Girl Scouts: Clarification just in case!

These extra two days off really mixed up my internal calendar.  STEMFest is Friday 11/7.  In my last email I said "this Friday" which I hope didn't confuse anyone, since I sent it today--on a Friday!  Since no one showed up to my house at 4:00 today, I'm hoping my poor phrasing didn't cause too much confusion.

So, more clearly this time:

Next Friday is STEMFest at Discovery World.  We'll meet up at our house at 4:00 to get arranged into our carpools (4256 Teakwood Ct. Greendale, WI 53129), and plan to be back between 8:30-9:00PM.  If your scout's name is on the list, but she cannot go, let me know ASAP because there were scouts who would love to take her place.

STEMfest

Kendra P.

Evie S.  + Driver

Lauren P

Adhria F.

Samantha S.

Teagan A.

Jesi  P. + Driver

Mahi P.

Gabby H. + Driver

Gretta H

Lia S

Thanks! And sorry for any confusion!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Nut Sale List and STEMfest this Friday (Please read and double check!)

Hello scout families!

Just 2 quick housekeeping items:

1)  Here's whose nut orders I had to put into the system.  If you think your name SHOULD be on that list, but isn't, let me know right now!  Scouts just let me know I can still input orders through tonight--so get me those numbers ASAP and let me know which prizes you want if you sold 36+ items.

Nut sellers that I know about:

Adrhia F.

Alexis B.

Alyssa S.

Bryn R.

Ellen W.

Genevieve S.

Hannah P.

Jesialis P.

Kahlen W.

Lara E.

Lauren P.

Lilly P.

Margaret H.

Maya H.

Sophia V.

2)  Here's my list for STEMfest this Friday.  if you're on the list, but suddenly your scout can't go, tell me now because there were girls interested in going after it got filled up.  If your scouts name says "+ Driver" that means I have you down as a registered adult willing to help drive.  If you can't help drive, let me know ASAP also, because there were other parents that can step in and shuttle too!

We want to get to Discovery world at 5:00, so we'll meet up at our house at 4:00 to get into our appropriate carpool vehicles and get to Discovery World on time.  (If we leave our house at 4:20 we should get there at 5:00.  Our first lab starts at 5:30, so that'll give us time to check in and get to the lab room.)

STEMfest at Discovery World 5:00-8:00 (Plus travel time.)

Kendra 

Evie + Driver

Lauren 

Adhria 

Samantha S.

Teagan 

Jesi + Driver

Mahi 

Gabby + Driver

Gretta  

Lia 

Thanks so much everyone!  See you at school!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: One more event for the calendar--Girl Scout Pool Party!

Hello Scouts!

On 11/21 Highland View Girl Scouts has the pool at Greendale High School reserved and staffed with life guards--so you're all invited!  (And that does mean all of you, whether you go to Highland View, College Park, Canterbury, or Hales Corners! )

The pool party will be from 6:30-8:30PM that Friday night.  There's no charge.

In order to make sure we meet all of our safety guidelines (and have enough lifeguards!) make sure to let me know if your scout plans on going.  Parents aren't required to stay in attendance, but there are bleachers if you want to hang out.  Depending on numbers we may need extra parent volunteers to be there as chaperones though, so let me know if you would be available that evening in case!

Happy Scouting!

Aleks Skibicki

Girl Scouts: Last call for nut order forms!

Hello everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed that wonderful weekend!

I'm putting the bin back out in front of our door if anyone else needs to drop off nut forms.  I'll be typing the information in to Girl Scouts tomorrow.

Thanks so so so much to everyone who participated.  It really makes a difference for the troop!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Nut Sale Forms, Upcoming Events, and a Request

Hi everyone!

1)  Some of you have asked how to get Nut Sale forms to me this weekend.  You can drop them off by our house (4256 Teakwood Ct. Greendale, WI 53129) Since no money is due yet, I'll leave a box on the front porch in case we're not home that you can put the forms in--just make sure to cover it back up so nothing blows away if it gets windy!

2)  Upcoming events:  While there's nothing coming up this week, there are a couple things that I would need you to register for ASAP if you're interested in going.  I've included a list, and who I have already registered.  You can find more details at our schedule here.

