Garvies Point Museum Girl Scout Programs
new SHAPES IN NATURE (Daisy Shapes in Nature Badge)
Focus all your energy and your eyes on
finding the patterns and shapes in the natural
world as we explore the woods on a scavenger hunt like
no other! Create artwork inspired by nature to reflect all
you have learned about nature’s shapes and patterns.
75-minute program.
new Design with Nature (Daisy Design with Nature Badge)
Explore our nature preserve from
top to bottom to identify and sort all
the natural objects found. Math has
never been so much fun as when it is found
in nature. Design a map of your adventure
to record where you have been and where
you are headed!
75-minute program.
Daisy Dinosaurs
Using authentic fossils, replicas, and scale
models, delve into the world of dinosaurs,
discover their unique characteristics, plant
eaters vs. meat eaters, and more! Girls will
also participate in a fossil "dig" and make
their own "fossil".
75-minute program.
Daisy Outdoor Art Maker (Daisy Outdoor Art Maker Badge)
Discover colors, shapes, and sounds in
nature as we explore the woods and
meadow communities. In our beautiful
native habitat garden, express yourself as
you create a piece of art!
75-minute program.
Daisy Eco-learner (Daisy Eco-learner Badge)
Learn how to prepare yourself for the outdoors and
protect nature through engaging, hands-on nature
exploration. Learn "Leave No Trace" policy.
75-minute program.
Daisy Trail Adventure (Daisy Trail Adventure Badge)
Learn how to prepare for the outdoors including what to
wear, how to plan a hike, what to bring, how to stay safe,
and Leave no Trace principles. Hike along, using your
keen senses to explore our woodland community!
75-minute program.
OUR NATIVE AMERICAN FRIENDS (Daisy Using Resources Wisely Petal / Brownie Celebrating Community Badge)
Learn about the Native American
way of life including food, clothing, shelter, and tools through
selected museum exhibits. Girls will explore our interactive
"Woodland Village" with activities depicting Native American
life ways. Go in a real dugout canoe, our wigwam, plant seeds
in our pretend garden, and put bark shingles on a wigwam.
75-minute program.
EXPLORING NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY (Brownie Potter Badge)
Experience 70-million-year-old clay! We will
take a short walk down to the beach to see our natural clay
deposits then scouts will immerse themselves in our handson pottery making program. Scouts will use store bought
clay (to preserve the natural clay) to make their own pottery
to take home.
75-minute program. Must be scheduled within 4 hours of low tide. Brownie Potter Badge.
new PAINTING (Brownie Painting Badge)
Follow your sense of adventure and explore the wonderful
world of art. Work together, as budding Brownie artists,
to create a "portable" mural inspired by both the beauty
of nature on our trails and your imagination.
90-minute program. Brownie Painting Badge.
BROWNIE OUTDOOR ART CREATOR (Brownie Outdoor Art Creator)
Explore the beauty in nature! Observe art forms during
a nature scavenger hunt, listen to bird calls & sounds of
nature, use magnifiers, observe animal architects, make tiny
animal homes, and make a lasting piece of artwork from
nature! Brownie Outdoor Art Creator.
new SHAPES IN NATURE (Brownie Shapes in Nature Badge)
Prepare yourself to be amazed at the shapes and patterns
you'll find in nature as we embark on a unique scavenger
hunt in our nature preserve. What's symmetry? You'll find
out as you discover the wonder of symmetry in our natural
world. Make a giant spider web to experience it for yourself!
75-minute program.
Brownie Shapes in Nature Badge.
new DESIGN WITH NATURE (Brownie Design with Nature Badge)
Delve into natural design! Explore the shapes that make up
beehives. Put math to work as you measure dimensions.
Make a birdfeeder using your newly acquired design skills
and that's not all. Circles hold secrets when it comes to the
age of a tree. Determine the age of trees before you leave!
75-minute program.
Brownie Design with Nature Badge.
BROWNIE TRAIL ADVENTURE (Brownie Trail Adventure Badge)
Join us for 3 awesome trail adventures through the woods &
meadow and along the beach! Learn how to prepare for the
outdoors including proper attire, planning, safety, and Leave
no Trace principles.
75-minute program. Must be scheduled within 4 hours of low tide.
Brownie Trail Adventure Badge.
BROWNIE OUTDOOR ADVENTURER (Brownie Outdoor Adventurer Badge)
Hike through the woods to learn about birds, trees, and
animals. Learn how to blow a grass whistle and tie knots.
Amazing adventures wait you in the great outdoors!
75-minute program.
Brownie Outdoor Adventurer Badge.
BUGS (Brownie Bugs Badge)
Discover the varied insect life of our meadow, preserve and
gardens as we explore their homes, what they eat & eats
them, their lifecycles, and more! Make a cool bug craft as
we learn about the parts of an insect.
75-minute program.
Brownie Bugs Badge.
TOOLS AND ARTIFACTS (Brownie Inventor Badge / Junior Playing the Past Badge)
Discover how Native Americans made and used tools, such
as stone-working and woodworking tools, as a means
of adapting their environment to meet their life needs.
Participants will be able to handle authentic tools and other
artifacts. In addition, they will have an opportunity to use
replicated tools such as mortars and pestles to grind corn,
fire drills for making fire, and pump drills for drilling holes in
stone.
75-minute program.
STREAM EROSION: AGENT OF CHANGE (Junior Agent of Change Journey, The Power of One Award.)
Understand why and how water erodes the
landscape. Scouts will observe our exciting stream table
demonstration that compares youthful and mature streams.
Followed by short walk to beach to see natural erosional
features.
75-minute program. Must be scheduled within 4
hrs. of low tide.
new JEWELER (Junior Jeweler Badge.)
Learn the fine art of jewelry-making from the past to
the present. Investigate different types of materials and
techniques as you create a one-of-a-kind jewelry item that's
as unique as you are! All materials provided.
90-minute program. $20 per participant.
new JUNIOR SHAPES IN NATURE (Junior Shapes in Nature Badge.)
Explore our nature preserve from top to bottom to discover
the most beautiful and fascinating patterns. Learn by doing
in this hands-on, interactive program. Build a craft using
all you've learned and so much more!
90-minute program.
FASCINATING FLOWERS (Junior Flower Badge.)
There is so much to learn about flowers! Do all plants have
flowers? We will explore the parts of a flower, all about
pollination, where fruit comes from, diversity of flowers &
fruits, how seeds spread and so much more! Flower craft.
More to explore during late Spring-late Fall.
75-minute program.
TREES (Cadette Tree Badge)
Explore the woods of the preserve and learn different ways
to identify trees & how plants and animals interact. How
did Native Americans use natural resources to build their
homes? Make leaf rubbing ID booklets!
75-minute program.
Must pay minimum of $75 (or $100 for Jewelry) IN ADVANCE of program.
Minimum of 5 persons, maximum of 25 per program.
Tagalongs welcome (age permitting) if total number is within 25.
$4.00 PER ADULT, 2 Leaders free
MINIMUM PAYMENT DUE IN ADVANCE OF PROGRAM
Payable to: FRIENDS of GARVIES POINT MUSEUM & PRESERVE
Call 516-571-8010 to book now.
