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Aug 2021

Last Updated: 10/08/2021
Business
Business

Harrogate girl, 8, sets up fidget toy business in school holidays

by Connor Creaghan

| 10 Aug, 2021
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In just a few days she has already restocked after sending toys to customers in Newcastle, Bradford and Leeds.

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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:

"I think they are popular because they feel nice, I like the texture, the sounds and the colours of them.
"Maybe schools should teach more about business then it might inspire others."


Her mum Louise Chesters is very proud of her daughter. She said:

"I am really proud of Lucy and how proud of how quickly it has developed and progressed.
"She started a couple of weeks ago filming TikToks for Dizzy Duck. But Lucy and her friends are interested in fidget toys so it has evolved from there.
"Lucy has done really well, she is really excited about it. I really just wish we had helped her with it sooner because she has taken a great interest in it."