Daisies Discover Camp (Daisies)
Date: April 21, 2015 (deadline 4/2) 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Cost: $5/girl; $1/adult
Place: Fox Ridge State Park, Charleston, IL
Explore camp, nature, sights and sounds, go for a hike and EAT S’MORES! Discover what camp is all about!
Women of the Woods (Daisies-Brownies)
Date: April 23, 2015 (deadline 4/9) 5-8 p.m.
Cost: $5/girl; $1/adult
Place: Camp Cedar Point, Makanda, IL
Do you love the outdoors, but only wish there were more patches you could earn that show off your outdoor skills? Well then, be one of the first to earn GSSI’s new Outdoor Progression Patches! You will have the chance to learn a new knot, make a sit upon, learn the rules of hiking (then apply them) and even walk away with a new S.W.A.P.! Did I mention that we will have the chance to eat a snack?
Camp Clean Up Day (Daisies-Ambassadors)
Date: April 26, 2015 (deadline 4/20) 12 – 6 p.m.
Cost: NO COST
Place: Camp Butterfly, Farmington, MO OR Camp Torqua, Edwardsville, IL
OR Camp Wassatoga, Effingham, IL
Roll up your sleeves and help us get camp into tip top shape for the summer camping season! Tasks may include cleaning out units, power-washing units, staining, trail clearing, and more.
Junior Green Thumbs (Juniors)
Date: April 26, 2015 (deadline 4/8) 1–2:30 p.m. OR 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $10/girl; $3/adult
Place: The Children’s Museum, Edwardsville, IL
How does your garden grow? Come learn all about plants and gardening while earning your Gardener Badge.
Shake, Rattle, and Roll (Juniors)
Date: April 29, 2015 (deadline 4/6) 4-6:30 p.m.
Cost: $9/girl; $6/adult
Place: Touch of Nature Environmental Center, Marion, IL
Take a journey through the ages of music and explore music in new environments. Build your own nature instrument and make music together! Girls will earn their Musician Badge (included in fee).
Clover’s Petal (Daisies)
Date: May 2, 2015 (deadline 4/15) 9-11 a.m. or 1-3 p.m.
Cost: $8/girl; $6/adult
Place: Butterfly House-Missouri Botanical Gardens, Chesterfield, MO
Girls will learn about honeybees and how we should use resources wisely on their way to completing requirements for Clover’s Petal.
Girl Scout Hike (Daisies-Brownies)
Date: May 2, 2015 (deadline 4/4) 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Cost: $5/girl; $1/adult
Place: Douglas-Hart Nature Center, Mattoon, IL
Bring a lunch, go on a hike, play in nature…and EXPLORE Douglas-Hart Nature Center today and earn your Brownie Hiker Badge and Daisies will earn a fun patch!
Home Sweet Habitat (Juniors)
Date: May 2, 2015 (deadline 4/6) 2-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $16/girl; $6/adult
Place: Touch of Nature Environmental Center, Makanda, IL
Come explore the different habitats of animals in Southern Illinois and earn your Animal Habitats Badge!
Pinewood Derby (Daisies-Ambassadors)
Date: May 2, 2015 (deadline 4/13) 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (qualifiers) and 12-4 pm (finals)
Cost: $8/girl
Place: Rend Lake College, Ina, IL
Were you not able to attend a Pinewood Derby qualifier? Race to the finish line at the Pinewood Derby Qualifiers! Girls will race within their program levels. The top 3 finishers in each program level (during qualifiers) will race in the Pinewood Derby Finals in the afternoon. Did you place in the top 3 at your Service Unit Pinewood Derby? If so, you are invited to go straight to the Finals! Race your car against girls from across the council with the hopes of being named GSSI Pinewood Derby Champion. Activities include races, photo ops, crafts and much more. Rules and additional information will be provided upon registration. Girls must purchase and build their own cars prior to the race.
The Lake Zipline (Juniors)
Date: May 3, 2015 (deadline 4/6) 4-5:45 p.m.
Cost: $38/girl/participating adult
Place: American Obstacle, Kinmundy, IL
Be the first to go on American Obstacle’s new ziplining course! This tour includes canoeing across to zip platform, access via stairs, 3 different ziplines and canoe back. Some of the ziplines go over water. Girls must weigh at least 75 pounds.
The Ultimate Zipline (Cadettes-Ambassadors)
Date: May 3, 2015 (deadline 4/6) 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cost: $64/girl/participating adult
Place: American Obstacle, Kinmundy, IL
Spend the morning climbing a 40ft. wall or staircase to fly through the trees on 3 different ziplines and traipse across 2 sky bridges. Take a picnic under the trees and then paddle across the lake to start zipping again! Girls must weigh at least 75 pounds.
Zipline on the Creek Bottom Run (Juniors)
Date: May 3, 2015 (deadline 4/6) 2-3:45 p.m.
Cost: $38/girl/participating adult
Place: American Obstacle, Kinmundy, IL
Head on out to American Obstacle and experience the most awesome canopy tour! The tour can be reached by a 40 foot climbing wall! You will soar over the tops of trees on 3 different ziplines and traipse across 2 sky bridges! It will be 1,000 feet of flying fun! Girls must weigh at least 75 pounds.
Become a Junior Ranger (Brownies-Juniors)
Date: May 5, 2015 (deadline 4/13) 4-5:30 p.m.
Cost: $6/girl; $1/adult
Place: Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds, Jonesboro, IL
Girls will get the chance to discover what it means to be a Junior Forest Ranger!
Home Sweet Habitat (Juniors)
Date: May 6, 2015 (deadline 4/13) 4-6:30 p.m.
Cost: $16/girl; $6/adult
Place: Touch of Nature Environmental Center, Makanda, IL
Come explore the different habitats of animals in Southern Illinois and earn your Animal Habitats Badge!
Knot Your Average Sit-Upon (Brownies-Juniors)
Date: May 7, 2015 (deadline 4/7) 4-6 p.m.
Cost: $8/girl; $1/adult
Place: Camp Whispering Oaks, Salem, IL
Learn all about basic knot tying at this fun event at Camp Whispering Oaks! We’ll make sit-upons that you can take home!
Flower Power (Juniors)
Date: May 9, 2015 (deadline 4/22) 10-11:30 a.m.
Cost: $10/girl
Place: The Gardens at SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
Girls will visit The Gardens at SIUE, a signature garden for the Missouri Botanical Gardens, where they will work on activities to complete their Flowers Badge.
Become a Junior Ranger (Brownies-Juniors)
Date: May 12, 2015 (deadline 4/13) 4-5:30 p.m.
Cost: $6/girl; $1/adult
Place: Vienna City Park, Vienna, IL
Girls will get the chance to discover what it means to be a Junior Forest Ranger!
S’more Archery (Cadettes-Ambassadors)
Date: May 14, 2015 (deadline 4/20) 5-7 p.m.
Cost: $6/girl; $1/adult
Place: Camp Wassatoga, Effingham, IL
Head on out to beautiful Camp Wassatoga to test your aim and then have a delicious, melty s’more!
Brownie Road Trip (Brownies)
Date: May 16, 2015 (deadline 4/15) 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
(ending times vary depending on the city of departure)
Cost: $25/girl/adult
Place: Giant City State Park, Makanda, IL
For our third Brownie Road Trip, we are heading south to the John Logan Museum, Giant City State Park and Alto Pass on our path to the Southern Illinois Explorer Badge. Girls must ride the bus as this event is part of the Travel pathway. Buses leave from Effingham, Fairview Heights, Mt. Vernon, and Marion.
