Troop leaders, are you looking for ideas for your next meeting?

We know planning takes a lot of time and that our leaders lead busy lives outside of Girl Scouts! We’re here to help. Our programs team has developed and curated an assortment of pre-packaged programs that contain all of the materials and instructions you need for a great activity at your next meeting! You can pick them up at any of our regional service center locations, or we can even ship them to you!

 

Girl Innovator Opportunities

  • Bristle Bots

    What is a robot anyway? We will explore new definitions of what makes a robot, brainstorm what our dream robot is capable of, and build a Bristle Bot as we try to figure out the answer to what makes some of our electronic devices robots. This activity meets the requirements for Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Designing Robots badges.

    Grade Level: Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min: 8 | Max: 16
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $10 per girl

  • Car Design

    Curious about cars or just need help earning a Mechanical Engineering badge? This activity is for you! We will build and decorate our own boxcars, then race them on different surfaces to see how far and fast they go. For Juniors and up we will even try to make them air powered! This activity meets the requirements for the Daisy Model Car, Brownie Race Car, and Junior Balloon Car Design Challenge badges.

    Grade Level: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min:     8 | Max: 16
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $7 per girl

  • Lego Robotics

    Enjoy building things out of Lego bricks? Ever wish those things could move or make sounds? We have robotic Lego kits that let you create lions that stand up and roar, alligators that snap their jaws shut when they sense movement, and self-propelled tops. This activity can be a short one hour program or extended to be able to make multiple creatures. Lego Robotics can also help girls work towards the Brownie Programming Robots and Designing Robots badges, and Junior Designing Robots badge.

    Grade Level: Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min: 8 | Max: 16
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $10 per girl

  • Marble Maze

    Team up and see if you can make the worlds slowest maze for a marble to run through using the materials provided. We’ll talk about techniques to slow down the marble and have fun competing and comparing ideas in this fun event. This activity can also help Brownies work towards the Leap Bot Design Challenge badge by using the same principles.

    Grade Level: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min: 8 | Max: 40
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $7 per girl

  • Marshmallow Shooter

    What do friction, pressure, and design have to do with making your marshmallow shoot the farthest? Design, redesign, and decorate your very own marshmallow shooter in this fun activity.

    Grade Level: Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min: 8 | Max: 15
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $8 per girl

  • Mission EGGpossible

    Your mission, if you and your team choose to accept it, is to construct a safety pod for a raw egg. Your materials are tape and straws. You must create a pod that will help your egg survive crash landings from various heights.

    Grade Level: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min: 8 | Max: 24
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $7 per girl

  • Ozobots

    Do an obstacle course with your robot friend, have it spin in circles, or walk backwards! Get an introduction to robots and speaking their language (code) with our Ozobot friends. This activity can help girls work towards the Daisy What Robots Do and How Robots Move badges, and Brownie Programming Robots badges.

    Grade Level: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min: 8 | Max: 24
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $10 per girl

  • Slime

    Know the difference between a chemical and a physical change? What happens when certain colors are mixed together? Or do you just like playing with ooey gooey things? Take this slime workshop to learn all of the above and take home your very own bag of slime.

    Grade Level: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min: 8 | Max: 24
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $7 per girl

  • Spaghetti Towers

    You and your team will see which group can build the tallest structure out of uncooked spaghetti noodles and marshmallows. Discuss what shapes are strongest and determine the best use of your materials. For the younger girls, we’ll talk about shapes that can be made out of straight lines and practice building 3D structures.

    Grade Level: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min: 8 | Max: 15
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $7 per girl

  • Squishy Circuits

    Do you know how circuits work? Can electricity pass through our bodies? What about our shoes? Learn the basics of circuitry, by playing with Christmas lights, motors, LED lights, and wires made out of dough.

    Grade Level: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, Ambassador
    Min: 8 | Max: 25
    Duration: 1.5 hours
    Fee: $7 per girl