ACookieRallyistheidealkickoffeventto ensureyouhaveafantasticGirlScout Cookie™season!
GirlScouts®canlearnhowtoowntheir magicbyspendingtimeworkingon developingthefiveskillsandstrongcookie knowledge,with“alot-l”funmixedin!
Usesomeofthebelowideastomakeyour CookieRallyamemorablelearning experience!
PartnerEvent
Doyouhavealocalzoooraquarium?Host youreventinaplacewhereGirlScoutscan experienceandlearnallaboutthe2024 mascot!
Asleepoverisagreatwaytohave funandbuildstrongfriendships. Therewillbeplentyoftimeforfun gamesallwhiledevelopingnew skills!
Community
Checkoutyourlocalcommunitycenters.It’smorethanlikelythey wouldlovetosupportthelocalGirlScoutsandhostthefunevent, withplentyofroomtosetupstationactivitieslikeonesyouwillfind inthisrallyguide!
MeetLucy+Lottie!
Howshouldyouprepare?
Whatactivitiesdoyouwant toinclude?Dotheyrequiresupplies?
•Councilnewsletters+marketing emails/flyers
•SocialMedia
•Includeapre-registrationoptionso youcanadequatelyprepare!
3.Recruit:Don'ttrytodoitallalone.Breakjobsintosmall responsibilitiesthatpeoplecaneasilydo.InviteteenGirlScoutstohelp withsetupandprogramactivities.
4.Haveaplan:Makeanagendatokeepontrack.Usethebelowasa guideforyourevent.
•Setup:2-4hours
•Registration:30minutes
•Welcomeactivity:15minutes
•Kickoffyoureventwithafungroupactivitylikeasong,cheer, oragametogenerateexcitement!
•DivideGirlScoutsintosmallgroupsbytrooporageleveland explainhowtherallywillwork
•Stations:15minutesperstation
•Useachimeormusictosignalwhenitistimetomovetothe nextstation!
•UsethehandsonactivitiesinthisguidetohelpGirlScoutslearn the5skills.Consideronestationperskill!
•GroupFun:20minutes
•Wrapupyoureventwithanotherfungroupactivityorgame!
•Thankyou:10minutes
•Closeoutyourrallywithawarmthankyou
•Handoutpatchesand/orcertificates
PleaseNote:Ifyouaregoingtosamplecookiesorproviderefreshments,besuretoaskthegirls aboutanypotentialallergiestheymayhave.
Includethe5Skills
ThroughtheGirlScoutCookieProgram®,GirlScoutsgainthese 5skillsandlearntothinklikeentrepreneurs!
UsethecookierallyasafunwayforGirlScoutstolearnmore abouttheseskillsandearnaCookieEntrepreneurFamilypinor aCookieBusinessBadgeasseenonthefollowingpage.
GoalSetting
GirlScoutslearnhowtosetgoalsandcreatea plantoreachthem,enablingamazing experiencesforthemselvesandtheirtroops allyearlong,whilehelpingotherstoo.
Decision Making
Money Management
GirlScoutslearntomakedecisionsontheir ownandasateam,whetherit'showtorun andpromotetheircookiesale,interactwith customers,orspendtheirearnings.
GirlScoutslearntoexpandtheirmoney smartswhilerunningtheirowncookie businessandcreateabudgettofundthe experiencestheywanttoshareasatroop.
PeopleSkills
GirlScoutsfindtheirvoiceandbuild confidencethroughcustomerinteractions, developingvaluableskillsthatwillhelpthem succeedinschool,inbusiness,andinlife.
Business Ethics
GirlScoutslearntoactethically—lessonsthat willstaywiththemforalifetimeof leadershipandsuccess.
Axolotl Fun Facts
Axolotlsarecritically endangeredamphibians.
UsetheseAxolotlfunfactstogetGirl Scoutsexcitedaboutthe2024GirlScout Cookie™season!
Makeitajeopardygame,makeitaquiz, whateverwillexciteyourtroopthemost!
Inthewild,theyarefoundin onlyonelakeinthewholeworld! LakeXochimilco,Mexico.
Axolotlsare1,000times moreresistanttocancer thanmammals.
Axolotlsareneotenic,whichmeans theyneveroutgrowthelarvalstage.
Axolotlscancompletely regeneratelostlimbs+ organs.Wow!
Lifespan:10years+
“waterdog”innative
Marketyourbusiness
Prepareforbooths
Thecookierallyisaperfect timetoletyourtroop collaborateandgetcreative. Haveastationdedicatedto posterandbannercrafting. Posterboardinavarietyof colors,markers,glue,glitter, ribbon.Theoptionsare endlessatthiscreativity station.
Printoutphotosofcookiesto include!
SocialMediaisagreattooltobuildexcitement!
LetGirlScoutsbrainstormfunmarketingtacticsfortheonlinechannelto driveboothtrafficandDigitalCookie®storetraffic.
