Girl Scout
Workshops
At the Long Island Children’s Museum, Girl Scouts play, learn
… and earn badges. A range of hands-on badge workshops,
led by Museum educators, have been created specifically for
Scouts. In addition, Girl Scouts can complete requirements
when they visit the Long Island Children’s Museum.
Scout Program Details
DATES/TIMES
SCOUT OVERNIGHTS
GROUP SIZE
PAYMENT
Deposits for all workshops, guided tours or self-guided
visits are due at contract signing and must cover the
required minimum number of scouts/people. (No reservation date will be held without a deposit.)
Balance is due at check-in on the day of the trip.
Memberships, coupons, special offers, guest passes,
etc. are not valid for
any Scout programs.
Weekday and weekend afternoons.
Workshop lengths vary – please see descriptions on
other side.
Call for appointment.
Group minimum for any workshop is eight (8) scouts.
CHAPERONES
One adult chaperone is admitted free for every five
paid admissions.
Additional adults will be charged $9 each. (Please, no
siblings.)
TOURS
Guided tours are available:
Tuesday –Friday 4-5 p.m. by appointment. One hour tour includes choice of 3–4 galleries.
$6 per person; minimum of 8 scouts. One free adult
for every five paid scouts. (Additional adults: $6 each)
“Tour-it-Yourself” (self-guided) visits are available:
Saturday or Sunday by appointment.
$9 per person (no free chaperones); minimum of 10
people (siblings and other family members welcome).
LICM offers a new themed Scout Overnight every year.
Ask about dates and theme details. Please contact
Faun Guarino at [email protected] for an informational packet.
REGISTRATION
For all inquiries regarding these programs, please email
[email protected]
Subject: Scout programs
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Brownie Girl Scouts
WHAT’S BUGGING YOU?
Complete the BUGS badge as you explore the world of bugs and other insects
and arachnids through arts and crafts. Decorate a butterfly, study the stages of
metamorphosis and visit the creatures in LICM’s Feasts for Beasts gallery.
Workshop cost: $10 per scout; length; 60-75 minutes.
SENSE-SATIONAL!
Complete the SENSES badge as you exercise all your senses in this special Museum tour
with a twist. Using only ONE sense at a time, create human patterns, surround yourself with
sound and learn if your nose knows! (Please inform us of any allergies at time of booking.)
Workshop cost: $10 per scout; length; 60-75 minutes.
IN THE PAINTER’S STUDIO
Complete the PAINTING badge as you explore the work and styles of different artists.
Paint a mood, experiment with non-traditional artist materials and plan and execute a
troop mural!
Workshop cost: $10 per scout; length; 60-75 minutes.
KITCHEN CHEMISTRY
Science is all around us; it even hides in our homes! Become a kitchen chemist and complete
the HOME SCIENTIST badge by creating a delicious emulsion (salad dressing) and a playful
colloid (putty).Explore density and static electricity in hands-on demonstrations!
Workshop cost: $12 per scout; length; 60-75 minutes.
Junior Girl Scouts
CSI: LICM!
Earn the DETECTIVE badge by using your powers of observation and other methods of
detection to solve the “Mystery in the Museum!” Take fingerprints and learn a secret
code as you examine the evidence!
Workshop cost: $12 per scout; length; 90–100 minutes.
IT’S A DRAW!
Complete the DRAWING badge when you sharpen your pencils and learn drawing
techniques such as shading and perspective. Create a portfolio for your projects! Workshop cost: $12 per scout; 90–100 minutes.