Activity Description: Youth play charades using cookie flavor cards and other words.
Items Needed:
- Cookie flavor cards
- Non-cookie word cards
- (Optional) Private chat messages for virtual meetings
Before the Meeting Starts:
- Prepare two decks of cards. (5 min)
- One deck has cookie flavor words.
- The second deck has non-cookie words.
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–25 min):
- Play one round of Simple Charades with a cookie theme. (5–7 min)
- Youth choose from the first deck.
- Continue acting out and guessing until all have had a turn.
- Play the second round with non-cookie words. (5–7 min)
- Youth choose from the second deck or mix both decks together.
- Continue acting out and guessing.
Cookie Flavor Cards
(ABC / LBB Flavors)
- Thin Mints
- Caramel deLites / Samoas
- Peanut Butter Patties / Tagalongs
- Peanut Butter Sandwich / Do‑si‑dos
- Trefoils
- Lemonades / Lemon-Ups
- Adventurefuls
- Exploremores
- Caramel Chocolate Chip (Gluten Free) / Toffee‑tastics (Gluten Free)
Non‑Cookie Cards
- Ice cream cone
- Pizza slice
- Birthday cake
- Hot dog
- Popcorn
- Sandwich
- Apple
- Banana
- Cupcake
- Pretzel
- Cheese
- Chocolate bar
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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.
This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements
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