Custom Programs

Let us customize a program that works best for you! You pick the date, time, and place. Invite girls, a troop, a school group, or a service unit. We deliver high-quality Girl Scout programming that unleashes curiousity, passion, and leadership in every girl!

Browse the custom program options below, or download our custom program brochure [PDF], then schedule your own custom program!

Schedule a Custom Program

Email Peggy Brothers for Camp and Outdoor Education Custom Programs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a custom program cost?: Most two-hour programs are $12/person. Most three-hour programs are $16/person. Book your custom program today.
What is included in the program? What do I need to provide?: We provide: Trained program facilitators, all supplies (including badges and patches, if applicable), and an easy-to-use registration system for you to schedule and book a program.

You provide: Your preferred location (which can be a GSGCNWI property), a minimum of 10 girls, and adequate adult volunteers to meet safety ratios. Spread the word and get girls and volunteers excited to participate in your custom program!

Book your custom program today!
When are you available to do custom programs? Why can't I book a specific time?: Book online to see our most up-to-date availability. If you see a time free, you can go ahead and book it! If a time isn't available, it won't be available for selection on the calendar.
How far in advance can I schedule a custom program?: You can schedule a custom program up to a year in advance. We need at least one month's notice to set up a custom program.
What is the minimum number of girls for a custom program? What is the maximum?: For most programs, the minimum is 10 girls and the maximum is 30 girls. If you have a larger group event you'd like to plan, or can’t meet the minimum of 10 girls, email us at programs@girlscoutsgcnwi.org.

Types of Custom Programs Available

Large Group Events (for service units or schools)

Program Name	Summary	Program Length
Badge Bash (All Ages) Daisies Brownies Juniors Cadettes Seniors Ambassadors Volunteers	Earn up to 2 badges for 2 age levels in one day. (For example: 2 Brownie badges at the same time as 2 Junior badges).	2 hours per workshop
Science Spooktacular (seasonal) Daisies Brownies Juniors	Dress up in your Halloween costume and have a frightful dinner of slimy brains, witches brew and graveyard dirt! (spaghetti, fruit punch and chocolate pudding) Discover the science behind eerie noises, bubbling potions and monsters toothpaste.	2 hours
Spa Science Night Daisies Brownies Juniors Cadettes	Have a fun spa day with your friends! Give yourself a mud facial, make colorful lip gloss and explore the science of spa products. Create your own logo for your spa line of products.	3 hours
Hogwarts Science Juniors Cadettes	Come wearing your wizardly best costume for the Hogwarts Halloween party! Create potions using a DIY wand, create a team for the Quidditch game and craft magical mixtures that come alive.	3 hours

Daisy/Leaf Badge Workshops

Program Name	Summary	Program Length
Count It Up Leaf	When you take part in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, you are helping with the largest business run by girls in the whole world. When you earn your Count It Up leaf you learn about how much coins and bills are worth. Now use what you know as you ask customers to buy your cookies!	2 hours
Money Counts Leaf	Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters… oh, my! You’ll get the chance to handle real money and learn about where it comes from. Play games to become more familiar with different types of coins, and go shopping in your own mini-mall! You’ll learn what money is worth.	1 hour 30 minutes
Making Choices Leaf	Is your allowance burning a hole in your pocket? Learn how to spend it wisely through fun games and art projects, and then it's time to go shopping! You'll manage your own business with friends and shop for items to take home with you- but you have to stick to your budget!	1 hour 30 minutes
Talk It Up Leaf	When you take part in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, you are helping with the largest business run by girls in the whole world. When you earn your Talk It Up leaf, you learn to figure out your needs and wants. Now use what you know as you sell Girl Scout Cookies!	2 hours
Board Game Design Badge	Engineers are people who like to know how things work. They design and build things people use every day, like computers, phones, roads, bridges and cars. They use their imaginations to solve problems and create new products. Create board games and engineer your own game spinner using GoldieBlox.	2 hours
Designing Robots Badge	Join us and earn one of the brand NEW robotics badges! Learn how robots work, and how they imitate real animals in nature. Then design and BUILD your own robot to help animals! This program also covers the Brownie Design a Robot requirements.	3 hours
Model Car Design Badge	When engineers design something new, they need to think about forces like gravity and friction. Friction is a force that slows and stops moving objects. Without friction, any object that was pushed or pulled would keep moving forever. Build a model car out of GoldieBlox and test the friction of your car on different surfaces to prepare for a Troop Car Chase!	2 hours
Roller Coaster Design Badge	Engineers use their imaginations to solve problems. They invent and build things that can be used in the real world. Engineer your own roller coaster using GoldieBlox to see how its design affects its speed.	2 hours

