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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We skipped the cookies completely. They are not required AT ALL.

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Huge mistake.  Your girls never got the joy of knowing they earned their adventures.  Mom and dad just wrote a check.  [/quote]

LOL. They "earned" plenty of adventures. Just not one based on crappy cookies and commercialization. 
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how did they "earn"...?[/quote]

A variety of ways. This was a helpful tool for planning petals/activities: 
https://www.girlscoutsrv.org/volunteers/troop-leaders/daisy-leaders/daisy-planning-guide/

Plenty of activities beyond hocking cookies. Some are actually meaningful. 
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But you the parents PAID for everything.  That is the point the PP is trying to make.  You don't have to do door to door sale, you don't have to do cookie booths, you don't have to sell to family.  You pick and choose.  But giving the kids a goal that they choose (a camping trip, a day trip, etc..) figuring out the expenses and saving it up for it themselves is very important in letting kids know money doesn't grow on trees and they need to earn things in life.  We also donate 20% of our proceeds to a different non-profit every year.  The girls choose and we spend a day bringing the cookies, money, and cards we have made.  [/quote]

Huh? We didn't pay for much. Snacks, uniform, ?

Newsflash: you don't need to pay to go to the nature center. Collect recyclables. Visit the animal rescue center. Talk about what it means to be a good friend. Etc.

ANYWAY, my whole point is if you don't want to do cookies you don't need to do cookies. There are plenty of great Daisy activities to fill the meetings. 
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