1st (And last?) Cookie Booth
Our busy weekend didn’t stop yesterday. On top of DI from 9 AM to 8 PM Saturday, we went to church from 8:30-10:45, cookie booth at Super 1 from 12:00-2:00, and then I showed houses/wrote a contract from 2:00-7:00 on Sunday. I.Was.Tired! When I got in to this I knew it would be nights and weekends but most don’t have so much kid stuff with it. Oh well.. the flip side is I didn’t have to get up and go to work this morning and pretty much took the day off. 😊
But on to the cookie booth... a lot of people don’t think about what a great experience selling cookies is for these girls. Yes, I’ve had to do a lot of prep to divide them and deliver but they didn’t get off with not doing anything. They went door to door to get orders a few weeks ago. They had to know the products and prices and also be ok with people saying no. Then, once they were in, they wrote thank you notes to each person that ordered and helped deliver them. But I thought the two hours at the cookie booth was the biggest learning experience. They had to speak to people and once again know products and prices. Deal with disappointment as people ignored them. They used math skills as they figured out their totals and how much change they needed. Chelle and I didn’t do this- we helped of course as needed but I was so impressed with how much they did alone. I’ve truly loved Girl Scouts and they have had fun this year. Even though they like it, I think they are both already done after this year (I told them they had to stick it out through cookie season and support the troop) Between gymnastics, DI and art they do a lot already and want Fridays at home. (We could find a troop that meets a different day but this is the one with their friends and they don’t want to do that.)I’m not going to force them to do it so this may have been our last weekend. Time will tell if they change their minds but I’ve loved the skills they’ve gotten in the last 6 months if they decide they’re done. It’s so crazy that we have less than 3 months till the end of school! It feels like it just started!
Her first “big” one. 300+ pages and 35 chapters. She was very proud of herself! I told her she could have a few days break but we already have book 2 of the series to start next.
But on to the cookie booth... a lot of people don’t think about what a great experience selling cookies is for these girls. Yes, I’ve had to do a lot of prep to divide them and deliver but they didn’t get off with not doing anything. They went door to door to get orders a few weeks ago. They had to know the products and prices and also be ok with people saying no. Then, once they were in, they wrote thank you notes to each person that ordered and helped deliver them. But I thought the two hours at the cookie booth was the biggest learning experience. They had to speak to people and once again know products and prices. Deal with disappointment as people ignored them. They used math skills as they figured out their totals and how much change they needed. Chelle and I didn’t do this- we helped of course as needed but I was so impressed with how much they did alone. I’ve truly loved Girl Scouts and they have had fun this year. Even though they like it, I think they are both already done after this year (I told them they had to stick it out through cookie season and support the troop) Between gymnastics, DI and art they do a lot already and want Fridays at home. (We could find a troop that meets a different day but this is the one with their friends and they don’t want to do that.)I’m not going to force them to do it so this may have been our last weekend. Time will tell if they change their minds but I’ve loved the skills they’ve gotten in the last 6 months if they decide they’re done. It’s so crazy that we have less than 3 months till the end of school! It feels like it just started!
Oh and a totally different subject- Lillian finished this book today.
Her first “big” one. 300+ pages and 35 chapters. She was very proud of herself! I told her she could have a few days break but we already have book 2 of the series to start next.
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