Make, Do and Grow

Make, Do and Grow is a social enterprise in Govan. It is a swap shop where people can donate items and buy other things, like toys or clothes.

What we learned:

• How to make different crafts like kites from recycled materials.
• The shop sells items for children aged 3-12 years old.
• They provide workshops for children and families for arts, crafts and music.
• They provide a space for birthdays as well as activities for a charge.
• Their workshops are free except for on Saturdays. £3 for a child and £2 for siblings, to help families afford the prices if they have more than one child.
• Families are encouraged to come in and spend time in the space to chat, have a cup of tea or coffee and make friends.
• Kaytie, who started the social enterprise, decided to create the service when she had children of her own and realised how expensive it was to buy toys and clothes and also how expensive clubs were. She wanted to create something herself to help with this.
• Their expenses (the things they have to spend money on to keep the service going) are paying the staff, rent, bills and insurance.
• The service is considered a CIC: Community Interest Company, because it helps the community, so Kaytie was given some money by the government to help start it and keep it running in the beginning.