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Aug 2021
Harrogate girl, 8, sets up fidget toy business in school holidays
An eight-year-old girl from Harrogate who has set up her own business during the school holidays is already sending her fidget toys across the country.
Lucy Chesters, who has just finished Year 3 at Ashville College, set up her business called Win at Life Kids on Thursday last week.
Fidget toys are the latest craze for children. They can be squeezed, stretched, flipped and can help to distract who are anxious or stressed.
In just a few days she has already restocked after sending toys to customers in Newcastle, Bradford and Leeds.
While she is following in the footsteps of her mum Louise Chesters, who owns Dizzy Duck on Albert Street, Lucy has also been doing things her own way.
As well as setting up a website and stall in her mum's boutique, Lucy has also started her own TikTok channel where she shows off her products.
Those videos have already been seen hundreds of times, something which has helped her reach customers outside of Harrogate.
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Lucy told the Stray Ferret:
Her mum Louise Chesters is very proud of her daughter. She said:
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