GIRL SCOUT BROWNIES


SMART COOKIE
TRY-IT

ACTIVITIES

• Discuss making your sales pitch

  • Talk about advertising and the importance of getting the word out

• Finding Your Way Through the Safety Maze

  • Talk about safety practices when handling food

• What Do You Say

  • How do we talk to customers and why it is important to be polite

• Making Change

  • Discuss the different ways to make change

• Talking the Business Talk

  • Talk about the different words used in the Dairy Queen business world and what they mean.

GIRL SCOUT JUNIORS


COOKIE BIZ BADGE

ACTIVITIES

• Outside the Box!

  • Discuss different types of jobs and careers that people have in Dairy Queen and learn something about that career.

• Entrepreneur (Troops do before visit)

  • Come up with recipes for desserts that feature your favorite Girl Scout Cookie and ice cream.

• Budget Breakdown

  • Learn about the cost of running a business

• Marketer

  • Create a poster to advertize the Girl Scout Blizzard Treat

  • Dairy Queen stores can talk about how they do their marketing in their areas.

• Community Philanthropist

  • Learn about the Children’s Miracle Network and how Dairy Queen supports this organization

• Public Relations (Troops do before visit)

  • Make a 30 second commercial about the importance of Girl Scouts

  • Answer the following questions:

    • What do girls get out of belonging to Girl Scouts?

    • How do Girl Scouts help girls in your neighborhood

    • What could happen if no one bought cookies?

GIRL SCOUT CADETTE, SENIOR & AMBASSADORS


COOKIES AND DOUGH

ACTIVITIES

• Skill Builders:

  • Write a 30-60 second television or radio commercial talking about the benefits of Girl Scouts and the skills the girls learn through cookies sales

  • Design a poster or flier for the Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards.  Talk with the Dairy Queen store about their marketing campaign for the Girl Scout Blizzards.

  • Learn about the marketing plan that Dairy Queen has put together for the Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards.  Who is their target market?  Why did they choose these 2 specific Girl Scout Cookies?

• Technology:

  • Study the design of the Blizzard container and ice cream cake containers.  Hoe does it protect the product?  How is it appealing? Look at the colors, print, styles and artwork.  Can you list five things the design says about Dairy Queen and Girl Scouts?

• Service Project:

  • Develop a Girl Scout Cookie Blizzard Board game for Girl Scout Daisies or Girl Scout Brownies that will teach them the skills like counting, matching and following rules.  Include information about Girl Scout cookies and blizzards.  Come up with a great name for the game. (Troops do before visit)

  • Recycle cookie boxes and blizzard cups into an art project you have designed, constructed and decorated.  Or create something functional like a small toolbox or tissue holder. (Troops do before visit)

  • Learn about the Children’s Miracle Network and how Dairy Queen is supporting this organization.

• Career Explorations:

  • Learn about different careers in the Dairy Queen organization. Don’t forget jobs like those in marketing, sales, photography and advertising.  Ask about the job’s responsibilities, education requirements or training, and benefits.