Cookies Count (Brownie Try-it)

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As with all Brownie Try-its, scouts need to complete 4 activities to earn the badge.

Setting Goals
Did you ever wish you could win a prize for being the best at something? Or buy someone a special birthday present? Or get an "A" in school? Most of the time, there are ways to reach your goal. Making plans is important.

With your Girl Scout Sisters, set some goals for things you would like to do. It could be having a holiday party, going on a picnic, having enough money to go on a special trip, or having money for a service project.

With the help of your leader, think of things your troop or group would like to do and make some plans.
 * How much would it cost?
 * How would you get there?
 * Who would help?
 * How will the cookie sale help you reach your goals?

Good Manners
Good manners, including being polite and always saying "please" and "thank you," are an important part of selling Girl scout Cookies. Decide how you and your friends can practice good manners. You might even write thank-you notes from the whole troop.

Being a Good Friend or Neighbor
Girl Scouts try to be helpful and kind to their friends and neighbors. Think about ways to help others through the cookie sale. For example, set aside some of the troop money to buy boxes of cookies and give them to someone as a present, perhaps a child who is sick or a senior citizen who is celebrating a birthday. This may also be an opportunity to spend time with someone who would enjoy some company.

Fun with Change
If you are going to buy or sell something, you need to know how to make change. Find out how much a box of Girl Scout Cookies cost. Ask your leader or another adult to help you learn about counting money.How many pennies are in a dollar? How many nickels and dimes? How many quarters? Practice selling cookies and making change.

Fun on the Job
There are lots of jobs connected with buying and selling cookies and other products. Find out about some of them some of them by taking a little trip around the neighborhood with your leader or another adult. Stop by a bakery to see how cookies are made. Go to a supermarket to find out how products are displayed. Visit a store and ask a salesperson of explain her job.

Cookie Talk
Practice what you would say to a customer (the person who is doing the buying). What would you say about the cookies? Do you know what they taste like and how much they cost? Be able to tell the customer what your troop or group plans to do with the money earned from the boxes of cookies that are sold and some of the other special things Girl Scouts do.