Brownie Badge Workshops

Program Name	Summary	Program Length
Computer Expert	Paint a magical picture using the computer. Go on an adventure to find cool facts on the internet. Create an email to send to friend or even the president!	3 hours
Design a Robot	Join us and earn one of the brand NEW robotics badges! Learn how robots work, and how they imitate real animals in nature. Then design and BUILD your own robot to help animals! This program also covers the Daisy Designing Robots requirements.	3 hours
First Aid	Make your own first aid kit, hear from a first responder who helps injured people, practice calling 911 and gain some skills for treating and preventing injuries.	2 Hours
Girl Scout Way	As a Girl Scout Brownie, you’re part of a sisterhood. Brownies all over the world share traditions and do good things to make the world a better place. In this badge, try some special Brownie traditions (some that Girl Scouts have been sharing for 100 years!)—and, of course, have a world of Brownie fun.	2 hours
Home Scientist	Use items from your home to make slime, Mentos rockets and ice cream! Become a scientist by creating chemical reactions to earn the Home Scientist Badge.	2 hours
Making Friends	Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other's gold. Friends are another kind of family. They're the people you have fun with and who help you when you need it. Come to this badge workshop to learn how to make new friends, keep old friends and be the best Brownie you can be.	2 hours
Making Games	You can have fun without a computer, a deck of cards or even a ball. Games are everywhere when you use your imagination to make them up! Try this badge workshop, and you and your friends will never be bored again.	2 hours
Money Manager	Is your allowance burning a hole in your pocket? Learn how to spend it wisely through fun games and art projects, and then it's time to go shopping! You'll manage your own business with friends and shop for items to take home with you- but you have to stick to your budget!	2 hours
Philanthropist	Do you want to plan a drive for a local animal shelter, or help out at a soup kitchen? Play games to discover what people need and want- and then make a plan to help them! You'll earn the Philanthropist badge and come away with real ideas and resources to make the world a better place.	2 hours
Senses	You have five senses that work together to let you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch the world around you. Try all five in this badge!	90 minutes

Junior Badge Workshops

Program Name	Summary	Program Length
Animal Habitats	Imagine meeting a monkey or kicking up dust with a kangaroo. These animals live in the wild, so we don't get to spend time with them in their natural homes—their habitats. But that doesn't mean we can't find out more about where they live, how they play, and how we can help them!	2 hours
Detective	Two hour program: Stories, movies and television are full of amazing detectives solving mysteries and bringing criminals to justice. Their jobs are important, exciting and take serious skills - skills you can try in this badge workshop. Grab your magnifying glass and dive into the science of detecting!	2 hours
Digital Photographer	Say Cheese! Learn the basics of photography and editing. Take pictures with your Girl Scout friends and try your hand in editing them. Create art with your photos and share them in an art show!	3 hours
Entertainment Technology	Turn your world 3D! Explore the entertainment industry and the technology used. Create a roller coaster, 3D glasses and animated artwork.	3 hours
First Aid	What would you do in an emergency? Find out the steps to take, learn about first responders who come to the aid of injured people, make your own first aid kit, and gain some know-how for handling urgent first aid issues and helping a sick person.	2 hours
Girl Scout Way	As a Girl Scout Junior, you’re on an adventure to find your path through the world. Our sisterhood is full of traditions to help guide you. In this badge, share activities and spirit that’s a century strong and growing stronger every day—because of Girl Scout stars like you!	2 hours
Playing the Past	Dream up a character: a girl or woman who lived in another time period. Maybe a poodle-skirt-wearing Girl Scout from the 1950s, a Wild West cowgirl, a medieval duchess, or a Japanese princess from long ago? You can be someone who really existed or a historical woman from your imagination. Give yourself a new name and get ready to live history!	1 hour 30 minutes
Savvy Shopper	Figuring out how to manage your money as you get older is tough! You'll solve problems, play games and do role-playing activities to learn to decide what to buy and how to save for something big. You'll also go online to comparison shop and gain smart shopping skills!	3 hours
Scribe	Words are powerful tools. Great writing can make people feel encouraged, entertained or excited. It can create fantasy worlds or preserve events from history. And just writing down your feelings actually makes you feel better! In this badge workshop, find out what you can do with words.	3 hours
Social Butterfly	Have you ever found yourself in a group or place where you didn't know how to act? It happens to everyone. In this badge workshop, have fun practicing the social style and good manners that will make you comfortable in any situation.	2 hours

