Activity Description: Youths practice cookie sales pitches through role-play and optionally create signs for a real cookie booth.
Items Needed:
- Plain paper and/or construction paper
- Drawing and coloring supplies
- Sample Cookie Pitch Scripts
- (Optional) Extra craft supplies for booth decorations
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–30 min):
- Talk about sales pitches. (3–4 min)
- Explain that customers like to hear troop goals. Show a Sample Cookie Pitch Scripts as an example.
- Pretend cookie booth role play. (8–10 min)
- Youth set up a pretend booth and take turns being the cookie seller and the customer. Practice sharing troop goals while selling.
- Try different scenarios. (4–5 min)
- See Simple Cookie Booth Scenarios listed below. Discuss how conversations might be similar or different.
- (Optional) Create booth decorations. (6–8 min)
- Youth design signs and decorations for the real booth. Encourage them to include troop goals and fun ideas to attract customers.
Sample Scripts
VTK Sample Cookie Pitch by GSUSA
GSME Cookie Promo Pitch Card
“Hi! I’m [insert name] with Troop [insert number]. We’re selling Girl Scout Cookies! They are yummy and fun to share. A box is [insert price]. My troop will use the money to go on adventures. Would you like to buy some?”
“Hello! I’m [insert name] with Troop [insert number]. Girl Scout Cookies come in lots of flavors. My favorite is [insert flavor]. Our troop is saving money to help others and do fun projects. Buying cookies helps us reach our goal! A box is [insert price]. Would you like to buy some?”
Simple Cookie Booth Scenarios
- A customer walks up to the booth and asks, “What’s your favorite cookie?”
- A family with young kids stops by the booth and looks at the cookie display.
- A neighbor comes to the booth and says, “I only have a few dollars.”
- A customer asks, “What does your troop do with the cookie money?”
- Someone says, “I already bought cookies this year.”
- A person is in a hurry and says, “I don’t have much time.”
- A customer asks, “Do you have gluten-free cookies?”
- A friend of the troop visits the booth and wants to buy cookies to support them.
- A customer says, “I can’t decide which flavor to buy.”
- A person asks, “How many packages do you need to reach your goal?”
–
Click Here -> See what GSUSA Requirements could be met in Customer Category
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
