indicates a program that was newly listed within the past week. Check our Activity pages at least once a week and you'll always know what's new!
See our Activities page for registration instructions.
Daisy Garden Party
Saturday, March 27, 2010 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 at the Sugar Creek Program Center
Saturday, May 1, 2010 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Horseheads Service Center
Open to all Girl Scouts in grades K–1
Come bring the Daisy Flower Garden Journey alive by making your own special flower person! Daisies will learn how to plant a garden by making an edible garden. They will also prepare seeds to plant at home. We hope you can come to our very special Daisy Garden Party.
Participant Fee: $6
Minimum # of participants: 20 girls
Maximum # of participants: 40 girls; adults per SafetyWise
Registration Deadline:
Sugar Creek: Friday, March 12, 2010;
Horseheads: Friday April 23, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Sara Snitchler, 607.724-6572 x108
Daisies Discovery
Tuesday, March 9 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
New Hartford Service Center, 5 Ellinwood Court, New Hartford, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–1
Join us for a fun evening as we explore the two Daisy Journeys — Daisy Flower Garden and Between Earth and Sky. Girls will create their own flower garden, discover different textures in nature and much more.
Participant Fee: $8 per girl; adults free
Minimum # of participants: 15 girls
Maximum # of participants: 25 girls
Registration Deadline: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x28
Daisy/Brownie/Junior Badge Day
Saturday, March 13
Daisies and Brownies: 10:00 a.m. to noon
Juniors: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Unadilla Valley Central School, New Berlin, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–5
If you need to earn try-its or badges for bridging, this is the program for you! The morning session is for Daisies and Brownies. Daisies will earn the Violet petal. Brownies will earn the Sounds of Music try-it. The afternoon session is for Juniors. They'll earn the Yarn and Fabric Arts badge!
Participant Fee: $8 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 50 girls; 10 adults
Maximum # of participants: 100 girls; 25 adults
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 5, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Strife, 315-782-1890/
Ice Skating
Friday, March 19 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Whitestown Recreation Center, 1 Championship Way, Whitestown, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–12
Join us for an evening of ice skating. Whether you're a pro or just learning, this event is for you! Come and have fun with your Girl Scout friends. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Girls will earn a fun patch.
Participant Fee: $7 per girl; $7 per adult if skating, free otherwise
Minimum # of participants: 25 girls
Maximum # of participants: 60 girls
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 5, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x28
Fun with Fetch!
Monday, March 22 9:00 a.m. to noon or 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Watertown Service Center, 253 State St, Watertown, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–1
Don't be bored during Superintendent's Day! Join us while we make a spy glass, play in our band, and make a roller coaster! You can come in the morning or the afternoon. We'll even do some messy kitchen science experiments!
Participant Fee: $3 per girl
Minimum # of participants: 20 girls and 5 adults each session
Maximum # of participants: 30 girls and 10 adults
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Strife, 315-782-1890
Dance Party
Saturday, March 27 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Edward A Hannah Recreation Center, 220 Memorial Parkway, Utica, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–12 and Adults
Dance the afternoon away with tunes from the 1960's through 2010. Participants will learn the Electric Slide, Macarena, and be challenged to a Limbo contest! Wear your poodle skirt or dance outfit! Feel free to bring a friend and introduce her to Girl Scouts.
Participant Fee: $4 per girl; adults free
Minimum # of participants: 25 girls
Maximum # of participants: 250 girls
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 12, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x28
Daisy Weather Watchers
Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Cicero Service Center
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Phelps Service Center
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–1
Come explore weather during your April break! You will be making your own weather instruments, going on a scavenger hunt, and writing your own weather story! Chaperones are not needed for this event. All materials and a snack will be provided. Girls will need to bring a packed lunch.
Participant Fee: $10 per Girl Scout
Minimum # of participants: 15
Maximum # of participants: 30
Registration Deadline: Thursday, March 25, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Kim Taylor, 315-698-9400 x 314
Amahami Work Weekend:
an Earth Week Take-Action Project!
9:00 a.m. Saturday, April 24 to 11:00 a.m. Sunday, April 25
Amahami Outdoor Center, Sanford, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–12 and Adults
Complete an Earth Week Take-Action Project by helping to get Amahami ready for camping! Enjoy a weekend at the gorgeous Amahami Outdoor Center for half the normal rental price! During this popular annual program, participants will work from 9:00 a.m. to noon on a variety of projects such as erecting tents and completing other projects to prepare Amahami for the camping season. On Saturday afternoon, participants may join other weekend visitors at Fletcher Lodge for Amahami Celebrates Earth Day! activities.