November 18th:

2-3 Grade Computer Expert (at Discovery World)

Evie S. 

Olivia Ka. (2nd Grade Olivia) 

Lia S. 

Dea S. 

Kailee A. 

November 18th:

4th Grade Junior Botanist (Flower Badge) (at Discovery World)

Gabby H. (4th)

Adrhia F. (4th)

November 22nd:

Girl Scouts Giving Back 12:30-3:00 Trefoil Oaks Girl Scout Center, Kenosha

"Be a philanthropist and change the world. Meet rescue animals and take action by making toys and treats to donate to our animal friends."

Kendra P.

Lia S.

Evie S.

Officially this is for grades 2-3.  If there is a 4th grade Junior who is interested, I bet we could sneak her in!

December 12-13:

Cookie CEO Overnight Adventure (Any grades, 2-5)

Pitch your idea for the largest girl-led business in the world to GSWISE CEO Christy Brown. Train for the cookie season by creating a new cookie, design and shoot a commercial and shape up your sales pitch through theater games and activities. Overnight includes a self-guided cookie contraption challenge. Includes breakfast.

Evie S.

Lia S.

Kelly D.

3)  I have one request for everyone.  During the week before an event I send out the list of who I have registered.  Please read that list, even if you don't remember signing your scout up.  Sometimes we have to register far ahead of time, and believe me, I know how easy it is to overlook something on the calendar.  I don't mind cancellations during the week before the event--I can usually find someone to fill it, but I hate leaving a spot open that some girl could have used.

Thanks a million!

Aleks Skibicki

Girl Scouts: Making Sure we're all set for Saturday

Hello everyone!

Since there's so much going on this Saturday, I just wanted to send one last itinerary out to make sure everything runs smoothly.

FIRST:  Girl Scout Teambuilding

We'll meet at our house at 8:15 (so we can leave at 8:30).   Our address is 4256 Teakwood Ct.  Greendale, WI 53129.  That's a few blocks east of Highland View, just south of 42nd and Ramsey.  If you drive east from Highland View, drive past the stop signs at 43rd and Ramsey and turn right on the next street.  Then make an immediate right into Teakwood Ct. And we're the second house on the right hand side.

There are 8 scouts going (listed below) and 8 seats available between our car and van, so we're all set there. Dress in comfortable clothing and athletic shoes.  

We will be at the Alice Chester Center:  N8651 Townline Road East Troy, WI 53120 Welcome Center:  1-800-597-3864, or 800-565-4475.  You can reach us by cell phone too:  414-241-3216.

I've included a permission slip as an attachment.  Please bring it with your scout when you drop her off.  I will have extras to fill in if you don't bring it though. 

Here is who I am expecting:

Adhria F.

Evie S.

Kailee A.

Teagan A.

Katie B.

Megha M.

Gabby H.

Maya H.

SECOND:  Old World Wisconsin Halloween Legends and Lore

We'll be departing from the Highland View playground at 4:30.  (Unless our soccer game runs long.)  You are encouraged to arrive early to cheer on our Greendale Strikers, as they take on the MG Stars!  The event runs until 8:30, and it's about a 45-50 minute drive.  So, if your scout is driving with us (see below) we'll meet back up at our house around 9:30PM.

Here is who I'm expecting, and who I'm expecting to ride in our car or van:

IN OUR VAN

Mr. and Mrs. Skibicki

Adhria Franco Miller

Evie Skibicki

Mahi Patel

Olivia Kaltenbach

Katie Bruss

DRIVING YOURSELVES, OR CARPOOLING NOT IN OUR VAN:

Megha +2 Adults

Alexis + 2 Adults +Liliana K.

Gabby Heinz + Dad

See you Saturday!

Aleks

(Permission Slip Attached)

Girl Scouts: Register now! And a small calendar change from Discovery World

Hello everyone!

I'm just registering folks for the various Discovery World Workshops/Badge programs, and wanted to make sure everyone who wanted to go registered ASAP.  Looking at the DW site, some of these are filling up fast.

