I am going to be selling cookies at a local Senior Citizen craft fair 
Please tell me some of you have done this 
They provide a 6 x 3 table with skirt. What makes a good looking display? I want to bring decorated cookies of course, but also standard brownies and oatmeal chocolate chip as well. It's not until Aug 11th so I have time, but questions are whizzing around my head.
Packaging in sets of 6? 12? Some individually? I will be making some sports cookies for those grandsons they all have, and some girly cookies too. And pricing, ugh another question.
Any help appreciated 
First of check, check into the legalities of selling in your state. If they are baked from home and your state allows it, make sure you remember to place a note on your table holding you harmless from illness, etc. as well as that your cookies were not baked in a licensed kitchen.
Now's the fun part. I've been doing craft shows on and off for years. You need something that is going to make your table stand out - something that will draw people in and turn "just lookers" into buyers. If you can get permission to have your own table linens, Check out the clearance section of the craft dept at Walmart. Get some pretty bright colored fabric and cut it to the size of your table -floor to floor. Look at the dollar store for pretty baskets to place your cookies in. Look for pretty cloth napkins that match the color of your table cloth, line the baskets with them and place the cookies in them.
I have found that selling in 1/2 dozens work well, but give your customers the option to "mix and match" as full dozen at a discounted price. Make sure you have plenty of biz cards and have the ingredients listed as well. You may try making a cookie with fruit in it...and maybe tone down the nuts. Some elderly have problems with nuts, and often enjoy a delicious cookie with something fruit as well. I would start at $3/ 1/2 dozen min.
I am excited for you!
Best of luck! Let us know how it goes.
Another note about the nuts, some people have allergies so you may want to post a little sign letting people know if they have them or not.
I do lots of craft fairs and the baked goods are always a sure sell! I package my cookies in cellophane corsage bags tied with curling ribbon and then put them in a basket...it's just a pretty look. The bags come in different sizes too. I always do some bags with just 2 cookies in it ...for those who just want to much while they are looking.....make them a little more expensive than if they bought a half dozen. Brownies sell well too....and fudge! Just a thought.
What would be cute is if you packeaged them in two's but have two different shapes that go with each other, i.e. a hand and foot, boot and hat, etc..... Also, when I bake, I always make stuff that is nut free for those who can not eat or do not like nuts. My daughter has a classmate that is deathly allergic to nuts so I like to make special treats for her.
I have found that selling in 1/2 dozens work well, but give your customers the option to "mix and match" as full dozen at a discounted price. Make sure you have plenty of biz cards and have the ingredients listed as well. You may try making a cookie with fruit in it...and maybe tone down the nuts. Some elderly have problems with nuts, and often enjoy a delicious cookie with something fruit as well. I would start at $3/ 1/2 dozen min.
I am excited for you!
Best of luck! Let us know how it goes.
Yesterday was the craft fair/flea market. It went well. I brought 40 cards and came home with 7, and I talked to a lot of people and made sure they know I would do cakes too. It seemed that I got a lot of oohs and aahs at the decorated sugar cookies, only to have most people buy the brownies, lol. I sold out of those. But the table only cost $5.00 so I think it was worth it.
Sounds like it went well! I hope you get a lot of businees from it!
Yay for you! For only $5, I was it was WELL worth it!
Congrats to you! Talk about CHEAP advertising!! Glad to hear that it went well for you.
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