Activity Description: Youth work to create a cookie fact chain showing cookie flavors, facts, and costs.
Items Needed:
- Construction paper strips
- Markers
- (Optional) Order cards
- (Optional) Computers, smartphones, or tablets with Digital Cookie/Smart Cookies
- (Optional) Tape or stapler to connect strips
Before the Meeting Starts:
- Set out piles of construction paper strips and markers. (5 min)
- Provide enough strips for each youth, pair, or small group.
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–40 min):
- (Optional) Have youth work in pairs or groups to choose a cookie flavor. (5–7 min)
- Youth may choose more than one flavor if they want.
- Create cookie chain links. (10–15 min)
- Use the color of paper that matches the cookie package.
- Write descriptions, facts, or draw pictures of the cookie.
- (Optional) Use order cards or Digital Cookie/Smart Cookies with an adult as a resource.
- Connect all cookie links together. (5–7 min)
- Form one long cookie team chain.
- (Optional) Use tape or a stapler to secure links.
- (Optional) Display the cookie team chain. (5–6 min)
- Show the chain at the cookie booth to share cookie facts.
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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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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.
This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements
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