Cadette Badge Workshops

Program Name	Summary	Program Length
Budgeting	Do you have a savings account? How about a stock portfolio? Maybe you're saving up for a dream car or planning a big trip- or maybe you don't have the first idea of how to start saving. No matter where you are, you'll learn how to save, spend and give your money wisely through fun activities with friends.	3 hours
Comic Artist	Calling all artists! Newspaper cartoons, comic books, graphic novels...comic art is a broad, exciting and growing field. At this badge workshop, you'll have the chance to share your story through the art of comics.	2 hours
Comparison Shopping	Figuring out how to manage your money as you get older is tough! You'll solve problems, play games and do role-playing activities to learn to decide what to buy and how to save for something big. You'll also go online to comparison shop and gain smart shopping skills!	3 hours
Digital Movie Maker	Explore the science behind movie-making! Create your own script, learn about the camera, and design the set for each scene. You've probably spent countless hours watching movies-now's your chance to see what it takes to create a movie from start to finish.	3 hours
Eating for Me	Nutrition isn't just about maintaining a healthy weight: Eating well helps you inside and out. Choosing the right foods can help you sleep better, stress less, and get smooth skin, shiny hair, and strong nails. In this badge, find out how to eat to keep your skin glowing, your mind focused, and your energy flowing.	2 hours
Finding Common Ground	Think about your best friend, your sister or your fellow Girl Scouts - is everything about you the same? Probably not! Practice the skills for getting along by finding common ground, whether that's compromising, debating or mediating.	3 hours
First Aid	Are you ready to help if someone gets hurt? Make your own first aid kit and find out how to prevent and treat injuries for everyone, even younger children, and how to keep everyone safe in hot or cold weather.	2 hours
Girl Scout Way	As a Girl Scout Cadette, you’re carving out your unique place in the world, using your intuition and special talents to blaze a trail that’s all your own. The Girl Scout Way is another compass that can help guide you: our proud traditions offer a strong foundation to build your dreams as part of a worldwide sisterhood. So dive right in and get started singing, celebrating, and bringing people together as you join hands with thousands of other Cadettes to blaze the Girl Scout trail into our new century.	2 hours
Netiquette	Create a social media profile for your favorite character! Find out how to avoid "oops!" and "ouch" moments online. Check to see if you have etiquette in e-mails and comments. Grow to be a proactive leader in starting your personal brand.	2 hours
Public Speaker	What do an actor, a DJ, a news anchor and a lawyer all have in common? They are all great public speakers! Talking in front of a group of people is an important skill for the rest of your life, whether you're auditioning for a school play, giving a speech or when your dream of becoming an actor? or teacher? or coach comes true. Practice these skills at this Public Speaker badge workshop!	2 hours
Screenwriter	When it thrills, makes you laugh or has a fantastic twist, a movie or TV show can seem like magic. And a great show starts with a great script! Screenwriters write scripts meant to be filmed. In this badge overnight, put all of your viewing experience to good use - let it inspire you as you try your hand at writing for the big (or small) screen.	3 hours
Special Agent	Investigate the "scene" to find out what happened. Collect DNA evidence and fingerprints! Write a secret message in invisible ink to other investigators. Also fills the Junior Detective requirements.	3 hours