You'll note one change--the Computer Expert Brownie Workshop got moved to November 18th instead of January 14th.  DW did some schedule shifting.  If you asked me to register your scout for that, but can't make the new date, let me know.  We'll find something to do on January 14th (the old date) too!

So, here's the list of things I need to know who to register ASAP.  Same caveat as always--there are prices listed, but if you can't, or for any reason don't want to pay the fee, just say the word, and the troop will cover it with no questions or rumors.  Thanks a million, and see you scouting!

November 18 Flowers (Junior Botanist Badge)  (4th Graders) 6:00-8:00 

$10/Girl Scout

Become a botanist as you dissect a flower and learn which flowers can be made into medicines to help with common illnesses. Design a flower bouquet out of non-traditional materials and find out what happens when you mix the natural world with the man-made world as you vacuum form flowers in the Kohl's Design It! Lab.

Currently interested:  Adrhia, Gabby

November 18 Computer Expert Badge (2-3rd Grade) 6:00-8:00

$10/Girl Scout

It's time for Girl Scouts to go digital! Girl Scouts will learn about internet safety as they use the internet to go on a virtual road trip and send virtual letters to friends and family.

Girls Scouts will use robots called EggBots® to create artwork on Ping-Pong balls and

even create their own digital stationery.

Currently interested (depending on whether the date still works):  Lia, 2nd Grade Olivia, Evie

January 14 Digital Photography (4th Graders) 5:00-8:00 

$15/Girl Scout

Learn the ins and outs of digital photography from experts as you go on a photo shoot all over Discovery World. Beauty is in the eye of the editor! Digitally edit your photos and create a digital photo album using Mac® computers in the Print and Publishing Lab!

Girls can bring their own cameras but are not required to.

Currently interested:  Gabby

February 6 Junior Jewelers (4th Graders) 5:00-8:00

$15/Girl Scout

In the Kohl's Design It! Lab, Girl Scouts will create their own jewelry out of metal using tools such as pliers and wire cutters. Girls will also learn to upcycle by repurposing everyday objects and use recycled materials to create jewelry. You'll never look at a vinyl record the same!

Discovery World

Currently interested:  Gabby

May 2 Home Scientist (2-3rd Grade) 6:00-8:00PM

$10/Girl Scout

Have you ever wondered how crystals are formed? Girls Scouts will learn how to create non-Newtonian matter, explore the difference between a solid, liquid, and gas, and study chemical reactions.

Girl Scouts will be introduced to the science behind static electricity and more as they discover the science that takes place right in their homes.

Currently interested:  

May 20 Junior Detective (4th Graders) 6:00-8:00

$10/Girl Scout

A crime has been committed at Discovery World and we need your help to figure out who did it! Become a detective as you learn how to decode messages, identify fingerprints, and use microscopes to analyze hair samples left at the scene. Gather evidence from the crime scene and see if you can solve the mystery!

Currently interested:  Gabby

Girl Scouts: That was fun--and a couple other things

Hello!

That was a great meeting!

We're focusing on using stories to show how people (even young people) can make a changes in the world.  The girls all spent some time thinking about issues in their home, school, community, and globe, about which they can make positive changes.  

We also talked about how puppets and dolls have been used throughout history and around the world to tell stories and deliver lessons.  As part of the meeting the girls made corn husk dolls, and as homework, it would be great if they could think about (they don't actually have to do a show) creating a puppet show about how a girl can make a positive change on an issue they see.

And speaking of changes!

First:  Make sure the girls wash their hands well after playing with their corn husk dolls.  They were made by a company that also dries peppers.  If a girl is very sensitive to peppers it could cause her to feel itchy.  

Second:  Some teachers have asked (and I think it would help too) that if girls are scheduled to go to scouts that you write something about it in their agenda.  I send attendance lists to teachers that I draw from the sign up genius lists, so they have it in email, but it would be nice for everyone to have a backup.  

That way if a girl thinks they should be at scouts, but really shouldn't, or if they weren't on the signup list, but you'd like them to go to the meeting, or if I misread an attendance list, we'll have a final authority to appeal to.  I realize I didn't send a reminder email with who was signed up on the SignUp Genius list, relying on the automatic SignUp Reminder to do the job.  I'll go back to personally sending out a list before each meeting of who I'm expecting.  If your scout's name isn't on the list but you are sending her, you can let me know then!

