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Activities for Girls
Submit entries on Facebook or use a free file transfer app to send a link to communications@gsbadgerland.org. Contest photos may be used publicly for marketing purposes.
Create Your Best Sales Pitch (for girls and troops)
January 16 - March 8 Conduct a contest for girls/troop to entice customers to purchase cookies. 3 best pitches receive some Cookie sale bling to help their sale. Videos should include an introduction from the girl/ troop, their goals, how they are planning to reach the goal, and incorporate the theme ‘Be Amazing’. We will announce winners leading up to the beginning of the sale on February 13. Troops/girl rewards will include items to help promote their sale, etc. or gift cards to our Council shops.
Bling Your Mask
February 8 - March 8 Every year you get to bling your booth but how about blinging your mask this year! Decorate a mask with Girl Scout cookies, bees or anything Girl Scout related for a fun creative mask design competition. Most creative and blinged out masks will win. Winners will be announced at the Cookie Countdown Party the evening of March 12.
Most Creative & Unique Sales Ideas
March 13 - April 1 Unique times calls for creative measures. What is the most creative way or place that you have ever sold Girl Scout Cookies? Share your creative ideas with us for a fun competition. Designed a Girl Scout cookie vending machine, sold at a dog park, hosted a drive through event? There are so many creative ways to sell Girl Scout Cookies and we want to hear about them! Photos of all the unique ideas will be shared on our website after the competition.
Order a Cookie Bling PARTY PACK
Party Packs have has everything she needs to get blinged out and prepped for cookie season! It includes an activity guide + supplies specific for her GS level, a lanyard, a Cookie Activity Pin and the 2021 Cookie Program fun patch.
Kits can be ordered for an individual girl or for the whole troop. Each kit costs $10 per girl and are available for pick-up through February at our Badgerland service centers (Madison, La Crosse, Janesville or Platteville). Shipping available; fees apply.
You can reserve this Cookie Trailer for your booth! Located in Madison. Email info@gsbadgerland.org for more info.
GIRLS. Get Geared Up For Cookies!
The Cookie Buzz via Zoom Saturday, March 6 | Sessions All Day Grades K-12 & Adults | Free What’s the buzz all about!? Girl Scout cookies of course! Kick off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season with a fun-filled day complete with online workshops, trainings, hands-on activities and exciting bee-themed programming. Choose which workshops you want to join us for, or join us all day! Don’t worry, there will be lots of active breaks and snack times. The full schedule of events will be posted February 8. (Note: The Cookie Buzz will replace the Cookie Carnival that was planned for in-person on this date. That event has been canceled to keep our members safe and healthy. We can't wait to see our Girl Scout sisters in person again soon!)
Continuing That Week This fun-filled day kicks off a week of exciting programming and activities that also incorporate the Cookie Rookie and Cookie Boss events. The week will conclude with our Cookie Countdown party on Friday.
Cookie Countdown Party via Zoom Friday, March 12 | 7-7:45 p.m. The week ends with a Cookie Season kickoff that Friday - complete with a milk & cookies dunk countdown. The cookie sale begins the next day!
Busy Bees - Patch Program
March 7 - May 31 Cost: $10 per participant Get a fun passport and travel from flower to flower as you complete fun bee themed activities, learn more about bees, meet bee experts, sample honey, plant flowers and help Badgerland save the local bee colonies. All participants will get a fun bee-themed activity kit, honey samples, seeds to plant and a fun patch. $1 of each registration will go to our philanthropy partner, the Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund.
A Note To Cookie Volunteers & Parents
The Girl Scout Cookie program is a core experience for all Girl Scouts; it’s the launchpad for her financial and entrepreneurship future. During this time of uncertainty, girls need “normal” experiences to return to, such as the Cookie Program. Thank you for sticking with it and being flexible this year, and for showing your Girl Scout just how resilient you are!
ABC Smart Cookies
SMART COOKIES: www.abcsmartcookies.com
Your Cookie Management Site
Smart Cookies is where Girl Scouts run their online cookie business. With parent permission, they can: y Send eCard invitations to family and friends inviting them to shop their online store y Create a shareable social media ‘shop now’ link y Take cookie orders on-the-go (for nearly contactless sales) y Upload a video introduction and thank-you y Track customer orders for girl delivery y Track sales goals y View rewards and achievements y Interact with her troop y Access artwork, marketing tools and bee-themed activities
See How to Set Up Her Account on Page 6.
131 W Wilson St, 4th Floor Madison, WI 53703
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FAMILIES:
Here’s how you can support her sale:
1. Attend your troop’s cookie meeting. 2. Return the permission slip before selling. 3. Help her set goals and track progress. 4. Help her create a Smart Cookies account. 5. Volunteer to help: set up a cookie booth, chaperone, or pick up cookies.
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Did You Know?
76%
of girls are interested in starting their own company someday.
-Girl Scout Research Institute
