Stories

10 Things You Should Know About Girl Scout Cookies Before Ordering Some This Season

ADVERTISEMENT

If you were ever a Girl Scout yourself or have ever enjoyed a nice Girl Scout cookie, you know how absolutely delicious they are! Thankfully for all of us, it is Girl Scout cookie season, which means we can expect to see our favorite little Girl Scouts going door-to-door or standing in front of our grocery store selling their cookies.

Girl Scout cookies have actually been around for quite a while now and have quite the history behind it. Whether you’re a diehard fan of the Samoa cookie or you could go for a whole sleeve of minty Thin Mints, you love them all. Here are 10 things you should know about Girl Scout cookies before ordering!

ADVERTISEMENT

1. They’ve been around since 1917

Girl Scouts

Girl Scout cookies have actually been around for a little over 100 years! Their first-known cookie sale was in that year, which prompted more recipes to be shared.

ADVERTISEMENT

2. Nationwide sales occurred shortly after

Girl Scouts

Cookie sales were soaring and by 1937, sales were going coast to coast throughout the United States. The official Girl Scout Cookie name even started appearing on boxes by that time!

3. Cookies to Calendars

eBay

In 1944, calendars were actually put in place of the cookies due to wartime shortages.

4. Outside activities

Girl Scouts

The Girl Scouts had a dedication to nature and the outdoors, and in 1961, they were able to use its earnings to fund outdoor activities! Many of these activities included field trips and sleep-away camps.

5. Earth Day

Girl Scouts River Valleys Volunteers

The Girl Scouts helped with celebrating the very first Earth Day in 1970 by collaborating with environmental action programs. They also reflected this change by featuring outdoor activities on their redesigned boxes.

Read onto the NEXT page for more Girl Scout cookie facts…

1 of 2 Next

Show comments
Share
Published by

Recent Posts

Demi Moore Reportedly Preparing For Emotional Goodbye To Ex Bruce Willis

Since Die Hard actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia last year, his family…

10 hours ago

Paulina Porizkova And Ricki Lake Stun In Reunion Photo Celebrating 36 Years Of Friendship

Paulina Porizkova and Ricki Lake share an extraordinary bond that defies the boundaries of their…

14 hours ago

Kelly Ripa Is The Next Celeb To Go Gray

On Wednesday’s episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, TV personality Kelly Ripa revealed her…

15 hours ago

‘Mad About You’ Cast Then And Now 2024

UPDATED: 4/25/2024 Did you ever go "mad" for Mad About You? The hit sitcom that…

15 hours ago

Nicole Kidman’s Daughter Is Her Mini-Me In Photo Alongside Dad Keith Urban

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have been married since 2006, and together they share daughters…

16 hours ago

Melanie Griffith’s All Grown Up Daughter Stella Stuns In Sheer Black Dress

Melanie Griffith and her ex-husband Antonio Banderas’ daughter, Stella Del-Carmen Banderas recently wowed social media…

16 hours ago