Activity Description: Youths create door hangers for door-to-door sales.
Items Needed:
- Door Hanger Template (see list below activity instructions)
- Pens, Pencils, or Markers
- Scissors
- (Optional) Printed QR Codes (in the correct size) for the Door Hanger Template
- (Optional) Glue sticks
- (Optional) Copier
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 5–15 min):
- Hand out printed hangers. (2–3 min)
- Give each Youth several copies of the door hanger page. Explain these are to use when you receive no answer when knocking on a door to sell cookies. They can use the information to order cookies for a later delivery.
- Add the troop information. (4–6 min)
- During the meeting, youths fill in the required information on the door hanger template. Make sure to include information about the troop goal.
- (Optional) Cut and paste the QR codes as needed.
- (Optional) They could fill a single page out and then make copies of the first sheet if a copier is available.
- Cut door hangers. (4–6 min)
- Cut out the door hangers on the sheet to be ready for use.
- Send door hangers home. (2–3 min)
- Remind the youth to follow the safety rules when selling door-to-door with their families.
Door Hanger Templates
- Door Hanger (PDF)
- ABC Door Hanger
- GSRV ABC Door Hanger ($6)
- LBB 2026 Door Hanger (PDF)
- LBB Door Hangers and Leave Behind Card Files
- Cards/Stickers: More Cookies?
- GSOAZ Door Hangers
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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
