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2009-2010 Girl Scout Cookie Program Activities

Cookie Pin 2010Get Ready, Get Set, Get Connected!

The theme of this year’s Girl Scout Cookie Activity Pin is putting technology to work. In a wired world, it’s essential for tweens and teens to understand the uses, abuses, and complexities of technology. Today’s adolescent may be tech-savvy, but she still needs guidance to fully understand the risks and responsibilities of living digitally.

Girl Scout Cookie Activity Pin 2009–2010

Girl Scouts shine online during cookie season! What goes together like Thin Mints and a glass of milk? Girl Scout Cookies and computer savvy! Getting Connected is the theme for this year's Girl Scout Cookie Activity Pin. It's all about safe ways for girls to use tech savvy and connect with customers during the Girl Scout Cookie Experience.

Stay Safe Online!
Before you begin Get Ready, Get Set, Get Connected! activities, girls should read and discuss the Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge. Print out the pledge and ask girls and their parents (or guardians), to read and sign the pledge together.

Also, check out letmeknow.girlscouts.org (for adults) and lmk.girlscouts.org (for girls), our sites for general help on staying safe online.

Earning the Girl Scout Cookie Activity Pin

Girls can earn the Girl Scout Cookie Sale Activity Pin by completing at least two items from each of the categories (Gather, Store and Sort, and Share), or decide to do them all. If girls don't have access to a computer at home, help them find access in your community—at school, the library, a recreation center, or maybe even an office training area. It is more fun to work together, but girls can also do the activities under the supervision of parents at home.

The Role of Adults

Adults act as coaches who help girls develop leadership skills by using these three processes:

  • Girl-led: Girls play an active part in figuring out the what, where, when, how, and why of their activities. They lead the planning and decision-making as much as possible.
  • Learning by doing: Girls engage in continuous cycles of action and reflection that result in deeper understanding of concepts and mastery of practical skills.
  • Cooperative learning: Girls work together toward shared goals in an atmosphere of respect and collaboration that encourages the sharing of skills, knowledge and learning.

This year's activities focus on getting connected through marketing. Concurrently, there are important updates to Safety-Wise and Volunteer Packet guidelines involving internet use for online marketing. As always, safety is our primary concern when girls are doing any activity, including using the Internet. Girls and their parents cannot make financial transactions online with Girl Scout product; however, girls can market product and ask for customer preferences, following up with the customer in person if indicate they want to purchase product.

Note that Girl Scout Revised Safety Guidelines (2009) and the revised Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge apply to all council product sales- cookies and nuts.

Find your program level, and then open the PDF for printing or viewing. The files are illustrated in color, so if you want to save ink, set your printer for black and white, or grey scale.

For All Girl Scouts and Adults

  • 2009–2010 Revised Safety Guidelines for Product Activities - English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

For Girl Scout Daisies

  • Recommended First Year Activity: Smart Cookies in the Daisy Flower Garden (for girls) - English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

  • How to Guide Girl Scout Daisies through Smart Cookies in the Daisy Flower Garden - English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

  • Recommended Second Year Daisy Activity: More Adventures of Smart Cookies in the Daisy Flower Garden (for girls) -  English (PDF)

  • Adult guide for More Adventures of Smart Cookies in the Daisy Flower Garden -  English (PDF)

For Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors

  • Get Ready, Get Set, Get Connected for Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors  -  English (PDF)

  • Guide for Adults Working with Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors -  English (PDF)

For Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors

  • Get Ready, Get Set, Get Connected for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors -  English (PDF)

  • Guide for Adults Working with Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors -  English (PDF)

The Role of Adults

Adults act as coaches who help girls develop leadership skills by using these processes:

  • Girl-Led – Girls play an active part in figuring out the what, where, when, how, and why of their activities. They lead the planning and decision-making as much as possible.

  • Learning by Doing – Girls engage in continuous cycles of action and reflection that result in deeper understanding of concepts and mastery of practical skills.

  • Cooperative Learning – Girls work together toward shared goals in an atmosphere of respect and collaboration that encourages the sharing of skills, knowledge and learning.

For more information, read the revised Safety-Wise guidelines, adult guides and cookie materials provided by your council and vendor. Attend cookie training at the council, service unit or troop level, whether you are an adult working with girls or an adult volunteering to help the Girl Scout in your family meet her goals.

Please note: The Cookie Activity Pin can be ordered through the council Shop using UPC #09031. To wear it, see Where to Place Insignia on a Uniform.

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