The time-honored tradition of Girl Scouts selling cookies to finance their troop activities is over 100 years old! And while it does just that – finance troop activities – the activity of selling the cookies successfully is a great learning curve for our Girl Scouts.
They learn communication skills, business skills, goal-setting techniques, marketing skills and so much more. And the idea is to have fun with it – after all, that is what childhood is all about. But throw in some valuable life skills and we have a winner!
You can help your Girl Scout to be prepared and do her very best next time she sells her cookies, by adding some personalised business and selling tools into the process. Sunshine Parties has an array of printables for Girl Scouts selling cookies. Whether she and her friends are going door-to-door, or setting up a booth, you can help her make it oh-so-cool and professional.
Let’s start with some door to door ideas.
So off you go with your delicious cookie wares, knocking on doors, but nobody is home? Or they are, but not ready to buy right now, and want to contact you when they do?
That doesn’t stop a Girl Scout. You come prepared with your editable business card, and / or ‘missed you’ door hanger. And when that household is ready to buy, or when they come home a little disappointed that they missed out on cookies, your information is RIGHT there when they need it.
If it is a Girl Scout Cookie Booth that your girl troop of girl scouts are setting up, we’ve got some fabulous printables to make the booth stand out! What does your booth need in order to buzz with business? It needs to look great, stand out from the crowd, and people need to know where it is, what you are offering, and how much it costs. Marketing skills comin’ up!
A pretty banner to draw attention and stand out, some ‘For Sale’ signs with cookie options and a price list so buyers can immediately decide what they want, and some directional signs showing customers where to go to buy some cookies. So your customers know you are just around the corner. All these elements lend an element of professionalism and pride to the girls – their store or booth looks as neat and professional as they are!
And then, there are other useful printables to round out the whole experience, whether it is door-to-door sales or cookie stand sales.
A cookie inventory sheet – to stay organized – take stock and record sales. A thank-you card – with two options – a simple thank-you card or a thank-you WITH details of the sale made. Thank-you is always the finishing touch to great business.
And, because these girl scouts are such professionals, how about a cookie order form? You can print two on a letter page, in color, or printer-friendly black and white. There is just NO excuse not to buy!
And the finishing touch? Once these super citizens of the future have done all their hard work – they should be recognized and rewarded. So the troop leader can edit this lovely cookie seller award certificate to mark the achievement. Super cool!
Yeah, I know, you want them all. So why not get the entire Girl Scout Cookie Seller set? You can get individual items too, it’s up to you. Just click on the picture of the items or the set you want to get as an instant download. You can easily edit the printables yourself in Adobe reader (as many times as you need) and print at home or at your local print shop.
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