Activity Description: Youths make small cards to carry that explain their troop goal, troop number, and cookie prices. They can choose to role-play with them after they are made.
Items Needed:
- Small cardstock or index cards
- Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
- Troop number and cookie price information
- (Optional) Stickers or decorations
- (Optional) Lanyard to place card inside for easy reference when selling
Before the Meeting Starts:
- Prepare card materials. (3–5 min)
- Set out cardstock, markers, and decorations.
- Write down the troop number and cookie price information they will need to include on the cards. Provide one copy for each planned small group.
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15–30 min):
- Explain what these cards are for. (2 min)
- Tell youth the cards are to help them remember what to say when talking to customers. Explain that the cards will have the troop number, cookie price(s), and troop goal to make it easy to remember and share with our customers.
- Let them know they can even write a short script if they want to.
- Write troop details. (5–7 min)
- Youth add troop number and cookie price(s) to their card.
- Include the troop goal in a short sentence or bullet list.
- (Optional) Add a simple script. (4–6 min)
- Youth copy or adapt the basic script onto their card. They need to keep the wording short and easy to remember.
- Decorate the cards. (5–7 min)
- Youth use colors, stickers, or drawings to make cards eye-catching. Encourage creativity while keeping the information clear and able to be read.
- (Optional) Practice using the cards. (5–10 min)
- Youth take turns reading their card as if talking to a customer.
- Remind them the card is for confidence and quick reference during cookie sales.
Sample Script for a Kindergartener:
“Hi. My name is [insert name] in Troop [insert number]. We’re selling cookies to [insert goal]. They are $[insert price]. Would you like to buy some?”
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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
