You are never too young to start creating, and now there's a space where little crafters can showcase and sell their creations. The Little Monsters Bazaar, located within Prussian Street Arcade in Manheim and Lancaster, features products designed and made by youths ages 6 to 15.

The idea for the bazaar came from Wilder Ferrari, the daughter of Prussian Street owners Michael and Susan Ferrari. "It started out as an event that our daughter, who is now 8, wanted to do," Michael explained. "She wanted to have a lemonade stand at our house, and we were like, 'Oh, why don't we do this and create a little business for you, and we'll do it at the store?' That evolved into making something like this available for other little kids who are makers and who want to have their own business."

The first event was held outside behind the store at 49 N. Main St., Manheim, in 2021. It was so successful, the Ferraris decided to make it a permanent fixture inside the store just before Christmas of 2022. Prussian Street Arcade is a vendor marketplace where individual businesses have booths to sell products. All of the young vendors in The Little Monsters Bazaar sell their products within one stand. Kids apply to be part of the bazaar in the same way adult vendors do, by filling out an online application. Products for sale range from one-of-a-kind art to beaded jewelry, tie-dyed items, home decor, holiday decorations and more. Wilder has a stand called Wild Lemons, and she makes "whatever strikes her fancy," Michael said, adding, "She might make backpack accessories or little friendship pins."

The Little Monsters Bazaar was so well received at the Manheim location, the Ferraris decided to open a Little Monsters Bazaar at their Lancaster location, 2200 Embassy Drive. It opened in April.

"The bazaar is about supporting small businesses and buying local, but it's also about buying products and supporting kids who have their own business," Michael said. "People can see, 'Wow, there are some really crafty people out there.'"

Vendors within The Little Monsters Bazaar rotate about every three months, Michael said, and at any given time there are between five and 10 vendors per location.

"We love the idea of a kid finding sort of their personal power and their creative voice by being able to watch people buy their products," he stated. "I mean, there's nothing like knowing that your stuff is in somebody's house or in somebody's life because they found value in it. It's just so affirming to know that people like what you are making."

For more information about The Little Monsters Bazaar, including a vendor application, visit http://www.prussianstreet.com.