Activity Description: Youth explore different cookie business team roles and practice them through creative role-play.
Items Needed:
- Pen and paper to write role descriptions
- (Optional) Paper and coloring supplies
- (Optional) Play money
- (Optional) Cookie packages or flavor cards
- (Optional) Table for booth setup
- (Optional) Decorations and signs for booth practice
- (Optional) Older youth or adult leaders to act as experts
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–25 min):
- Brainstorm team roles. (5–6 min)
- As a group, list possible roles that would have a title and a responsibility (see sample list below for ideas).
- Discuss how the roles worked together as a team.
- (Optional) Explore one role. (5–6 min)
- Youth select a role they would like to try. Write or draw what the role does and why it is important.
- Practice roles in action. (8–10 min)
- Set up a pretend booth or troop activity space. Youth act out their chosen roles:
- Salesperson greets and explains cookie flavors.
- Money Helper practices giving change with play money.
- Poster Maker designs a sign for the booth.
- Goal Tracker updates a chart or bottle with progress.
- Cheer Captain encourages the group.
- Practice Customer pretends to buy cookies.
- Set up a pretend booth or troop activity space. Youth act out their chosen roles:
- (Optional) Get feedback. (3–4 min)
- Invite older youth or adult leaders to give suggestions based off the role-play. Talk about what roles could be added or improved for next time.
Sample Team Roles for Cookie Sellers
- Salesperson – Talks to family, friends, or neighbors about cookies and takes orders.
- Booth Seller – Works at the booth with one other Youth, greeting customers and handing out cookies.
- Money Helper – Practices handling play money during troop activities and helps count change with adult guidance.
- Goal Tracker – Marks progress on posters, charts, or “goal bottles” to show how many boxes have been sold.
- Poster Maker – Designs signs or posters to display at booths or share with customers.
- Cheer Captain – Leads the troop in cheering or encouraging each other when sales are slow.
- Cookie Counter – Helps count cookie packages before and after booth sales.
- Delivery Helper – Assists with organizing and carrying cookie packages when delivering to family or friends.
- Thank‑You Note Writer – Creates thank‑you cards or drawings for customers.
- Community Idea Scout – Suggests ways the troop can use cookie money to give back.
- Role Switcher – Rotates between small tasks (greeting, holding signs, handing cookies) during booth practice.
- Record Keeper – Helps write down sales numbers or tally votes during troop decision‑making.
- Decorations Designer – Creates booth decorations, signs, or table displays.
- Practice Customer – Pretends to be a customer during troop role‑play so sellers can practice.
- Cookie Flavor Expert – Learns the cookie flavors and helps explain them to customers.
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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.
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
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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
