Field Trip Ideas and Opportunities
NOTE: For the security of our girls, some of the events on our website do not identify where they will be held. To find out the location, please contact the person listed with the event's information.
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Leaders & Scouts:
High Tea
PRINCESS EARTH 513-304-9016, princessearth@roadrunner.com Carvel Ice Cream Cake Decorating Classes Carvel Ice Cream located at 8177 Princeton-Glendale Rd. in Hamilton, Ohio is offering to host Girl Scout troops in their store for a cake decorating field trip. For a fee of $9 per Girl Scout Carvel will provide a L’il Love ice cream cake pre-whited and the girls would be able to decorate the cakes with all the different colors of icing, sprinkles, and gel piping for writing that are used to decorate all of Carvel's custom cakes. The girls will have about half an hour to decorate the cakes as they wish, then the cakes will be boxed put in our freezers to prepare the cakes to go home. While the girls are waiting for their cakes to refreeze, we will treat them to an ice cream cone with sprinkles! While the girls are there we can also show them how we make all of our ice cream, waffle cones, as well as all of our cakes. To take advantage of this great opportunity .
PAINT-n-PLAY Paint-N-Play in West Chester provides fun, hands-on arts and crafts activities that can be used towards the Junior Ceramics and Clay badge, the Art in the Home badge, the Art to Wear badge, Yarn and Fabric Arts badge, or the Brownie Art to Wear Try-It. A wide range of craft activities are available including painting pottery, spin art, tie-dyeing, and silk screened T-shirts, backpacks, bags and aprons. For more information contact Tracy Schuster at 513-759-9400 or by e-mail at paintnplaywestchester@yahoo.com
Council
Sponsored Activities - Workshops and events including core weekends,
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Operation Christmas Child
SCOUT DAYS AT SKATETOWN
USA
Harvest
Celebration: October 27, 2008
6:00-8:30pm
For
more information, please feel free to contact: COSI Beat the winter blues with an exciting Girl Scout program at COSI Columbus! Fill requirements for badges with a badge workshop, visit for an exciting day program, or stay overnight with your troop for the ultimate COSI experience. Click here to visit the COSI website and get more information.
The Taft Museum Offers Tours and Badge Workshops
Stained Glass Jewelry Workshop Sign up for this fun filled 2 hour workshop where your girls will make pins, earrings, barrettes, magnets, etc. Cost is $5.00 per girls. Contact Michele Frey, a fellow Girl Scout Leader, at 353-1433 for more information.
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POTTERY STUDIO
It's Just Mud Pottery Studio, located in Liberty Township offers a completely hands on experience working with clay in its raw form. Each student will be encouraged to use self expression while working their project from start to finish. The studio is designed to enable Girl Scouts, of all ages, to achieve their ceramic badge through personal creation in clay. The workshop is available by appointment and cost is $15.00 per Girl Scout. Please contact Pam Ives at 513-887-2657 for more details and reservations.
Camp Kern Circle K Ranch Circle K Ranch, at YMCA Camp Kern, offers a variety of programs to fit the needs and wants of any Girl Scout troop! Troops can earn a badge or just come to have fun! If you don’t see something you like in the programs listed on the flyer please let us know and we will try to create something for you. For more information, contact Rachel Murphy: 513-932-3756 ext. 1531 or by e-mail at RMurphy@daytonymca.org
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To reserve a time for a workshop call 896-8410 (Lori Haven) or stop by at the Fairfield Community Arts Center located at 411 Wessel Dr or e-mail lhaven@fairfield-city.org .
If you have any other badges you are interested in earning give them a call and they will do their best to set up a workshop for you. Prices vary per workshop. |
Anneliese von Oettingen School of Ballet The Anneliese von Oettingen School of Ballet and Ballet Companies is doing a performance this spring of "Peter Pan". The tradition of the ballet is to emphasize story-telling and they are interested in involving some Girl Scout groups. They can provide a package of information on the history of ballet, some basic positions, information on the composers and on James Barrie, the author of "Peter and Wendy". It is also possible for one of the students to come and demonstrate basic ballet to the troop, then the troop could come to the performance. The website is www.avoballet.org . The artistic director, Laura Hughes, can be contacted for more information at balletclassic@yahoo.com , or the studio manager, Michele Frey, can be reached at 513-481-0092.
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Community Service
Opportunity!
