someone’s Pinterest

10. Voiceover work

📱 Phone-Based Gigs

1. Take surveys

2. Test websites

3. Try microtasks

4. Sell landscape photos

5. Manage someone’s travel for the summer

6. Run errands for people

7. Promote products for commission

8. Design Logos on Logo Tournament

9. Use cashback apps and refer friends

10. Become a brand ambassador

📚 Tutoring & Teaching

1. Tutor younger students in-person or online

2. Teach music lessons

3. Teach sports or fitness training

4. Help kids with summer reading

5. Offer ACT/SAT prep sessions

6. Teach basic computer skills to adults

7. Start a summer enrichment camp

8. Create an academic workbook and sell it

9. Lead a kids art or science workshop

10. Run a storytime + craft hour for young kids

🧳 Vacation-Related Hustles

1. Water plants or pick up mail for neighbors

2. Pet-sit for families going on vacation

3. Set up and clean Airbnbs

4. Offer airport drop-off/pick-up (if old enough)

5. Pack or unpack vacation luggage

6. Rent out camping gear

7. Start a bike or scooter rental service

8. Offer beach photography sessions

9. Sell travel checklists on Etsy

10. Start a cooler-stock service for beachgoers

🎉 Events & Experiences

1. Face painting at events

2. Run a kids’ birthday party station

3. DJ small summer parties

4. Set up and rent photo booths

5. Plan picnic or party setups (blankets, baskets, etc.)

6. Coordinate neighborhood field day events

7. Sell water balloons or glow sticks at events

8. Set up a cotton candy or popcorn booth

9. Create balloon garlands for parties

10. Host movie nights and charge admission/snacks

🌱 Outdoorsy & Niche

1. Start a small gardening service

2. Collect recyclables for cash

3. Paint house numbers on curbs

4. Set up birdhouses or hummingbird feeders

5. Offer hiking tours or nature walks

6. Start a summer flower delivery service

7. Plant microgreens and sell them to local cafes

8. Create a composting service

9. Offer backyard cleanups after storms

10. Offer sunscreen/mosquito spray stands at parks

🧠 Brainy Ideas

1. Build websites for small businesses

2. Offer résumé writing for teens

3. Design Canva templates for teachers

4. Help seniors with tech setup

5. Write for your local newspaper

6. Create study guides and sell online

7. Start a newsletter for local teen events

8. Do research projects for small business owners

9. Start a blog and monetize with affiliate links

10. Launch an eBook on something you’re great at

🎨 Creative & Performance-Based

1. Play an instrument at local farmer’s markets

2. Chalk art for events or driveways

3. Make friendship bracelets to sell

4. Start a window painting business

5. Perform magic tricks or comedy

6. Custom song creation for birthdays or gifts

7. Design stickers or digital planners

8. Host an art show of your own work

9. Make content for small businesses

Be a local tour guide for your town or neighborhood