To receive the half-price discount, it is mandatory that perticipants spend Saturday morning working with the rangers; you are welcome to help out on Sunday as well—there's a lot to do!
Participant Fee: Price varies by unit reserved for overnight accommodation. The fee charged will be half of the normal fee. For more information on unit availability and price, e-mail Rhonda Wright or contact her by phone at (315) 539-5085 x2129.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Questions about this program? Please e-mail Kim Albrecht, Outdoor Program Manager, or call her at 607-342-4047.
Troops, Families, and Friends
7:00 p.m. Friday, May 7 through 11:00 a.m. Sunday, May 9
Camp Trefoil, Harrisville, NY
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–12 and adults
Come enjoy the weekend while we help open Camp Trefoil for the 2010 season. Friday night we will spend time getting to know each other while we learn what work needs to be done. Saturday we will spend the day working around camp. Saturday night there will be fun activities for just relaxing with friends. Sunday morning we will finish our projects and go home. This is a great opportunity for girls to earn service hours. Participants are welcome to spend the weekend or just come for the day. Please let us know what your plans are when registering.
Participant Fee: $5 per girl; $5 per adult
Minimum # of participants: 15 girls; 5 adults
Maximum # of participants: 25 girls; 25 adults
Registration Deadline: Monday, April 26, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Karen Lubecki, 315-733-2391 x 28
Out the Door, Let's Explore!
We are offering sessions at seven locations, on various dates and times:
Cayuga Nature Center, Ithaca, NY
Saturday, May 8, 2010 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Finch Hollow Nature Center, Johnson City, NY
Saturday, May 15, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Lime Hollow Nature Center, Cortland, NY
Saturday, May 8, 2010 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 22, 2010 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Minna Anthony Nature Center, Alexandria Bay, NY
Saturday, May 22, 2010 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Rogers Environmental Education Center, Sherburne, NY
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Spencer Crest Nature Center, Corning, NY
Saturday, May 29, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,
Tanglewood Nature Center, Elmira, NY
Saturday, May 15, 2010 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Open to Girl Scouts in grades K–3
Gone are winter's cold, gray, and windy days; Spring has sprung! Plants and animals are waking as the earth warms up. Seeds sprout, tree buds open, birds are busy building their nests, and furry animals have started new families. Spring is the perfect season for discovery. Get outside and explore your local nature center through guided hikes and activities. This program is a wonderful compliment to the new journey series, It's Your Planet, Love It!
Participant Fee: $5 per girl; $5 per adult
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 16, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Kim Albrecht, 607-342-4047
Ball Farmstead Archeological Dig
Two weekends and two weekdays in June, hours to be determined
Friday through Sunday, June 18–20, 2010
Friday through Sunday, June 25–27, 2010
Monday and Tuesday, June 28–29, 2010
Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector, NY
Open to registered Girl Scouts of all ages!
Girl Scouts, this is an opportunity unlike any other! Help out on a real archeological dig! Ball Farmstead is an excavation site in the Finger Lakes National Forest. Under the guidance of Dr. LouAnn Wurst of Western Michigan University, participants will help excavate the Ball Farmstead archeological site. Girl Scouts can choose to help out for one day, or all of them! Free camp sites on Seneca Lake will be provided for those who need overnight accommodations. Participants will provide their own food and overnight gear.
Girl Scouts will learn about land use changes over time, from bustling towns and farmsteads to pasture land and a place of multiple use management. They will learn about the plight of the American farmer in the 1900's and the Great Depression, and how that transformed the landscape today. They will learn the importance of archeological preservation, the concept of multiple use management, and how the National Forests differ from other agencies such as the National Park Service. They will gain tactical and practical skills such as record keeping, measuring, sifting, and troweling. They will learn basic hands-on archaeology skills and terms such as stratigraphy, provenance, and the importance of research, records, and maps. And so much more!
This program is open to troops and chaperoned Juliettes; at least one adult for every three girls participating please.
Our new Journey series, It’s Your Story: Tell It! is just around the corner. This program is a wonderful compliment to the new Journey and a terrific, helpful Take-Action project!
Participant Fee: free!
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Questions about this program? Please contact Kim Albrecht, 607-342-4047