Thanks a million!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Really Especially Need A Parent Helper on Thursday

Hello scout families!

Girl Scouts has specific ratios of kids-to-adults that we have to maintain.  It also makes it much easier on Kelly and I to have an extra parent there, especially when there are 17-18-19 girls in the room.  

So please, if you can stay for the meeting on Thursday, sign up here:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fa5ad22a13-meeting2 .  It will be a fun one--we'll be making caramel apples, corn husk dolls, putting on a puppet show, and figuring out places we can make a difference in our homes, schools, and communities.

Thanks so much.  We really do need you!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: This crazy week!

Hello Girl Scout families!

Such a crazy week coming up, here's the rundown and important information:

1)  Meetings are this Wednesday or Thursday.  Pick a date here:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fa5ad22a13-october I would especially appreciate folks picking the Wednesday date, since Thursday is pretty loaded!

2)  Saturday has a lot going on. 

First the Teambuilding Event in the morning.  Here's who I have signed up to actually go on Saturday--if you thought you were on the list, but don't see yourself here, let me know ASAP and I'll get it sorted.  

Adhria

Evie

Kailee

Teagan

Katie

Megha

Gabby

Those girls going will be filling up our car and van, and departing from our house at 8:30 to get to Alice Chester in East Troy before 9:30.  I will have permission slips when you drop your scout off--make sure you fill one out before leaving.  That ends at 12:00, and we'll be getting home around 1:00 if you want to pick your scout up.  Which brings us to:

Second, Old World Wisconsin Legends and Lore.  Evie and I have a soccer game from 3:30-4:30 at Highland View (that's what those soccer goals are for!)  We'll be leaving for Old World Wisconsin from there at 4:30, so we can get to the event by 5:30. 

Here's who I am expecting to go:

Adhria

Evie

Tiki, Emmi, Mike

Megha +2 Adults

Alexis + 2 adults

Katie

Gabby

Mahi

If there are adults listed, I'm assuming you'll be driving yourselves, but I'd still like to meet at the soccer field at 4:30 so we can caravan out to old World Wisconsin.  That way the girls can stick together when we get there.  It would be AWESOME if the girls could get there early to cheer the team on, since a lot of the girls on the soccer team are scouts too; Katie, Evie, Hannah, and Elli would love to see you cheer them on!

Finally:  Make sure you're selling those nuts!  The nut sale orders need to be turned in October 25th--the clock is ticking.  (Thanks everyone!)

Thanks, and see you soon!

Aleks

STEMfest filled up, and Update on the UWM Soccer Game

Hello everyone,

I went in to register a couple scouts that signed up last night, and as of this moment, the labs at STEMfest on 11/7 are all booked up.

Some of these Girl Scout events do fill up, which is why it's important to register early.  Here's a link to our schedule again. http://greendaledaisies.blogspot.com/p/2014-2015-schedule.html If you see something on there that your scout wants to attend, let me know!

And, speaking of events that are in limbo--the UWM Soccer Game.  I will not be able to go, since our own soccer team will be in the middle of a tournament at that time.  BUT, if anyone else wants to go, let me know and I can send the form in to have your tickets (for admission and for patches/hot dog/soda) waiting at the gate.

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Last Call for STEMfest!

Hi again,

I was just registering a girl for the events at STEMfest 11/7, and saw Girl Scouts only has 5 more spaces available for the Chapstick making lab.

So far, I have these girls registered:

Kendra

Evie

Lauren

Lia

Adhria

Samantha

Teagan

If your scout wants to go, and isn't on that list, now's the time to sign up--the spaces will be full within the next day or two if I had to guess.

Here's the STEMfest info in a nutshell:

7 STEMFest (All) 5:00-8:00PM

Discovery World Museum

Many STEM related activities, including make-your-own-chapstick, and make a hand clutch bag, while learning about invertebrate anatomy.  (As well as many other topics from the environment, to water science, to robotics, and beyond!)