IsthereanolderGirlScoutinyourtroopwhosuccessfullymadeselling videoslastseason?Askthemtohelpleadthegroupincreatingafunvideo atyourrallyforGirlScoutstoshareoncetheirlinksgolive!
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Makesuretokeepinmindtheagerequirementsofsocialmedia Learnmoreaboutmarketingyoursaleonlineinthebelowlink! https://bit.ly/OnlineCookieMarketing
Smileandsaycookie!
HavealittlefunwithmarketingtheGirlScoutCookiesale, setupaphotoboothstation!
Youcanfindfunstreamersincookieboxcolorstohangas thebackdrop.Havepackagesofcookiestouseasprops. Distributethedigitalphotosafterwardsthatcanbeused astheirDigitalCookie®storeimage!
Don’tforgetagroupshotforextrafun!
Product Expertise
Wordsearch
Printoutthewordsearchactivitiesonpages2124.Thereyoucanfindwordsearchesforeach GirlScoutcookie.
HaveGirlScoutsguesswhichcookiegoeswith eachwordsearchtheycomplete!
Tastetest!
Makeyourcookierallysimplydelicious–andsamplecookies.
Makeitevenmoreexcitingwithablind tastetest.Letgirlsdescribethecookieby touchandtastetocomeupwithfunnew vocabularytousewhensellingthecookies!
Makesuretocheckforallergiesfirst!
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GoalSetting
Makemagicthisyear!
HaveGirlScoutssettheirgoalsfor thiscookieseason!
Havetheyconsideredhowmanythey soldlastyear?
LetolderGirlScoutsreallythink abouttheirgoalsandaskthemto comeupwithwhytheycanbeatlast year!Usetheactivitysheetonpage 26toinspireoldergirlstoreallyself reflectonwhattheycanachieve!
Sneakpeekatsuccess
UsethisstationtogetyoungerGirlScoutsexcitedabout therewardsyourcouncilisoffering!
Askyourlocalcounciliftheyhaveanysamplesyoucan sharewithGirlScoutsduringyourrally.Havecopiesof yourcouncil’srewardflyertohandoutasGirlScouts movethroughthisstationtoo!
Mapoutyourgoals
Don’tforgetABCBakersprovidesafunthemeGoal Charteveryyearonabcsmartcookies.comforyouto download!
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MoneyManagement
Canyoucount“alot-l”money?
Makecookiesalemathfunwiththisactivity.Youwillneedsomethingto writethepriceofapackageofGirlScoutCookieson,likewoodencraft sticks.Handthemoutevenlyandstartaskingaseriesofquestionsanduse thestickstoanswer.TheGirlScoutwiththecorrectanswertakesthesticks, ordividethemamongstmultiplewinners.TheGirlScoutwithallofthesticks attheendwins!
Examplequestions:
“Howmuchwoulditcostacustomertopurchase3boxesofLemonades?
“Howmanyboxeswouldacustomerneedtobuysothateachofher3friends received3boxes?”
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DecisionMaking
Marketing
Asatroop,decidehowyouwillmarketyour booththisyear!
Whowillberesponsibleforposters?Whowill beresponsibleforsocialmediamarketing?
Youcanalsohaveapostermakingstationset upattherallyforgirlstocollaborateandmake theirmarketingmessagingtogether.Lookback topages8-9formoremarketingideas!
MemoryGame
Usetheactivitycardsonpage27tosetupa smallgroupmemorygame.Everytimeaplayer getsamatch,theyhavetopitchasaleforthat cookie!
Theywilllearnconsequencesofdecisions whilebuildingsellingskillsallinone.
YoucansetupafunprizefortheGirlScout withthemostmatchesattheend!
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People Skills
Buildingoncustomerinteractions
UseyourrallyasanopportunityforGirlScoutstopreparethankyou cardsaheadoftime!
Makeitsimplewithcrayonsandpaper,orgototheABCFlickrsiteand printoutsomefungraphics!Checkoutpages17-19forapreviewofwhat youwillfind.
www.flickr.com/abcbakersvolunteergallery
Makealist!WhowillIsellcookiestothisyear?
Makeitevenmorechallenging,makesuretheirlistincludes5peoplethey haveneversoldtobefore!
Repeatcustomersaresoimportant,butsoisexpandingthatlist!
Seetheactivitysheetonpage28!
yummycookies.Theywillleavetherallyonanexcitementhigh,ready toowntheirmagic!
Setupchairsinarow,backtoback.PlaceapackageofGirlScout Cookiesundereachchair.
Startplayingthemusic!Whenthemusicstopsandtheysit,theycan takehomethepackofcookiesunderneaththatchair.
Stations Findfungraphicelementstosupporttherallyonthese next3pages,andonourFlickrpage! www.flickr.com/photos/abcbakersvolunteergallery
Borders
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Activity Appendix
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