Age Group: Juniors/Cadettes Cookie Planner
Getting Started:
When you help Girl Scouts set goals for the Girl Scout Cookie Season, they learn an important skill for life. Encourage them to set two types of goals — something they’d like to try and something they can do to help others.
Find goal-setting games and crafts on LittleBrownie.com.
Setting a goal is the first step to earning the Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pin. Find out more on the Girl Scout website.
Girl Scouts need to know the product they are selling. Knowing the cookie names, flavors and any special features can help them develop confidence when asking customers to buy cookies from them.
To learn all about Girl Scout Cookies®, including new Raspberry Rally™ cookies, visit girlscoutcookies.org.
A fun way to help Girl Scouts learn about the five core cookies is to play the “Top Secret Recipes” Cookie Matching Game . Explore other cookie IQ games on LittleBrownie.com.
Girl Scout safety comes first. Be sure to review all the Girl Scout Cookie Program® safety resources, including the official Safety Tips for Product Sales, on girlscouts.org/troopleaders and your council’s Safety Activity Checkpoints.
We want to sell:
Asking friends and family members to make a purchase is a great way to start selling Girl Scout Cookies®.
It’s also an opportunity for Girl Scouts to practice their cookie pitch and build people skills. Challenge them to create skits to practice what they will say to convince a customer to buy Girl Scout Cookies®. Find a pitch script and card on girlscoutcookies.org/troopleaders.
One way Girl Scouts can expand their circle of customers is through a walkabout. They will work together with a parent/caregiver and/or troop volunteer to map out their neighborhoods and sell door-to-door.
Find door hangers and other resources in the Cookie Sale Toolkit.
Find walkabout crafts and activities on LittleBrownie.com.
Whether in-person or online, there are lots of ways Girl Scouts can participate in Girl Scout Cookie™ booths and make it an epic experience!
For a fresh take on traditional in-person booths, Girl Scouts can try a drive-thru booth or pop-up cookie stand. Or girls can get creative online with a virtual pitches to local businesses. Find guides, crafts and templates for every kind of cookie booth in the Cookie Sale Toolkit and Girl Scouts’ Virtual Booth Guide.
Nothing makes a workplace happier than Girl Scout Cookies®! Have Girl Scouts ask permission to sell cookies at family member workplaces. Or, ask local businesses to buy cookies as gifts for their employees or customers. Find tips for selling in workplaces and other areas within your network in the Cookie Sale Toolkit on LittleBrownie.com.
Digital Cookie® is an exciting way for Girl Scouts to take their cookie businesses to the next level! They’ll build on their marketing efforts, learn about e-commerce and practice thinking like entrepreneurs.
This secure online system allows entrepreneurs to design personalized sites to share their goals and invite customers to support them. Learn more about Digital Cookie on girlscouts.org.
Always remember to stay safe online! Review the Digital Marketing Tips for Cookie Entrepreneurs and Families and the Supplemental Safety Tips for Online Marketing on girlscouts.org and other guidelines in your council’s Safety Activity Checkpoints.
Girl Scouts build people skills when they practice their sales pitches. Challenge girls to create skits to practice what they will say to convince a customer to buy Girl Scout Cookies®. Find other pitch practice games on LittleBrownieBakers.com in the Volunteer section, Activities for Girls.
Host a Girl Scouts® Cookie House Party:
Whether in-person or virtually, asking friends and family members to purchase a case of Girl Scout Cookies® is a great way for entrepreneurs to meet and exceed their goals.
Engage Families:
When families understand the value of the Girl Scout Cookie Program®, they will give it their full support and help Girl Scouts do everything it takes to be successful.
Girls have been selling cookies to reach high goals for 100 years. Inspire girls and families with this fun video that celebrates the amazing program built by generations of girls.
When families understand the value of the Girl Scout Cookie Program®, they will give it their full support and help girls do everything it takes to be successful. This guide assures them the program simple—and fun!
The new Cookie Entrepreneur Family pin collection is another great way to get the most out of Girl Scout Cookie season. Earning a pin with your girl not only builds in high-quality time together but also gives your whole family a taste of the action–sweet! Learn how to start your collection on GirlScouts.org.
Track and Celebrate:
Girl Scouts can track their goals in many different ways. They can create a simple poster, use the tracker on their order card, or get creative with a themed goal tracker.
Girl Scouts are always inspired by their own progress. Invite them to make a “Go Bright Ahead” goal tracker and watch their confidence rise. It can be used for both group goals and personal goals.
Take a few moments after the Girl Scout Cookie Season closes to celebrate your Girl Scouts’ success.
Options could include donating money raised for a local cause, exploring in the great outdoors or even hosting an all-out cookie party! It’s also a great time to reflect on everything the Girl Scout Cookie™ entrepreneurs learned and accomplished over the season. Think of everything they’ve done on their own and together as a troop!