MUST Register for Chapstick (7:00 PM) and Purse Making  (5:30 PM) Labs ($5)

Girl Scouts: Cider Sunday Plans

Hello scouts!

First:  Here's who I'm expecting to see at Cider Sunday, any additions?

Olivia (and family)

Adhria (anyone with her?)

Evie (and family)

Xiomara (and family)

Megha (and family)

Second:  I plan to get there at 12:00.  We will meet up in front of the Todd Wehr Nature Center Building, and I can get the tickets/pay for parking in a bunch then.  I'll also reserve us a trail hike time at that point.  Does anyone need a ride or want to carpool?  (Here's a map to help find the Todd Wehr Center, 9701 W. College Ave. Franklin, WI 53132:  https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217940879602857880466.00045c72662dea01ebbe9&msa=0&dg=feature )

See you Sunday!

Aleks

Just A Few Quick Notes for the Week

Hello scouts!

Just a few quick notes:

1)  It only looks like two of us are going to Cider Sunday at the Todd Wehr Nature Center this Sunday.  (Link)  But it's always more fun with more!  While the event runs from Noon to 5:00, expect us to only spend 2.5 hours there, so you could either pick your scout up around 2:30, or we could bring her home around 3:00.  It costs $3.00, but as always, the troop will cover the cost if you'd like us to--no questions asked!

"Enjoy the brilliant fall colors during this afternoon of cider, food, live music, and family fun.  Make cider with a hand-crank cider press.  See apple butter being made over an open fire.  Taste 10 delicious varieties of apples. Savor apple desserts, from delicate apple crepes to apple slices covered with rich, gooey caramel. (Small fee.)   Enjoy live music.  

Let your kids create apple crafts to make-and-take." 

2)  Meeting date choices are October 15 and 16.  The SignUp Genius Page for meetings is here:  http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4FA5AD22A13-october  .  The Page to sign up to either bring a snack or help out at a meeting is also up and you can find it here:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4fa5ad22a13-meeting2 .  We really especially need an extra meeting helper at the meetings.  So if you can, please sign up to hang out at the meeting and lend a couple of hands--plus the kids love it!

3)  October 18th events--I need some more scouts!  The Brownie Teambuilding Event sounds amazing from scouts that have gone before, so it should be a lot of fun for any scouts that go.  Likewise, the Junior version right afterwards.  Finally, it's kind of a troop tradition to do a Halloween event.  In the past we've done the Wehr Nature Center Halloween Haunts, but the girls are outgrowing it.  The Old World Wisconsin Event on the 18th in the evening is absolutely fantastic.  Without a doubt it will be your scout's favorite Halloween event of all time.    I've only heard from a couple of you, but I think a big group would make it even more exciting!

Aleks

Girl Scouts Troop 8035/8036 2014-2015 Schedule

Troop 8035/8036 2014-2015 Schedule

Key:

(J) = For Junior Scouts (4-5 Grade)

(B) = For Brownies (2-3 Grade)

(All) = Any scouts welcome

 Notes:

I tried to set it up so there was at least one Brownie, and one Junior Event, or one (All) event each month in addition to the meeting.  Some months that don’t have an (All) event may get one added down the road, so our Juniors can keep helping and being leaders to our Brownies.

Meetings will be help in Room 103 (Mrs Bushman’s room) at Highland View from after school until 5:00.

October

5 Cider Sunday (All) Noon-2:30 (Or until 5:00 if you want to stick around!)

Todd Wehr Nature Center

 $3.00

Enjoy the brilliant fall colors during this afternoon of cider, food, live music, and family fun.  Make cider with a hand-crank cider press.  See apple butter being made over an open fire.  Taste 10 delicious varieties of apples. Savor apple desserts, from delicate apple crepes to apple slices covered with rich, gooey caramel. (Small fee.)   Enjoy live music.  Let your kids create apple crafts to make-and-take.

