Activity Description: Youth create a cookie lanyard or necklace to help them learn and remember cookie names and key facts with an option for writing a simple pitch for door-to-door sales.
Items Needed:
- Girl Scout Cookie PDF
- Cookie packages
- Drawing and coloring supplies
- Lanyards with plastic sleeve or string and a hole puncher
- (Optional) Plain paper or cardstock
Before the Meeting Starts:
- Shrink the cookie flyers. (5–6 min)
- Find the cookie flyer PDF on your device. Open it using your usual PDF viewer or browser.
- Click or tap the print icon, or choose Print from the menu. A print window or dialog box will appear. Make sure the correct printer is chosen in the printer list.
- Check that paper is loaded. Use cardstock if stringing it for necklaces, but regular paper is find for a plastic lanyard insert.
- Look for an option such as “Pages per sheet,” “Multiple,” or “Layout.” Choose 4, 6, or more pages per sheet so the flyer prints smaller on one page. Check the print preview to see how many small flyers fit on one page. If the images look too big or too small, change the pages‑per‑sheet number.
- Click or tap Print. Let the page finish printing, then check that the flyers are the size you want
- Print enough copies for each scout to have a mini flyer to use. Pre-cut them so they are ready to hand out at the meeting.
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 10–15 min):
- Explore the order card. (3–5 min)
- Give each youth an order card to look at. Youth find cookie names, and simple descriptions. Ask them to write the price of each flavor next to the cookie name.
- (Optional) Youth can draw each cookie flavor on blank paper in the correct size instead of using a printout. Youth label each cookie with the cookie name and key words such as chocolate covered, peanut butter, caramel, or gluten‑free. (Add 10–15 min)
- Add a pitch. (3–5 min)
- Youth write a short script of what to say when a customer opens their door on the back of their card. Their script should include their first name, troop number, and why they are selling cookies this year. They may also include the cookie price. The script should end with the question, “Would you like to buy some?”
- Assemble lanyards. (3–5 min)
- Insert the card into the plastic lanyard holder, or use a hole puncher to make a hole at the top of each cookie card and string it for a necklace.
- Use the cookie lanyard. (<1 min)
- Youth wear their cookie lanyards or necklaces to help remember cookie facts and what to say when selling door to door.
- (Optional) Youth can hand customers the card to look at the cookie flavors and prices when selling.
Brownie My Cookie Team Pitch Pointer List
- Introduce yourself. (Remind scouts never to share personal information like their school, address, or last name.)
- Let customers know about the cookies and how much they cost.
- Share how your troop plans to use its cookie money.
- Let customers know how they can donate cookies.
- Talk about the skills you’re learning to run your cookie business.
- Ask your customers to buy your cookies.
- Thank them for listening, even if they choose not to buy
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Info Needed for Cookie Facts: Learn the flavors and how much a box costs.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Daisy My First Cookie Business badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Brownie My Cookie Customers badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Brownie Cookie Decision Maker badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Junior My Cookie Team badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Junior Cookie Collaborator badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Cadette My Cookie Venture badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Cadette Cookie Innovator badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Senior My Cookie Network badge requirements.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Senior Cookie Boss badge requirements.
Info Needed for Money Facts: Practice making change.
- Fulfills Step 4 of GSUSA Brownie My Cookie Customers badge requirements.
Info Needed for Research Facts: Research one aspect of cookies (i.e. digital marketing, cookie taste testing, market research).
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Cadette Cookie Market Researcher 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 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
