Cool Cookie Activities...Inspired by U
2 get U ready for Cookie Season, do cool cookie activities w/ ur troop! Ask ur Troop Leader/Troop Cookie Manager for the GS Cookie Activity Kits, or download them by clicking on ur grade level below:
Q: What goes 2gether like Thin Mints & a glass of milk?
A: GS Cookies & ur computer!
Earn the Cookie Activity Pin by doing 1 more awesome activity – Get Ready, Get Set, Get Connected! U can earn the GS Cookie Sale Activity Pin by completing at least 2 items from each of the categories (Gather, Store & Sort, & Share), or decide 2 do them all. If U don't have a computer at home, U can find access in UR community – at school, the library, a recreation center, or maybe even an office training area. It is more fun 2 work 2gether, but U can also do the activities w/ ur parents at home.
When U finish, ur Troop Leader or Parent/Guardian can purchase the Cookie Activity Pin at a GSNWGL Council Shop.
Cookie Club
Cookie Club is a fun, interactive website and learning experience where girls can learn firsthand about the power of goal-setting. Girls can:
• Learn about goals and selling tips
• Set selling and personal goals
• Track their progress
• Record their customer lists so they can be saved and reused each Cookie
Season.
New for 2010, Cookie Club is also a place where girls can supercharge their cookie sales with the all new Cookie Club “ask” feature! This feature will help girls jump safely into the fun of today’s social media as they boost sales and learn the power of online marketing. It’s safe, easy and fun!
• Girls send emails to family and friends to ask for cookie “promises”
• Customers submit their promises through an online order form that protects
girls from unwanted communications
• Girls track their promises in their Cookie Club accounts
• Girls print the final promises page and turn it in with their order cards
• Girls deliver cookies and accept payment in person
How Can Girls Get Started?
Before entering the Cookie Club, the TCM sets up an account for each girl by acquiring permission from her parents/guardians and then entering each girl into the system. Next, each Girl Scout receives a login and password from the TCM.
Why Participate?
The Cookie Club assists girls in learning essential life skills such as goal-setting, business and communication strategies, and teamwork. TCMs can use the Cookie Club to see how girls are progressing and keep everyone focused on their goals at a quick glance. Best of all, it’s fun for everyone!
What About Safety?
The Cookie Club is a password-protected, private area only for Girl Scouts and their parents and authorized Council staff. In order to use the Cookie Club, a girl needs to have a Parent/Guardian Permission and Responsibility Agreement signed and turned in. TCMs provide passwords only to those girls from whom they have received written parental permission. In addition to receiving written parental permission, before entering the Cookie Club, girls must take a safety quiz, which provides assurance she understands the safety rules. A girl may not enter the Cookie Club until she succeeds in her safety certification. Click here to learn more and sign up!
Cookies 4 a Change
When participating in Cookies 4 a Change, troops sell cookies and then use a portion of their profits to complete a Service Project! Remind girls to tell customers about their service goals. Customers will want to support the girls!
Girl Scouts can use the Cookie Sale Program to bring their service ideas to life. Whether the girls are caring for the environment, promoting literacy or campaigning for social issues, the Cookie Sale Program can help them:
- Discover more about their values and the world
- Connect with others when selling cookies
- Take Action to make the world a better place with projects funded by cookie proceeds
Click here for more information.