Need community service hours or a charity badge? What better way to achieve that than by helping give the world the gift of sight. The Gift of Sight program is conducted by Luxottica Retail (the parent company of LensCrafters, Pearle Vision and Sunglass Hut.) Luxottica Retail collects used eyeglasses and hand-delivers eye care to people who cannot afford vision care all around the world. They are asking for Girl Scout troops to volunteer for a couple of hours in their recycling center located in Mason to sort donated or new reader glasses for their international missions. They have all the supplies needed for the event. For upcoming dates, contact Lisette Martinez at lmartinez@luxotticaretail.com or call her at 765-3557. What a GREAT way to earn a community service badge! |
OPERATION HAPPY SOCK  Operation
Happy Sock creates and delivers catnip toys to homeless cats in animal
shelters and foster homes. Volunteers of all ages make simple toys,
called "Happy Socks" by stuffing catnip and polyester fiberfill in the
toe of a sock and typing a knot at the ankle. Simple, but a GREAT
catnip toy!
Ready to start Operation Happy Sock with your Girl Scout troop? Contact Martha Powers at 703-383-9003 and ask for your Operation Happy Sock Info Kit. You'll receive a Word document that includes ready to use signs for collecting sock donations (featuring "Hugger" the Happy Sock mascot), suggestions for finding affordable supplies locally, and step-by-step instructions for each phase of the project. |
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COOKING CLASSES
Check out the amazing cooking classes for children offered by the young chefs academy. Young Chefs Academy located on Western Row in Mason offers great cooking classes and even helps Girl Scouts earn some patches. Click here to view their flyer for class descriptions or contact them at 513-770-4267 or visit their website at www.youngchefsacademy.com |
Cincinnati
Museum Center Cave Overnight Where: Cincinnati Museum Center When: Ongoing
Contact Aaron Roco at 513-287-7000 ext. 7242 to register and set a date. |
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We-be Stuffin' We-be stuffin' offers portable animal stuffing workshops that come to your troop. For more information or to sign up click here to view the flyer.
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InVenture Are you looking for a way to help your girls work together more effectively? InVenture is the perfect fit for you! This new opportunity will allow girls to learn and enjoy teambuilding activities at troop meetings, service unit events or camp-outs. InVenture is a fun and interactive activity for your girls to participate in. For more information or if you would like an InVenture facilitator to attend your troop meeting or event please contact Jessica Coke at 513-489-1025 ext. 122 or jcoke@grgsc.org . FYI: Your day and time will be dependent on the availability of a facilitator. |
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Lazer Kraze-
It's Out of This World!
1335 Donaldson Road,
Erlanger, KY 41018 |
 Cincinnati
Zoo and Botanical Garden Wings of Wonder Bird ShowThe Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden's wings of wonder bird show is offering a special traveling show for Girl Scout troops. For more information, prices and contact information click here to view the flyer. |
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HORSEBACK RIDING @ CAMP WILSON Thinking about riding activities for your group of girls? Why not come to YMCA Camp Willson, we offer many activities for a variety of ages. Our staff is here to make your stay enjoyable, whether it is just for an afternoon, or the whole weekend, we have the knowledge and the experience to provide many services for a great time! The YMCA Camp Willson meets all the requirements of Girl Scout Safety Wise, is an Accredited Site for both the American Camping Association and the Certified Horsemanship Association. All staff have first aid and CPR training and have many hours working with youth and children. Call now to take advantage of dates during the spring, fall, and winter seasons!! Let us help you design a program that is right for your group. Dates, times, and activities can be reserved with a signed contract and minimal deposit. Call us at 1-800-423-0427 or 1-937-592-9001 or e-mail us at equestrian@ymcawillson.org. |
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As we all know, our girls are facing more stress than ever before. We are seeing ailments in their bodies due to stress, beginning at a much younger age.
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Classics for Kids, a program developed by WGUC in Cincinnati to introduce children to classical music in a fun and entertaining way, can help Juniors earn their Making Music badge. Their web site offers assistance at http://www.classicsforkids.com/parents/parenting/girlscouts.asp and a representative of the program is also available to visit troop meetings and guide girls through these steps. |
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Community Connections
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The Hyde Park Gymnastics and Dance, an Olympic Standard facility that teaches gymnastics and dance from 1 year olds through adults has instructors that are Safety Certified by USA Gymnastics, the governing body of gymnastics has some interest in Girl Scout Troops coming in and earning a badge and are now offering classes for Girl Scouts. They have availability on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday. The cost would be $8 a girl with a minimum of 8 girls. The length of time will vary from age of girls, but would be between an hour and an hour and a half. If you are interested, please contact Bree Kraemer at Hyde Park Gymnastics and Dance, (513) 527-4343 or breehydeparkgym@yahoo.com. |
Amy Keller, Website Coordinator
last updated on 10/26/2008 09:00 PM
Fairfield
Community Arts Center now offering Brownie Try-Its and Junior Badges
workshops
Classics
for Kids