Activity Description: Youths use finger puppets and a mini cookie booth to practice selling Girl Scout Cookies.
Items Needed:
- Precut enough Finger Puppets for each youth to have 1 or 2 characters.
- VTK Finger Puppet Cutouts by GSUSA
- Precut and assemble a Finger Puppet Booth Stand for each youth pair or small group to have one
- Glue or tape
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15–50 min):
- Select a finger puppet. (5 min)
- Youth pick 1 or 2 characters from the precut Finger Puppets and use glue or tape to fit them to their finger size.
- (Optional) Youth cut out and decorate their own finger puppets. Use markers, yarn, and other supplies to add fun details. (Add 8–15 min)
- Divide into pairs. (3 min)
- Provide each pair with a Finger Puppet Booth Stand for them to use for their role play.
- (Optional) Youth create their own Finger Puppet Booth Stand. (Add 15–20 min)
- Practice cookie pitches in pairs. (8–15 min)
- Youth pair up and use their puppets to act out a cookie sale.
- One puppet makes a pitch, and the other asks questions like “How much does it cost?” or “What’s your favorite cookie?”
- Youth take turns being the seller and the customer.
- (Optional) Share with the group. (Optional) (15–25 min)
- Pairs may perform a short interaction for everyone to enjoy.
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Info Needed for Customer Practice: Learn what to say to customers and practice it.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Daisy My First Cookie Business badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Brownie My Cookie Customers badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Junior Cookie Collaborator badge requirements.
Info Needed for Customer Sharing: Share the reason for the cookie sale with customers.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Daisy Cookie Goal Setter badge requirements.
Info Needed for Pitches: Make a sales pitch and practice, create a video, or write it down and get feedback (Ambassador needs feedback from 3 mentors).
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Daisy My First Cookie Business badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Junior My Cookie Team badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Senior Cookie Boss badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Ambassador My Cookie Business Resume badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Ambassador Cookie Influencer badge requirements.
Info Needed for Customer Reach: Make a list of potential customers and ways to reach them (i.e. a social media campaign).
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Brownie My Cookie Customers badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Junior Cookie Collaborator badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Cadette Cookie Innovator badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Senior My Cookie Network badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Senior Cookie Boss badge requirements.
This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements
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