Activity Description: Youth create cookie costumes from sturdy cardboard to wear themselves or to dress up stuffed animals.
Items Needed:
- Sturdy cardboard
- Scissors
- Paint or markers
- String or yarn
- Tape or glue
- (Optional) Fabric or decorations for extra details
- (Optional) Stuffed animals for mini costumes
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 25–40 min):
- Cut the cardboard. (8–15 min)
- Youth cut large circles for full costumes or smaller circles for stuffed animals.
- Paint the cookies. (8–15 min)
- Use paint or markers to decorate the cardboard to look like cookie flavors.
- Add details such as mint swirls, caramel, or chocolate stripes.
- Attach string. (4–5 min)
- Tape or glue string to the cardboard. Wide ribbon can be used for one to be hung around the neck. Ribbon or string can be used to make shoulder straps when using two cookie disks.
- For stuffed animals, attach string to fit their size.
- (Optional) Add decorations. (4–5 min)
- Youth can add fabric, glitter, or other craft supplies for extra detail.
- Wear or display costumes. (6–8 min)
- Youth wear their cookie costumes or bring dressed‑up stuffed animals to booths. Costumes can also be used as props in troop photos or videos.
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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
