Start your road trip with the new Journeys program, Between Earth and Sky. Travel around our Center to learn about Easter animals that are native to Northeast Ohio (and often found hopping around your backyard!). Make an “Easter basket” for the wildlife (and yourself!), find out how others work to protect our planet and discover how YOU can make a difference! Each girl receives a light snack and program patch.

Celebrate the season and start your road trip in the new Journeys program Between Earth and Sky. Travel around our Center and learn about native Northeast Ohio animals that can be found right in your backyard! Make the wildlife (and yourself!) a “Happy Holiday” present. Learn how women are working to protect our planet and how you can make a difference, too! This Girl Scout Day is designed to be a first outing and is limited to 2^nd Year Daisy Girl Scouts and their leaders. Each girl receives a light snack and program patch.

All Girl Scout programs require advance registration.

Session 1: Outdoor Adventurer Try-It

Are you an outdoor “survivor?” Could you dress for the weather, find food, build a shelter and find your way? Practice these important survival skills and use all of your senses on a hike through Huntington Reservation. If you like to be outdoors, this Try-It is for you!!

Session 2: Animal Try-It:

Interact with Center animals and learn the difference between a pet and a wild animal. This unique program provides up-close encounters with a variety of animals, including mammals, reptiles and birds of prey (approximately 5 animals). Learn to “walk” and “talk” like some of our animal friends, too!

Session 1: Outdoor Adventurer Try-It

Are you an outdoor “survivor?” Could you dress for the weather, find food, build a shelter and find your way? Practice these important survival skills and use all of your senses on a hike through Huntington Reservation. If you like to be outdoors, this Try-It is for you!!

Session 2: Animal Try-It

Interact with Center animals and learn the difference between a pet and a wild animal. This unique program provides up-close encounters with a variety of animals, including mammals, reptiles and birds of prey (approximately 5 animals). Learn to “walk” and “talk” like some of our animal friends, too!

Pitch your tent in beautiful Huntington Reservation and get excited about outdoor camping as you earn your Ready, Set, Go Camping Try-It! Learn how to tie knots with bandannas you get to keep, how to “roll” your sleeping bags and how to pack the right camp clothes. Make your own “trail mix” to take on a discovery hike. Learn how the stars can help you find your way at night and meet wildlife you may see while camping. Make a sit-upon to take on your next camping trip. In inclement weather, program moves indoors.

Experience the past by playing pioneer games, hiking through John Huntington’s Estate, making pioneer food, learning pioneer skills and listening to stories from old.  Your Listening to the Past Try-It is included in this exciting, time-traveling experience!

This overnight includes a snack, continental breakfast, craft, Try-It and take-home materials.

Troop registration is taken on a first-come, first-serve basis and space is limited.

Learn to identify the North Star, Big and Little Dipper and other favorite constellations as you explore the night sky inside the Walter R. Schuele Planetarium.  Discover why our moon changes and how to dress for a space journey! Earn all four requirements of the Space Explorer Try-It as you navigate our fantastic solar system!

Our inspiring badge programs provide all the materials, instruction and activities necessary for your troop to complete the Try-It.  The Try-It insignia is included in the badge program fee and is presented at the end of your visit.

All Girl Scout programs require advance registration.  Please register at least 4 weeks ahead for badge programs.

Pitch your tent in beautiful Huntington Reservation and get excited about camping as you earn your Camp Together Badge! Create a plan for camping and learn about troop safety. Find out how to pitch a tent and how to be prepared with the proper camping clothes. Make your own “trail mix” to take on a discovery hike. Get the scoop on how the stars will help you find your way at night and meet wildlife you may encounter while camping! In the case of inclement weather, we’ll move our program indoors.

Are you a city slicker? We’ll show you how to connect to the great outdoors right in the city. Identify outdoor activities that you and your friends can enjoy in the city. During a night hike, find out what kinds of animals live in the city and which birds pass through urban areas as they migrate. Play outdoor games and build a kite you can take home to fly. Make your evening snack with help from the sun, create art inspired by nature and take home your Outdoors in the City Badge.

