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BRITISH COLUMBIA COUNCIL SUPER COOKIE CHALLENGE CHALLENGE FROM THE BC PROGRAM COMMITTEE Copyright © 2017 Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada, British Columbia Council, 1476 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 1E1 Unless otherwise indicated in the text, reproduction of material is authorized for non-profit Guiding use within Canada, provided that each copy contains full acknowledgment of the source. Any other reproduction, in whole or in part, in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written consent of the British Columbia Council, is prohibited. © Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada BC Program Committee (2017) SUPER COOKIE CHALLENGE Page 2 CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3 Objectives .................................................................................................................. 3 Challenge Requirements ........................................................................................... 3 Program Connections ................................................................................................ 3 Super Cookie Challenge: Tracking Sheet .................................................................... 4 Cookies Are for Sharing: ............................................................................................... 5 Challenge Crest and Cookie USB ................................................................................. 5 THE HISTORY OF GIRL GUIDE COOKIES .................................................................... 6 Cookie History Timeline and Milestones .................................................................... 6 Vintage Cookie Box Designs ..................................................................................... 7 Original 1927 GGC Cookie Recipe ............................................................................ 9 COOKIE INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 10 Cookie Nutritional Facts ........................................................................................... 10 How the Cookie Crumbles ....................................................................................... 11 Cookie Infographic – Crunching the Cookie Numbers ............................................. 12 ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS WITH COOKIE SELLING ................................................... 13 Financial Management (Handling Money, Budgeting, Goal Setting) ....................... 13 Business (Initiative, Etiquette, and Marketing) ......................................................... 14 Social (Interpersonal Skills, Safety, Teamwork, Leadership, Creativity) ................. 15 Cookie Advertisement and Commercial .................................................................. 17 Cookie Songs .......................................................................................................... 18 Cookie Posters ........................................................................................................ 20 Cookie Booth, Table, Drive Thru, Dispenser, Vending Machine, and Wagon ......... 21 Cookie Concession Box ........................................................................................... 28 Cookie Costume ...................................................................................................... 30 Cookie Blitz .............................................................................................................. 34 Cookie Days in Canada ........................................................................................... 34 Cookie All Stars ....................................................................................................... 35 THINK OUTSIDE THE COOKIE BOX ........................................................................... 36 Cookie Recipes ........................................................................................................ 36 Crafts with Cookie Boxes and Cases ...................................................................... 37 Cookie Scrapbook ................................................................................................... 39 Cookie Board Game ................................................................................................ 39 Cookie Games ......................................................................................................... 40 COOKIES AROUND THE WORLD ............................................................................... 44 Girl Guide Biscuits (USA) ........................................................................................ 44 Girl Guide Biscuits (Australia) .................................................................................. 46 GirlGuiding Biscuits (New Zealand) ......................................................................... 47 Girl Guides Cookies (Singapore) ............................................................................. 48 Program Connections .................................................................................................. 49 © Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada BC Program Committee (2017) SUPER COOKIE CHALLENGE Page 3 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Super Cookie Challenge for all branches of Guiding. Girl Guide Cookies is the official fundraiser of Girl Guides of Canada and it is essential that the girls and Guiders understand the importance of this. Through cookie sales, Girl Guides of Canada can provide many opportunities to girl members and Guiders by offering supplementary program challenges, national and international trips, girl events and training events. This challenge has been created to encourage girls and Guiders to explore the power of Girl Guide Cookies. As a Guider using the challenge with your unit, we want to encourage you to use a variety of methods when presenting these concepts to your girls. Some ideas include using skits, discussions, displays and other visual aids. Have fun! Sincerely, The BC Program Committee Objectives 1. To understand the importance of Girl Guide Cookies. 2. To help promote Cookie Selling in our communities. 3. To assist girls develop essential life skills as responsible citizens in our community. Challenge Requirements To earn the Super Cookie Challenge, girls need to earn “challenge credits,” and complete at least one activity from each of the four sections: You can complete this in just one meeting, or go into more depth and complete it over a series of meetings. Credits required for each branch: Sparks need 4 credits, Brownies need 5 credits, Guides need 6 credits, Pathfinders need 7 credits and Rangers need 8 credits. When you have fulfilled the requirements, complete the BC Crests Order Form found on the BC Girl Guides website http://www.bc-girlguides.org/ (click on Program > Challenges & Activities > Provincial Challenges). Instructions on how to order the crests are provided on the form. Program Connections At the end of this booklet you will find a list of program connections – areas of the girls' regular program for which the Super Cookie Challenge meets the requirements for completion. These program connections are intended as guidelines to help you fit the challenge into your regular program planning. In some cases, the challenge activity is very similar to an activity in the program area; in other cases, the challenge activity could be used as an alternative to activities mentioned in the program area. In all cases, remember that the girls' program is intended to be flexible: if an activity meets the objectives of the program area, and if it is interesting and challenging for the girls, by all means give them credit for it as part of their program requirements. © Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada BC Program Committee (2017) SUPER COOKIE CHALLENGE Page 4 SUPER COOKIE CHALLENGE: TRACKING SHEET Complete at least one activity from each section, for a minimum total required for your branch. Sparks and Brownies need 5 credits, Guides need 6 credits, Pathfinders and Rangers need 7 credits. Remember, you can always substitute your own activities that meet the objectives. The History of Girl Guide Cookies Objective: To learn about the history of Girl Guide Cookies. Try one or more of the following activities: q Cookie Timeline and Milestones q Original 1927 GGC Cookie Recipe q Vintage Cookie Box Designs Cookie Information Objective: To learn about the three types of cookies and where the cookie crumbles. Try one or more of the following activities: q Cookie Nutritional Facts q Cookie Infographic – Crunching the q How the Cookie Crumbles Cookie Numbers Essential Life Skills with Cookie Selling Objective: To encourage girls to develop essential life skills as they sell cookies. Try one or more of the following activities: q Financial Management (Handling Money, Budgeting, Goal Setting) q Business (Initiative, Etiquette, Marketing) q Social (Interpersonal Skills, Safety, Teamwork, Leadership, Creativity) Cookie Selling and Public Relations Objective: To be ambassadors of Girl Guides of Canada while selling cookies! Try one or more of the following activities: q Cookie Advertisement and q Cookie Costumes Commercial q Cookie Blitz q Cookie Songs q Cookie Days in Canada q Cookie Posters q Cookie All Stars q Cookie Booth, Table, Dispenser, Drive q Cookie You Tube Videos Thru, Vending Machine, or a Wagon q Cookie Concession Box