Cupids and Hearts-Creative Valentines (Daisies & Brownies)
Date: January 31, 2015 (deadline 1/14) Sessions: 11 a.m. to noon or 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $8/girl
Place: Three Sisters Crafts, O’Fallon, IL
Love is in the air! Show your family and friends you care by designing some unique valentines just for them. Girls will make eight valentine cards and a gift bag to carry them home.
Little Quilts Brownie Rainbows (Brownies)
Date: January 31, 2015 (deadline 1/15) Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: $11/girl; $1/adult
Place: National Quilt Museum Paducah, KY
Earn part of your WOW Journey. Create rainbow inspired mini quilts while learning how to use a sewing machine.
Ballerina (Daisies-Brownies)
Date: February 7, 2015 (deadline 1/23) Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Cost: $10/girl
Place: Mattoon Academy of Gymnastics & Dance, Mattoon, IL
Get ready for the pros to teach you healthy living skills and experience the beauty of ballet! Girls will earn their dance patch, too!
A Day at the Orpheum (Brownies)
Date: February 7, 2015 (deadline 1/23) Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost: $11/girl
Place: The Orpheum Children’s Museum, Champaign, IL
Take a trip to the Orpheum Children’s Museum in Champaign for a day of learning and fun! The girls will be able to earn their Household Elf Badge as well as play at the museum
3 Cheers for Animals! (Daisies)
Date: February 7, 2015 (deadline 1/26) Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cost: $6/girl
Place: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Marion, IL
Begin your Daisy Journey at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge by learning about bald eagles!Journey to an eagle nesting site for a chance to see a real bald eagle!
Book Artist (Cadettes)
Date: February 7, 2015 (deadline 1/24) Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $5/girl
Place: SIU Museum, Carbondale, IL
Find out what it takes to be a book artist!
Cheer Zone (Juniors-Cadettes)
Date: February 7, 2015 (deadline 1/26) Time: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Cost: $10/girl
Place: Mattoon Academy of Gymnastics & Dance, Mattoon, IL
Get ready for the pros to teach you healthy living skills and shake those pom poms at this fun cheerleading session!
Heavenly Jazz/Funk (Daisies-Juniors)
Date: February 7, 2015 (deadline 1/19)
Times: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. (Daisies) or 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Brownies and Juniors)
Cost: $8/girl
Place: Heavenly Rhythm Dance Studio, Collinsville, IL
Hurray for Dance! Girls will learn basic stretching techniques and then a simple jazz/funk routine at their visit to the Heavenly Rhythm Dance Studio.
Brownie Ready, Set, Go Camping! (Brownies)
Date: February 13-14, 2015 (deadline 1/19) Time: 7 p.m. Friday – 3 p.m. Saturday
Cost: $12/girl; $10/adult
Place: Camp Torqua, Edwardsville, IL
Is your troop interested in camping, but you aren’t sure what’s so great about the GREAT outdoors?! If so, this campout is for you and your troop!
STEAM Ahead Series (Juniors)
Date: February 11, 18, & 25, 2015 (deadline 1/20) Time: 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $20/girl
Place: Camp Torqua, Edwardsville, IL
A STEM twist on the Junior Get Moving Journey! Books and awards included.
Longshore’s Martial Arts & Self-Defense (Daisies-Cadettes)
Date: February 28, 2015 (deadline 1/21) Times: 1 - 2 p.m.
Cost: $6/girl
Place: Longshore’s Tae Kwon Do & Martial Arts Academy, DuQuoin, IL
Learn self-defense moves and Tae Kwon Do at this hands-on session. Instructors will also talk to girls about how to keep safe in many situations.
Fabric Flowers (Juniors)
Date: February 21, 2015 (deadline 1/21) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Cost: $7/girl
Place: National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY
Learn to hand stitch while making two types of fabric flowers perfect for accessories or gift decoration. Materials, short tour and snack included.
Amazing Mural: Painting with Pastel (Brownies)
Date: February 21, 2015 (deadline 1/26) Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $5/girl
Place: SIU Museum, Carbondale, IL
Participants will first view murals from the museum’s collection by artist Karl Kelpe and then pair up to paint panels for their own murals using oil pastel. Girls will earn part of the Painting Badge.
Daisy and Brownie Bakers-in-Training (Daisies-Brownies)
Date: February 17, 2015 (deadline 1/26) Time: 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Cost: $22/girl
Place: Panera Bread, Carbondale, IL
Daisies and Brownies, here’s your chance to take over the kitchen and bake up some good times at Panera.
Sea Creature Creations Series (Brownies)
Date: February 20 & March 6, 2015 (deadline 1/26) Time: 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Cost: $9/girl
Place: SIU Craft Shop, Carbondale, IL
Earn your Pottery Badge while sculpting and painting your very own piece of pottery!
Winter Fun! (Brownies)
Date: February 16, 2015 (deadline 1/26) Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Cost: $6/girl; $5/adult
Place: Camp Cedar Point, Makanda, IL
Have you ever been out to camp in the winter? Check out all of the ‘cool’ things you can do at camp when it is cold outside!
1820 American Girl (Juniors)
Date: February 21, 2015 (deadline 1/28) Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $16/girl
Place: 1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House, Edwardsville, IL
Come and experience life for a girl in the 1820s and tour this historical Colonial house.
Junior Birdhouse Building Workshop (Juniors)
Date: February 15, 2015 (deadline 1/28) 1 – 2:30 p.m. or 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $10/girl; $3/adult
Place: The Children’s Museum, Edwardsville, IL
Come learn about our feathered friends while you earn your Animal Habitats Badge.
Self-Defense & Tae Kwon Do (Daisies- Juniors)
Date: February 21, 2015 (deadline 1/28)
Times: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Brownies), 3 – 4 p.m. (Daisies), 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. (Juniors)
Cost: $11/girl
Place: McArther’s Tae Kwon Do & Fitness, Collinsville, IL
Learn self-defense moves and strategies along with Tae Kwon Do at this hands-on workshop. Leaders can purchase the Self-Defense patch through the Program Department at the cost of $2 per patch.
Create Your Own Pottery Series (Brownies)
Date: February 14, 21, & 28, 2015 (deadline 1/29) 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Cost: $14/girl
Place: Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at making simple pottery? If so, now is your chance!
A Day on the Slopes at Hidden Valley (Juniors - Ambassadors)
Date: February 21, 2015 (deadline 1/29) Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $75/girl/participating adult; $18/nonparticipating adult
Place: Hidden Valley Ski Resort, Wildwood, MO
Ready for some frozen fun? Join GSSI on a day trip skiing at Hidden Valley Resort. NOTE: Payment for bus transportation is included in fee and required for all participants.
Jazzy Jewelry (Daisies-Brownies)
Date: February 21, 2015 (deadline 2/4) Sessions: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $7/girl
Place: Three Sisters Crafts, O’Fallon, IL
Beads, beads and more beads! Girls will make a necklace and bracelet as they learn about jewelry design.
When I Grow Up… (Daisies-Brownies)
Date: February 28, 2015 (deadline 2/4) Sessions: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $8/girl; $2/adult
Place: Goshen School, Edwardsville, IL