11 UWM Soccer Game (All) 4:00-5:30

UWM Englemann Field

Watch the UWM Panther Girls Soccer Team play at Englemann Field at UWM.  Special Girl Scout ticket package:  $3.00 for ticket, patch, and hot dog and soda.  Depending on our own teams’ tournament schedules though, Aleks may not be able to go.  As soon as I get a tournament schedule for our girls’ team I’ll let you all know. You’re free to go on your own though—let me know and I’ll get your tickets, patches, and lunch vouchers held at will-call!

15 Meeting Choice #1

16 Meeting Choice #2

18  Old World Wisconsin Legends and Lore (All) 5-8:30 (Plus transportation time.)

Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, WI

Adults $10, children 5-17 $7, children 4 and under free (best enjoyed by children 8 and older). Admission Special: Visit any WaterStone Bank branch to get a $2 off per admission coupon.

Join us for an always spooky, sometimes scary, rain-or-shine event as we celebrate the immigrant legends we brought with us and the folklore we created here at home. Halloween Legends and Lore features the folk and fairytales of the Old World as well as Wisconsin ghost stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

18 Brownie Teambuilding (B) 9:30-Noon

$10/scout

Alice Chester Center East Troy, WI

Grades 2-3

Challenge activities are fun and highly effective in teaching life skills to girls of every age. Girls learn about listening, cooperating, and working together as a team while having fabulous fun with hands-on, indoor adventure activities.

18 Junior Teambuilding (J) 1:00-4:00PM

$12/scout

Alice Chester Center East Troy, WI

Grades 4-5

Hands-on activities and interactive games give girls a fun experience in making decisions and problem solving with a group. Experience how great teamwork can be.

Focus: Healthy Living & Relationships

November

7 STEMFest (All) 5:00-8:00PM

Discovery World Museum

Many STEM related activities, including make-your-own-chapstick, and make a hand clutch bag, while learning about invertebrate anatomy.  (As well as many other topics from the environment, to water science, to robotics, and beyond!)

MUST Register for Chapstick (7:00 PM) and Purse Making  (5:30 PM) Labs ($5)

18 Flowers (J) 6:00-8:00

Discovery World Museum

$10/ Girl Scout

Become a botanist as you dissect a flower and learn which flowers can be made into medicines to help with common illnesses. Design a flower bouquet out of non-traditional materials and find out what happens when you mix the natural world with the man-made world as you vacuum form flowers in the Kohl’s Design It! Lab.

19 Meeting Choice #1

20 Meeting Choice #2

22 Girl Scouts Giving Back (B) 12:30-3:30PM

$12.00/scout

Chinook Program Center Waukesha, WI

Grades 2-3

Be a philanthropist and change the world. Meet rescue animals and take action by making toys and treats to donate to our animal friends.

Earned Award: Philanthropist Badge

December

12-13 Cookie CEO Overnight (All)

6:00 PM 12/12- 3:00 PM 12/13 2014

$10/adult $15/scout

Camp Pottawatomie Hills

East Troy, WI

Grades 2-5

Pitch your idea for the largest girl-led business in the world to GSWISE CEO Christy Brown. Train for the cookie season by creating a new cookie, design and shoot a commercial and shape up your sales pitch through theater games and activities. Overnight option includes a self-guided cookie contraption challenge. Includes breakfast.

Focus: Financial Literacy

17 Meeting Choice #1

18 Meeting Choice #2

January

14 Computer Expert (B) 5:00-8:00

$10/Girl Scout

Discovery World Museum

It’s time for Girl Scouts to go digital! Girl Scouts will learn about internet safety as they use the internet to go on a virtual road trip and send virtual letters to friends and family.

Girls Scouts will use robots called EggBots® to create artwork on Ping-Pong balls and

even create their own digital stationery.

14 Digital Photography (J) 5:00-8:00

$15/Girl Scout

Discovery World Museum

Learn the ins and outs of digital photography from experts as you go on a photo shoot all over Discovery World. Beauty is in the eye of the editor! Digitally edit your photos and create a digital photo album using Mac® computers in the Print and Publishing Lab!

Girls can bring their own cameras but are not required to.

