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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Leaders – please be aware of double dipping and make your own informed choice.
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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Leaders – please be aware of double dipping and make your own informed choice.
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.
Info Needed for Teamwork Plans: Decide how roles are assigned when selling cookies at booths or in the troop.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Brownie Cookie Decision Maker badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Junior My Cookie Team badge requirements.
Info Needed for Sales Plans: Make a sales plan, write the specifics of your plan, and get feedback.
- Fulfills Steps 4 and 5 of GSUSA Cadette My Cookie Venture badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Cadette Cookie Innovator badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Senior Cookie Boss badge requirements.
Info Needed for Marketing Plans: Make a general marketing plan, detail the marketing plan, and schedule it out
- Fulfills Steps 4 and 5 of GSUSA Cadette Cookie Market Researcher badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Senior My Cookie Network badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 3 of GSUSA Ambassador My Cookie Business Resume badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Ambassador Cookie Influencer badge requirements.
This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements
