Adventure Awaits Fall Experiences

Take a Bite Out of Girl Scouts

$30 • GIRL

FREE • ADULT

At home chefs and cooking connoisseurs, we want you! Join us for a class from a master culinary artist- stir up new ideas and creations in the kitchen. Work together to create a tasty dish using fresh ingredients and enjoy the tasty creation. Price includes ingredients, materials and a fun patch.

Christ Episcopal Church

Cape Girardeau, MO

September 23 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Registration Deadline: Sep 7

MIN/MAX: 6/6

Titanic: A Magical Overnight

$50 • GIRL

$50 • ADULT overnight

Travel far and wide on the terrific Titanic. Bring your sleeping bag and Girl Scout friends and share an adventurous night of discovery at the Titanic Museum. The museum will be empty except for the memories of passengers and crew members, as well as over 400 priceless artifacts which will soon make it feel as if the year is 1912, and you are truly traveling on the historic Titanic. Bring your PJ’s and a sleeping bag and we’ll provide the surprises, including incredibly true Titanic stories, a commemorative flashlight to guide your darkened way throughout the ship, a collectible Sleepover Patch, evening snacks, and a PG rated movie. Register now for this once “off limits” overnight exploration event as a VIP (Very Important Passenger)! Due to the facility, males are unable to register for this event.

Titanic Museum • Branson, MO

September 8-9 | 8:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Registration Deadline: Aug 24

MIN/MAX: 50/175

Special Event

The Gathering: Music Through the Ages

Get ready for a weekend of fun, discovery, and friendships at The Gathering 2023: Music Through the Ages! The Gathering is a time-honored getaway for teen Girl Scouts. It’s a chance for you to learn and try new things, meet new friends, kick back, relax and have some fun with other Girl Scouts your age. With workshops such as archery, creative writing, and cosmetics, there really is something for everyone! Price includes lodging, meals, program supplies, snacks, workshop facilitators, a t-shirt and a patch. Please note—this is a drop off event.

Registration is not open to adults. Adults will be selected to attend as Event Volunteers. Volunteers selected to attend this event will be assigned a unit to stay in overnight, must stay for the entirety of the event, and be willing to help in other areas as needed. A virtual Event Volunteer meeting will be held prior to the event to prepare for the duties of the position. Meals, a t-shirt, and a patch will be provided. Volunteers must have a current background check.

Finbrooke Program Center

September 15-17 | 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Trail Adventure

$5 • ADULT $20 • GIRL

Registration Deadline: Aug 24 MIN/MAX: 20/100

Girl Committee for The Gathering

Grab your daypack and head out on the trail! Learn the 10 essentials of a daypack, how to be aware of your surroundings, why leaving no trace is so important, and what healthy snacks to bring on the trail. This is an introduction to hiking and backpacking—highly recommended if you’d like to attend the Backpacking Excursion. There will be a two-mile hike included in the program. All grade levels will work towards the Trail Adventure badge. Participants will need to bring a sack lunch, water bottle, and dress for the weather—including closed-toed shoes.

Crawford State Park Farlington, KS

September 23 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Migratory Birds

FREE • ADULT $8 • GIRL

Registration Deadline: Sep 10 MIN/MAX: 13/20

Outdoor Level: Beginner

Discover birding, the hobby of observing birds in their natural habitats, and expand your knowledge of the species native to Missouri. Learn about bird migration, different kinds of migratory birds, and how to continue the hobby of birding on your own. Hosted at the beautiful Cape Girardeau Nature Center, this event is perfect for the whole family. Girls will receive a fun patch.

Cape Girardeau Nature Center

Cape Girardeau, MO

September 30 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Registration Deadline: Sep 14

MIN/MAX: 14/22

Exclusive to Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors, this committee meets virtually to be a part of the planning process for this ultimate older-girl event. Interested in being on the committee and sharing your ideas? Join us at our upcoming meetings! No registration required. Contact us at 877-312-4764 or at info@ girlscoutsmoheartland.org to receive the Zoom links and passwords.

Online • Zoom

April 16 | 7:00 p.m.

Reach Out By: April 13

Online • Zoom

June 4 | 7:00 p.m.

Reach Out By: June 1

Online • Zoom

August 6 | 7:00 p.m.

Reach Out By: August 4

Adults—all events are not drop off events unless otherwise stated in the description. Adult attendance is required to adhere to ratio requirements for all events.

Overnight

Back to Girl Scouts Bash

$35 • GIRL $35 • ADULT

Celebrate the start of the new Girl Scout year at this Back to Girl Scouts Bash! Have fun all night as you swim, enjoy a pizza party, complete crafts, play games, and hang out with your fellow Girl Scouts. Don’t miss out on this celebration of sisterhood—join us! Price includes lodging, facilitator fees, food, supplies and a fun patch.

Jefferson City YMCA

September 30 - October 1

6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.

Registration Deadline: Sep 14

MIN/MAX: 35/150

Girl Scout Jewelry Workshop

Beads and charms and wire too, come make a piece of jewelry for a friend or for you! Learn about the history of jewelry—as well as various techniques and styles involved in jewelry design. Learn how to create and adorn your own unique pieces and take home your jewelry creations. Juniors will earn their Jewelry badge. Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors will receive a fun patch.

Access Arts • Columbia, MO

November 4 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Registration Deadline: Oct 19

MIN/MAX: 17/35

Harry Potter Astronomy

Learn about space and all the constellations with a Harry Potter twist! Gather under the stars and discover the beauty and wonder of the galaxy, along with Harry Potter constellation folklore! Receive a stargazing booklet, use binoculars and telescopes to view the stars, and learn to make your own stargazer.

Silver Meadows Program Center

October 7 | 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Registration Deadline: Sep 21

MIN/MAX: 12/40

Christ Episcopal Church

Cape Girardeau, MO

October 14 | 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Registration Deadline: Sep 28

MIN/MAX: 12/40

Girl Scout Tiger Tailgate

Show your Girl Scout spirit and rally for Mizzou—girls, family, and friends who register will receive an exclusive ticket to our Tiger Tailgate and a Mizzou Football game! Create and play engineering yard games of your own design, participate in team building games with friends, make Girl Scout SWAPs and even attend the Mizzou football game to cheer on the tigers. Grab your friends and family and enjoy a day at the ZOU, cheering on the Tigers as they face the Tennessee Volunteers!

Adults—all events are not drop off events unless otherwise stated in the description. Adult attendance is required to adhere to ratio requirements for all events.

Game time will be announced 12 days prior to the game. The official start time for our Tiger Tailgate will be sent out via email 10 days before the game. Price includes program supplies, one ticket to the game, a t-shirt, and a custom fun patch. Food is not permitted at the tailgate due to the location.

Faurot Field • Columbia, MO

November 11

Registration Deadline: Oct 12

MIN/MAX: 20/400

Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend is on September 9-10 this year. Grab your backpack and head out to your local state parks for self-guided tours, family hikes, water sports, stargazing, special events, and more!

Let’s celebrate our shared love of the outdoors—every year, Girl Scouts explores the natural wonders found across our country during the Girls Scouts Love State Parks weekend. Girls Scouts nationwide, along with their troops, friends, and families celebrate our shared love of the outdoors.

Here’s how you can participate:

1. Download the Girl Scouts Love State Parks Passport on our website.

2. Head out to a state park on your own or join us at Lake of the Ozarks State Park.

3. Purchase your patch.

Girl Scouts Love State Parks Camp Out

Celebrate Girl Scouts Love State Parks at Lake of the Ozarks State Park! Activities include cave tours, paddle program, target sports, park service project, cookout, campfire singalong, on your own activities, and more! Girls, troops, and their families are invited to join us for a two night overnight or for the day. Cost includes lunch on Saturday, special use area campground for two nights, facilitated activities and tours, and Girl Scouts Love State Parks Patch.

Lake of the Ozarks State Park

Brumley, MO

September 8-10 | 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Registration Deadline: Aug 24

MIN/MAX: 30/90

Cancellation Policy

Experiences may be cancelled due to the required minimum number of participants not being met, or in cases of severe weather. If the experience is cancelled or moved to a new date, only those registered will be notified. If you must cancel or make changes to your registration information after you have already registered, please contact us.

Refund Policy

If a cancellation is made before the registration deadline, you may receive a refund. If a cancellation is made after the registration deadline due to illness or family emergency, a refund will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Refund amounts will be determined within 14 days after the event. Refunds will be given if an event is cancelled by GSMH or a community partner.

Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance is available to all Girl Scouts who need assistance with attending our experiences. Financial Assistance is offered to the individual Girl Scout, not the troop. Requests must be submitted 10 business days prior to your desired event’s registration deadline. Financial Assistance will only be granted to girls actively participating or new to Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland. When completing the financial assistance form please fill out accurately and provide any pertinent information you wish to share. Once the approved amount of financial assistance is applied, you will be contacted before the registration deadline to pay the remaining cost.

Confirmations

Once you have registered for an event, you can access confirmation information any time, by logging into your MYGS account and clicking on “My Activities.” Under each event name, you’ll find an attachment with confirmation information. Note: Only the person who makes the event reservation can see this in their “My Activities” tab.

Who Can Attend Experiences

• Girls must be registered members who meet the Girl Scout grade-level recommendations for the event. Any girl in grades K-12, who is not a currently registered Girl Scout, may register as a member to attend events and activities.

• Troop Leaders or other registered adults are required to attend events with troops and are responsible for ensuring the safety of the girls and maintain ratio unless otherwise noted.

• Unless otherwise noted, Girl Scouts can attend most council events without a troop. Adults must chaperone and be responsible for their girls at an event. All overnights require adults to be approved volunteers which requires active membership and background check.

• For Families, there are certain events that guardians and siblings can also join the fun! Family events will be noted in the description.

Community Partner Sponsored Experiences

These events are hosted by amazing community partners, who focus activities on the Girl Scout program. Troop Leaders or other approved adults are required to attend events with their Girl Scouts and are responsible for ensuring the safety of the girls. Community partner facilitators are never counted in ratio for the girls. Some community partnerships manage their own registration, and in these situations the contact information is on the community sponsored event listing.

Health and Safety

We do require every participant to have a parent/guardian permission slip and a health history form unless otherwise directed in their confirmation. Please see our website girlscoutsmoheartland.org and access these documents in our forms section, found on the top of the web page. These forms are the responsibility of the Troop Leader or other approved adult unless the event is an overnight, then the health history form is turned into the Specialist at check in. If the event is only for girls, then both the permission slip and health history form will be given to the Specialist at check in.

Let your voice be heard! Tell us what adventures you want to see in your area. By filling out a brief online form, your dream activity can become reality! Girl Scouts has been and continues to be girl-led—and that’s exactly what can be found with Girl Scouts Handcrafted. Girls or adult members can fill out the form to share an idea of an activity you would like to see in your area, choose from our already developed events featured on page 49-50, request guidance on completing specific badgework, or reach out to us to develop a one-of-a kind experience for you and your girls! Looking for assistance in planning your own Service Unit/Troop-led event? The Girl Scouts Handcrafted Request form is for that too!

Your Experience teams are ready to connect with you! Scan this QR code to submit your Girl Scouts Handcrafted Request today!

Girl Scouts Handcrafted Criteria

Requests for must be submitted at least 8 weeks prior to the requested event date.

There is a minimum requirement of 10 girls per event. Don’t have 10 girls? We can connect you with another small group or work with you to determine the best fit for your girls. Events will cost a minimum of $5 per girl per hour. Prices will vary based on type of event, materials, location, etc. Payments will be made after an Experience Specialist has reached out to discuss your request and a date is confirmed.

Girl Scouts in Space

Stars, space, and science—oh my! Transform into space scientists and get a chance to learn about the moon, planets, and stars as you work towards earning your Space Science badge! Girls will participate in hands-on activities, get to look through a telescope and learn about the wonders of the final frontier!

Girl Scout Trackers

Girls will journey into nature to learn to track animals by their footprints and behaviors in the wild. During this program, girls will also learn to identify bugs, poison ivy and even how to build a safe (edible) fire! We will discuss the importance of “leave no trace,” what it means and how we can all do our part. Daises will earn their Eco Learner Badge. Brownies will earn their Eco Friend Badge.

Basic 8 Outdoor Skills

The Girl Scout National Program is built on the concept of progression—acquiring the skills needed to progress to more difficult or highly-skilled activities. Learning the basic 8 outdoor skills will prepare a Girl Scout for day outings to traveling almost anywhere. The basic 8 outdoor skills include outdoor manners, dressing for the weather, knife safety, fire building, knots, outdoor cooking, first aid, and navigation while protecting our environment. This is a progressive event for every grade level. Each activity will build the basic 8 outdoor skills bracelet. For each skill, Girl Scouts will receive a bead or stone to add to their bracelet.

Fairy Garden Day

Enter our enchanted forest to the world of Fairies! At this event, girls will learn about the environments that fairies live in and how to help preserve those environments. They will discuss the importance of “leave no trace” and create a home for the Fairy of their choice!

Gear Up to Go Gold

Get ready to gear up for the gold! Girl Scouts will learn what it means to become a Gold Award Girl Scout, enjoy a lock-in with friends, and work towards their Think Like an Engineer Journey. This event is perfect for girls who are interested in building relationships, prototypes, and their own self-confidence!

Girl Scouts for Climate Action

Real change starts with you! Experience an overnight learning how girls and women are impacted more by climate change and exploring how we can speak out and take action for a better world. Girls will enjoy activities such as, practicing being resourceful, making the Girl Scout Tree Promise, and learning the power of the media by creating a social media campaign.

Harry Potter Astronomy

Learn about space and all the constellations with a Harry Potter Twist! Join us as we gather under the stars and discover the beauty and wonder of the galaxy, along with Harry Potter constellation folklore! Girls will receive a stargazing booklet, use binoculars and telescopes to get an even closer look at the stars, and learn to make their own stargazer.

Me Encanta, Girl Scouts!

Inspired by the magic of Encanto, this one-of-a-kind celebration event will have Girl Scouts dancing, cooking, and honoring Hispanic and Latinx culture. Make the evening more magical by dressing up as your favorite character from Encanto! Girl Scouts will earn their Hispanic Heritage Month patch. You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to dive into a new culture, while having fun!

STEM Travelers

Grab your passports, assemble your team, and join us for a night full of STEM exploration! Teams will put their engineering skills to the test as they travel around the world with STEM. Whether you team up with your family, Girl Scout troop, or friends—be prepared for a night full of engineering adventures, and even some competitive fun.

STEM & Sweets Overnight

What does STEM have to do with sweets? Find out with us at this overnight event! Girls will learn the sweet science behind candies that pop, fizz, crackle, and melt. They will turn sweets into stained glass, see what happens when candy meets ice, play life-sized Candy Land, and even send their taste buds around the world and see what candies other countries have to offer. Discover that candy sweetness can be turned into art, experiments, and so much more! Additional experiments ready-to-go.

Sew Your Way to Space

Learn that ordinary people can do extraordinary things! When NASA needed spacesuits for the Apollo mission, they relied on an ordinary girl with a big heart and a talent for sewing. Learn all about Eleanor Foraker, the seamstress responsible for making the Apollo spacesuits in only six weeks! Discover uncommon facts about spacesuits, the astronauts who wear them, and so much more. Girls will even try their hand at sewing their own helmets and designing a space boot fit for an astronaut!

Trail Adventures

Grab your daypack and head out on the trail! Learn the 10 essentials of a daypack, how to be aware of surrounding, why leaving no trace is so important, and what healthy snacks to bring on the trail. This is an introduction to hiking and backpacking. There will be a hike included in the event and all age levels will work towards the Trail Adventure badge.

Zombie Survival

The undead have arrived—can you survive to save the world? By accepting this challenge, you will embark on an unforgettable adventure to learn and challenge yourself in basic outdoor survival skills. Activities include fire building, water purification, knot tying, knife safety and more!