Activity Description: Youth create their own cookie‑themed song to share with the option of turning them into a marketing campaign.
Items Needed:
- Plain paper
- Pencils
- (Optional) Cookie Chants by The Badge Archive
- (Optional) Music or rhythm instruments like shakers or drums
- (Optional) Smartphone or camera for recording
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15–30 min):
- Brainstorm cookie ideas. (2–3 min)
- Youth think about cookie flavors or cookie sales. Write down words or phrases that could be used in a song.
- (Optional) Use the Cookie Chants by The Badge Archive to spark ideas, or simply pick your favorites to use for this activity and skip to step 3.
- Pick a tune or rhythm. (5–10 min)
- Youth choose a simple tune they know or make up a rhythm. Songs can be clapped, chanted, or sung.
- Youth use their cookie words to create short lines. Keep lines easy to remember and fun to sing.
- Practice the song. (4–5 min)
- Youth sing or chant their song together.
- (Optional) Add body movements or dance steps to make the song more exciting.
- Perform for the troop. (4–5 min)
- Each group shares their cookie song with everyone.
- (Optional) Record songs, dances, chants, or cheers to start a “Flavor of the Week” campaign online with help and support from families.
Possible Cookie Songs
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Click Here -> See what GSUSA Requirements could be met in Plan Category
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 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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Click Here -> See what GSUSA Requirements could be met in Facts Category
Leaders – please be aware of double dipping and make your own informed choice.
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.
This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements
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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 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.
This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
Join the Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
See other Recommended Facebook Groups for some Scouting Organizations
(No official Groups)
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- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Volunteer Toolkit Explore.” Girlscouts.org, my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.explore.html. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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