Session 1- Weather Watch Badge:

Become a meteorologist by creating your own weather instrument and by observing the clouds. Learn how to read a weather map to help plan your next Girl Scout outdoor event. Play weather games and determine what to include in a weather emergency kit. Unlock the mysteries of our ever-changing weather.

Session 2 - Wildlife Badge:

Get wild about wildlife! Discover the mascots and symbols of Ohio. Imitate birds by investigating which tools best help them survive. Learn what makes each animal group unique, focusing on reptiles and mammals. Become a field scientist and use a journal to explore, observe and document the plants and animals in our Wildlife Garden or Exhibit Hall. Live animals, mounts, indoor and outdoor activities are all included.

Do you have the right stuff to become an astronaut? What would it be like to be a part of a space shuttle mission? What type of food do astronauts eat and how would it taste? Find out as you head to the cosmos in the Walter R. Schuele Planetarium and earn your Aerospace Badge. You will also make and test-flight your very own model airplane in this fun-filled space adventure!! If weather permits, we will explore the night sky through a telescope.

Session 1:  Earth Connections Badge
Become an ecologist and discover life within your own “mini-park.” Identify the trees within Huntington Reservation and unearth their connections to our early settlers. Let the rings of a tree tell you the story of its life. Play a game of Bat and Moth to learn how the two animals depend on each other. Get the inside story on how some of the animals came to be residents here and learn how the Center rehab program helps injured wildlife.
 
Session 2: Rocks Rock! Badge
Explore the rocks and soils along Porter Creek and the trails above as you learn about the rocks in Northeast Ohio!  Discover sand from a “beach” that surrounded a glacial lake, dig in the soil, follow the path of erosion, learn the 3 main types of rocks and search for different rocks on a hike through Huntington Reservation. Become a paleontologist, uncover fossils and make some fossils to take home. Program includes a moderate hike.  

This program requires advance registration.

Use our stream tables for a hands-on demonstration about soil erosion, a common and powerful force of nature. Pretend you are a spider as you weave webs of thread into fantastic geometric shapes. Get moving and discover the science in everyday exercise. See how math and science relate to ordinary life as we talk to a female medical professional about the ways she uses these subjects in her work. “Rock along” on an indoor geology walk, identify living creatures using a field guide and earn your Science in Everyday Life Badge.

Head to Mars along with a Mars Rover and enjoy a fascinating view of deep space objects through the Hubble telescope. Discover what causes an eclipse and delve into the life cycle of a fiery star in the Walter R. Schuele Planetarium. Investigate careers for women in astronomy and space exploration. Show off what you learned in a community service project to make constellation books for younger children.

Session 1: All About Birds Interest Project Patch

Have you wondered how birds fly? Do you love to watch or listen to birds in your backyard? Master the art of bird watching and learn all about the world of our feathered friends. Learn how to attract birds to your backyard and get an insiders look at our wildlife rehabilitation efforts as we nurse birds back to health with the goal of returning them to the wild.

Session 2: Space Exploration Interest Project Patch

Head to Mars along with a Mars Rover to see a fascinating view of deep space objects through the Hubble telescope. Discover what causes an eclipse and delve into the life cycle of a star in the Walter R. Schuele Planetarium. Investigate careers for women in astronomy and space exploration. Show off what you learned in a community service project making constellation books for younger children.

Session 1: Wildlife Interest Project Patch

Are you an outdoor “novice?” Can you identify the trees, plants and animals that inhabit your backyard? Explore our natural world as you enjoy a relaxing hike through Huntington Reservation. Brainstorm five career choices in the field of wildlife and the environment and talk to our staff about their careers in the sciences. Create a game that illustrates your understanding of our animal world.

Session 2: Space Exploration Interest Project Patch

Head to Mars along with a Mars Rover to see a fascinating view of deep space objects through the Hubble telescope. Discover what causes an eclipse and delve into the life cycle of a star in the Walter R. Schuele Planetarium. Investigate careers for women in astronomy and space exploration. Show off what you learned in a community service project making constellation books for younger children.