CONSUMER BRIEFS / TOYS

One lucky child won’t have to do chores around the house or sell lemonade to make money this summer.

Los Angeles-based ToyQuest is searching for candidates for “the best summer job in the world” -- a toy tester who will earn big bucks to play with some of the company’s latest products.

The job pays $100 an hour and includes hotel accommodations and round-trip airfare to L.A.

The tester will play with toys and product samples from the company’s Banzai line, which includes water slides, bouncers, water and foam blasters, sprinklers and pool toys. The tester, who will report to the ToyQuest development and creative teams, must be energetic, outgoing, creative and at least 9 years old.

Applications are open until May 1 and can be found at www.toyquest.com.