Girl Scouts
2010-11 Workshops
All workshops meet at the new Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison.
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Playing Around The World
Troops will complete the Playing Around the World Try-It while exploring games from many different countries as well as from Madison’s historical past:
- Games from other countries with the museum’s World Games collection
- Outdoor games on the Capitol lawn, including Alaskan Baseball and Red Light Green Light
- Historical and Native American games in the museum’s 1838 log cabin
Who: Brownie Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, October 2, 1–3 p.m. (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum).
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include Try-It patch (troop leaders should order patches for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, September 20
Plants and Animals
Explore the world of plants and animals on the Rooftop Ramble at the new Madison Children’s Museum. Go for a scavenger hunt at the Dane County Farmer’s Market and make a fun seed project that you can take home and plant in your garden. Please dress for the weather! At this workshop you will complete three activities toward the Plants & Animals Badge:
- Plants here there everywhere
- Seed art
- What a pest!
Who: Junior Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, October 9, 10 a.m.–noon (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum).
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include badges (troop leaders should order badges for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, September 27
Building Art
Troops will complete the Building Art Try-It by creating blueprints for what the Children’s Museum may look like 100 years from now; constructing 3-D building models for a collective cityscape, and creating drawings showing changes in buildings to accommodate a variety of different special needs.
- Building for the Future
- Put on your Hard Hat
- Designing Space for Someone with Special Needs
Who: Brownie Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, October 23, 1–3 p.m. (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum).
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include badges (troop leaders should order badges for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, October 11
Nature All Around Us
Daisy Troops will enjoy an hour of self-guided exhibit exploration and a half-hour facilitated program. Explore animals, plants and nature and learn about animal habitats, diet, and handling, while making a pretend animal and habitat to bring home.
Who: Daisy Girl Scouts
When: Thursday, October 28, 1–2:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 per girl
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 30 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, October 11
Plants
Troops will complete the Plants Try-It with hands-on experiments. Explore the world of plants on the Rooftop Ramble at the Madison Children’s Museum. Plant your own seeds to take home and watch them grow. Hunt for leaves on the rooftop and make a leafy art project to take home.
- Seed race
- Plant rubbings
- Leaf hunt
Who: Brownie Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, November 13, 1–3 p.m. (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum).
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include Try-It patch (troop leaders should order patches for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, October 24
Science in Action
Troops will complete the Science in Action Try-It with hands-on experiments:
- Science and Technology hunt: troops will go on a scavenger hunt throughout the museum looking for examples of technology at work.
- Weird Glop- learn how certain things are not just liquid, solid or gas but a combination of them with this simple experiment.
- Elephant Toothpaste: make a big splash with this experiment that shows a chemical reaction and breakdown of common household ingredient –Hydrogen Peroxide.
Who: Brownie Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, November 20, 10 a.m.–noon (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum).
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include Try-It patch (troop leaders should order patches for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext. 550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, October 24
Discovery Boxes
Daisy Troops will enjoy an hour of self-guided exhibit exploration and a half-hour facilitated program. Daisies will have a chance to make a discovery box with found objects. The discovery box will help tell a story about each individual child and their interests.
Who: Daisy Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, December 11, 10–11:30 a.m.
Cost: $5 per girl
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 30 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext. 550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, November 29
Art to Wear
Troops will complete the Art to Wear Try-It. Bring a t-shirt from home to decorate, create a paper maché bowl out of recycled paper, and use a variety of materials and knotting techniques to make a macramé project.
- T-Shirt Art
- Paper Maché
- Knots
Who: Brownie Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, January 15, 10 a.m.–noon (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum).
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include Try-It patch (troop leaders should order patches for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, January 3
Theatre
Bring a play or script that you might want to perform as a troop. In this badge workshop you will learn acting exercises, costume design, and theater makeup and techniques to help support your performance that would be done on your own. At this workshop you will complete three activities toward the Theatre badge.
- Theater games and exercises for voice and movement
- Theater Make up Design: Use face templates to draw and design character makeup designs and then practice on each other.
- Costume designs: Simple sewing and design techniques to make a few simple costume items.
Who: Junior Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, January 22, 1–3 p.m. (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum)
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include badges (troop leaders should order badges for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, January 10
Popsicle Puppets
Daisy Troops will enjoy an hour of self-guided exhibit exploration and a half-hour facilitated program. Daisies will make popsicle stick puppets using a variety of fabric for the clothes, popsicle sticks and paper. They can use their puppets to put on a puppet show.
Who: Daisy Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, February 12, 10–11:30 a.m.
Cost: $5 per girl
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 30 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, January 31
Toymaker
Make a simple toy to take home, play games from around the world and create a unique game to take home. Examine toys made from reclaimed and recycled objects and design a recycled toy. Troops will learn what types of toys come from different cultures and compare and contrast similarities to today’s toys from those 50 and 100 years ago.
At this workshop you will complete three activities toward the Toymaker badge.
- Toys around the World
- Make a Board Game
- Trash It!
Who: Junior Girl Scouts
When: Friday, February 25, 1–3 p.m. (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum)
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include badges (troop leaders should order badges for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, January 10
Folk Arts
Troops will learn about “samplers” and other traditional art forms that were created by girls 100 years ago. Learn about toys from long ago through images and oral stories. Girls will have the opportunity to create their own folk art product using hand made items. At this workshop you will complete three activities toward the Folk Arts Badge:
- Traditional Art
- What Toys Tell us
- Fresh and Original!
Who: Junior Girl Scouts
When: Thursday, March 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum)
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include badges (troop leaders should order badges for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, February 28
World Neighbors
At this workshop, troops will complete three activities toward the World Neighbors Badge:
- Global Games- use tubs to learn different games from around along with basic phrases the world as well as games from Native Americans and early settlers in Madison.
- Love of Language- learn how to say basic phrases and counting in French and German.
- There’s no place like Home: Learn how landscape, climate, culture and natural resources have impacted housing designs around the world, specifically the Mongolian Yurt—also a tour of the log cabin and learning how early settlers to Madison used natural materials and old world techniques to build the log cabin.Who: Junior Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, March 19, 10 a.m.–noon (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum).
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include badges (troop leaders should order badges for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, March 7
Earth & Sky
Troops will complete the Earth and Sky Try-It. Discover the many wonders in the soil below our feet and in the sky above our heads on the Rooftop Ramble at the Madison Children’s Museum. Look up into the sky from high above the city and make a cloud inspired art project to take home. Please dress for the weather!
- Can you dig it?
- Sky watching
- Creatures in the air
Who: Brownie Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, April 23, 1–3 p.m. (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum).
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include Try-It patch (troop leaders should order patches for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, April 11
Wildlife
Join us on the Rooftop Ramble at the Madison Children’s Museum to discover the many ways that people, plants and animals interact. Learn how to closely observe the wildlife that live in our urban environment. Please dress for the weather! At this workshop youi will complete three activities toward the Wildlife Badge:
- Take a closer look
- Nature’s remedies
- How was your day?
Who: Junior Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.–noon (includes a play break in the museum’s exhibits. Troops may stay after the workshop to further explore the museum).
Cost: $7 per girl, does not include badges (troop leaders should order badges for participants)
Minimum group size: 15 girls
Maximum: 40 girls
Registration: 608.256.6445, ext.550; registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Registration deadline: Monday, April 18
