Activity Description: Youths create posters for a cookie booth that show the troop goal, troop number, and cookie prices.
Items Needed:
- Large poster paper or cardstock for each small group
- Paper with Troop number and cookie price information for each small group
- Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
- (Optional) Stickers or decorations
- (Optional) Pictures of cookies or troop activities
Before the Meeting Starts:
- Prepare poster materials. (3–5 min)
- Set out paper, markers, and decorations for each planned small group.
- Write down the troop number and cookie price information they will need to include on the posters. Provide one copy for each planned small group.
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–30 min):
- Break into small groups. (3–5 min)
- Give each group the supplies needed to make their own poster.
- Write troop information. (4–6 min)
- Youth add the troop number to the poster.
- Write the price of cookies clearly.
- Add troop goal. (5–7 min)
- Youth write or draw what the troop is working toward with cookie money.
- Younger youth can use simple drawings, while older youth can add more details.
- Decorate posters. (5–7 min)
- Youth use stickers, colors, or pictures to make posters eye-catching. Encourage creativity while keeping the message clear.
- Share and display. (3–5 min)
- Youth show their posters to the troop. Use posters at cookie booths to explain troop goals to customers.
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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.
This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements
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Info Needed for Spirit Plans: Decorate your booth, make a cookie costume, OR make a cookie song/dance.
- Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Brownie Cookie Decision Maker badge requirements.
This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements
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