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The Iowa Children’s Museum is delighted to offer Troop ICM Workshops for Girl Scout Troops! Earn your badges and try-its in our unique hands-on, minds-on learning environment where every child is inspired to imagine, create, discover, and explore through the power of play! Will it be Ceramics and Clay, Theater, or Science Discovery? We have created exceptional workshops where Juniors, Brownies, and Daisies will complete fun and educational activities designed to meet their full badge/try-it requirements! Even younger Daisy scouts can join in the fun with our Journey Garden workshop!
Troop ICM workshops are now customized to fit your needs and schedule!
You decide:
When you want to schedule a Troop ICM workshop any day of the week
Which badge/try-it your troop wants to earn
When are Troop ICM workshops available?
Daily from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
You select the date and time that work best for your group!
How many students do I need to reserve a workshop?
Minimum = 8 Maximum = 100
How long does the workshop last?
Each workshop lasts two hours
What is the cost?
We take Cookie Money for all Troop ICM programming!
$10.00 per student, adult chaperones are free
*All day admission to the museum is included in the cost of the workshop for each child participant and their chaperones.
How many chaperones are needed?
One adult per five students is required.
How do I make reservations?
Reservations must be made two weeks in advance with a $20 non-refundable deposit due upon registration. To schedule your Troop, please contact Nicole Palmer at NPalmer@theicm.org or 319-625-6255, x216
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For an extra special workshop where the fun and learning last all night long,
ask about our Overnight Sleep-ins!
UPCOMING SLEEP-INS:
Go Green Girl!
Friday, June 15 @ 6:30 PM –
Saturday, June 16 @ 8:30 AM
In addition to lots of fun activities exploring The Iowa Children’s Museum, Girl Scouts will have the opportunity to complete a special badge!
COST:
$25 per scout and chaperones are free
Cookie Money is accepted as payment for Troop ICM Sleep-ins!
(1 chaperone per 5 girls)
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Troop ICM Workshop Choices
DAISIES
Between Earth and Sky Journey
Get to know the Daisy flower crew as they take a cross country trip. Do an activity for each stop on the way!
• Create crafts
• Learn science
• Taste test new foods
• and much much more!
BROWNIES
Eat Right, Stay Healthy
• Reading labels for healthy eating
• Create a Smart Shopper meal plan
• Taste test dairy foods
• Make a Food People Collage
Puppets, Dolls, and Plays
• Make a Finger Puppet
• Create a play about safety dos and don’ts
• Design a Rod puppet
• Learn about staging a puppet play
Building Art
• Design a futuristic public building
• Create a neighborhood by building a mock city
• Discover the strength of shapes with paper folding experiments
• Design an ideal Girl Scout meeting place
Movers
• Construct a pinwheel and paper copter
• Build a kite
• Create a ring glider and test it’s flying capacity
• Design a balloon rocket and test it out!
Science and Action
• Go on a Science and Technology Scavenger Hunt
• Experiment with Weird Glop-Is is liquid or solid??
• Blow up a balloon without using your own breath!
• Learn about color un-mixing and create a multi-colored butterfly
JUNIORS
Ceramics and Clay
Scouts will discover their artistic side as they create with a variety of materials they may have never used before!
• Create a pinch pot and small sculpture
• Design relief tile art
• Watch a video tour and interview with a ceramic artist
• Make glaze bisque ware
• Decorate with ceramics poster
• Make a booklet about several types of folk ceramics
Prints and Graphics
Investigate various prints and graphic designs. Decide what you like the best and create your very own Girl Scout stationary!
• Create rubbings
• Design a stamp
• Make prints from natural items
• Print from a silk screen
• Make a stencil
• Create Girl Scout stationary
Aerospace
Get ready to Take Flight! Aerospace Troop ICM will have you flying high as you learn all about aerospace, and the people who live it every day!
• Learn and test paper airplane designs
• Make a kite
• Meet the Iowa City Aerohawks
• Research a NASA mission
• Try astronaut food
• Learn about Amelia Earhart and The Ninety Nines
Science Discovery
The magic of science will have you fascinated and yearning for more as you study rocks, friction and the secrets of science!
• Make invisible ink
• Make a kaleidoscope
• Do water trick experiments
• Draw and classify rocks
• Learn about women in science
• Experiment with friction
Theater
Lights, camera, action! Together your troop will experience the art of theater! Create masks, play charades and experience firsthand the excitement of the theater world!
• Make a mask
• Play character charades
• Do the mirror mimic
• Learn how to change a line’s meaning by using different emotions
• Get into character training
• Make a Theater from Around the World booklet
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