17 or 18 Free Ice Fishing Weekend (All) (Pick a Time)

Scout Lake Park

Free

Every year the local Walleyes Unlimited group hosts a free ice fishing clinic for kids on the Free Fishing Weekend in Wisconsin.  All the equipment is provided, and the girls usually catch something.  It's generally a lot of fun, and we always head someplace to get a nice hot chocolate afterwards.  The exact date hasn't been picked yet, but it will be this weekend.

21 Cookie Kick Off Party 6:00-8:00PM (A)

Highland View Gym

Kick off cookie season with a big party at Highland View!

21 Meeting Choice #1

22 Meeting Choice #2

February

6 Jewelry (J) 5:00-8:00

$15/Girl Scout

Discovery World Museum

In the Kohl’s Design It! Lab, Girl Scouts will create their own jewelry out of metal using tools such as pliers and wire cutters. Girls will also learn to upcycle by repurposing everyday objects and use recycled materials to create jewelry. You’ll never look at a vinyl record the same!

Discovery World

11 Meeting Choice #1

12 Meeting Choice #2

21 Senses@Lighthouse (B)

North Point Lighthouse

$8/scout, $4/adult (2 adults free)

Explore our five senses and discover new ways to interact with the world.  Held at the historic North Point Lighthouse, so we’ll even get a chance to climb to the top and take in the view.  Earn our "Senses" badge!

March

20-21 Spa Chemistry Sleepover (All)

Discovery World Museum

$35/Girl Scout and $10/Chaperone

7pm • FRI • Mar 20 – 7am • SAT • Mar 21

Discover the science and art of perfumes, soaps, and lotions. Concoct your own unique spa recipes and take  home your own signature fragrance. Explore Discovery World’s interactive exhibits into the wee hours of the night. Pet a shark in the Reiman Aquarium, lie on the Bed of Nails, and wake up to a sunrise over Lake Michigan.

Cost includes admission to Discovery World; all program supplies and lab activities; fun patch; a snack on FRI, and breakfast on SAT.

?? Maple Sugar Days (All) Noon-4:00PM

$5.00 per attendee

Todd Wehr Nature Center

Get the spring juices flowing at Maple Sugar Days! Your whole family will hike with a naturalist guide to the sugarbush to see tapped sugar maples and taste fresh sap as it drips from the trees. Next, you'll visit an old-time sugarin' camp and hear stories of how the old-timers produced maple syrup and sugar – but you may be distracted from the stories by the oh-so-sweet aroma of clear maple sap boiling down to rich, dark maple syrup!

18 Meeting Choice #1

19 Meeting Choice #2

21 FIRST Team Robotics Competition (All) (Anytime)

US Cellular Arena

Free

Watch robots built by Wisconsin students compete in a new and crazy game.  Go behind the scenes and talk to the robot inventors and teams to learn about engineering and robotics and being awesome.

April

18  Letterboxing@Lighthouse (B)

$8/scout, $4/adult (2 adults free)

North Point Lighthouse

Learn about letterboxing, and go exploring to see if we can find any.  Held at the historic North Point Lighthouse, so we’ll even get a chance to climb to the top and take in the view.Earn our "Letterboxing" badge!

25 Green Living Festival (All) 9:00AM-3:00PM

$7.00/adult, $5/00/Ages 6-17

Milwaukee Domes at Mitchell Park

Enjoy environmentally friendly demonstrations, crafts, shows and exhibits.

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May

2 Home Scientist (B) 6:00-8:00PM

$10/Girl Scout

Discovery World Museum

Have you ever wondered how crystals are formed? Girls Scouts will learn how to create non-Newtonian matter, explore the difference between a solid, liquid, and gas, and study chemical reactions.

Girl Scouts will be introduced to the science behind static electricity and more as they discover the science that takes place right in their homes.

20 Detective (J) 6:00-8:00

$10/Girl Scout

Discovery World Museum

A crime has been committed at Discovery World and we need your help to figure out who did it! Become a detective as you learn how to decode messages, identify fingerprints, and use microscopes to analyze hair samples left at the scene. Gather evidence from the crime scene and see if you can solve the mystery!

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June

10 Bridging Ceremony (A)

Highland View Gym

Celebrate moving on to the next level of Girl Scouting, or completing your first year at a particular level.

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