Gearing Up the Girls

Cookie Events

The Cookie Buzz via Zoom Sunday, March 6 | Sessions All Day Grades K-12 & Adults | Free Kick off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season with a day filled with online workshops, trainings, hands-on activities and exciting bee-themed programming! Choose which workshops you want to pop by 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.

Continuing That Week... This fun filled day then 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 that Friday. Cookie Countdown Party via Zoom Friday, March 12 | 7-7:45 p.m. The week of preparation will conclude on Friday, February 12 with a Cookie Countdown Party on Zoom from 7-7:45 p.m. - complete with a milk & cookies dunk countdown. The cookie sale begins the next day!

GET A KICKOFF PARTY PACK FOR THE TROOP

Each Cookie Kickoff Party Pack has everything a girl needs to get prepared 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 for each girl. Get one for each girl in the troop and get blinged out for Cookies! 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.

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.

The 5 Skills

By participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls develop valuable business and lifelong skills.

Goal Setting Setting cookie goals and making a plan to reach them.

Decision Making Choosing how her troop will spend their cookie proceeds.

Money Management Making a budget, taking orders and handling money from her business

Business Ethics Girl Scouts need to be honest and responsible every step of the way.

People Skills Talking to new people and listening to customers while selling cookies.

NEW: Contests for Girls & Troops

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.

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