Crafts & makingBrazil
Coloured rice sensory play kits made in a home kitchen, Brazil
A bag of pantry rice and food colouring bought one mother an hour of peace, then a paying online shop.
Low budgetEasySide income
6 steps
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Crafts & makingIndia
Handmade notebooks from elephant and rhino dung paper in Assam
A kitchen blender, window screens and wildlife dung can become a notebook that tourists happily pay extra for.
Low budgetMediumSide income
6 steps
Crafts & makingBrazil
Scrap-built drums and instruments sold from a home workshop in Brazil
A music student with no budget turned plastic drums and bottle skins into a business earning about R$ 20,000 a month.
Low budgetMediumFull-time living
6 steps
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Crafts & makingUnited States
Plush human-organ toys sold to schools and parents in the US
Soft hearts, lungs and stomachs let children learn anatomy by hugging the body part they are studying.
Low budgetMediumSide income
6 steps
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Crafts & makingUnited States
Paid pumpkin carving for Halloween parties and offices
Two Halloween fans turned a seasonal hobby into paid work, with single pumpkins fetching as much as $700.
Low budgetEasySide income
6 steps
Crafts & makingBrazil
Giant custom flags for football supporter groups in Brazil
Supporter groups pay for huge banners that must unfurl the right way up in a packed stand.
Mid budgetMediumFull-time living
6 steps