Fun Patch Programs

Program Name	Summary	Program Length
Girl Scout Adventures Daisies	Do you love to sing and dance? What about acting out a story? Then pack your bags for the Girl Scout glitz and glamour to become a star! Work together to film a skit that shows your favorite thing about being a Girl Scout. Afterward, preview your shows at a movie premiere!	2 hours
Balloon Games Daisies Brownies	Get moving with balloon games! Learn the science behind balloons by making a balloon rocket! Dash, skip, and jump in balloon relays and games.	2 hours
Edible Engineering Daisies Brownies	Learn the basic of engineering with edible challenges! Make an edible car, a spaghetti bridge and more! Design, build, test, and then eat your creations at Edible Engineering.	2 hours
Fairy Tale Finance Daisies Brownies	Once upon a time, there was a group of Girl Scouts who loved stories and wanted to learn about money. They travelled to an enchanted forest, where characters from their favorite fairy tale taught them how to save, spend, and give their money wisely. You can be a part of this group, too! Come jump into a fairy tale adventure and learn some money smarts along the way.	1 hour 30 minutes
Fairy Tale STEM Daisies Brownies	Explore fun engineering projects based on Fairy Tales. Find out how STEM helps your favorite fairy tale characters. We will explore The 3 Little Pigs, Jack and the Bean Stock and MORE. You'll even get the opportunity to perform skits about your favorite fairy tales and listen to interactive stories!	2 hours
Music Mania Daisies Brownies	Join the band! Musical instruments surround you - now is your chance to use these instruments and be the star of a music video! Create your own instruments, start a band and put on a show for your friends.	2 hours
Science of Music Daisies Brownies	Learn how to recognize patterns and rhythms while you design and create your own musical instruments! Write your own Girl Scout cheers and form a band to perform your music live!	2 hours
Slimy Science PJ Party Daisies Brownies	Wear your PJs and slippers to this slimy style party! Create fizzy concoctions and ooey gooey potions! Discover how ordinary item have extraordinary properties.	2 hours
Pirate Treasure Hunt Brownies Juniors	Ahoy, matey! Your pirate adventure begins with a treasure map where "X" marks the spot. You'll work together with friends to travel around a desert island, meet crazy characters, and learn to manage your pirate dubloons (money!). Maybe the mermaids will give you a smart shopping challenge, or you'll have to test your money knowledge with Captain Blackbeard! Throughout this interactive adventure, you'll learn money management and maybe even find the buried treasure.	2 hours
Spring FUN Brownies Juniors	Spend time with your favorite gal pals at this celebration of springtime. Add in spring crafting and a flashlight egg hunt and it's a party!	3 hours (or add this onto your own overnight!)
Superhero Shopper Brownies Juniors	Calling all superheroes! The commissioner needs your help to stop the rising costs of shopping in our fair city! You'll create a superhero persona, do some superhero training, and learn smart shopper techniques as you fight crime and sneaky advertising. Work together with your fellow superhero Girl Scouts to save the day and learn to spend your money wisely!	2 hours
Teeny Tiny Critters Brownies Juniors	Learn about the field of Microbiology as you use a microscope to examine and classify teeny tiny critters! Then combine your favorite features that you find to create your own critter that you can take home with you!	3 hours
Theater Games Brownies Juniors	Look out Second City! It's time for the Girl Scouts to tickle your funny bones. Learn the rules of improv and play a lot of different games that actors do while getting ready for a show in order to help them prepare for all of the different emotions they have to portray, actors they have to pretend to be, and scenes they're in.	90 minutes
Winter FUN Brownies Juniors	Spend time with your favorite gal pals at this celebration of wintertime. Add in winter crafting and a flashlight hike and it's a party!	3 hours (or add this onto your own overnight!)
Holiday Crafting Brownies Juniors Cadettes	Ready to craft? Pick a holiday and let the gluing, cutting and creating begin!	2 hours
Recycled Fashion Brownies Juniors Cadettes	It's a Girl Scout Runway! Invite your mom and grandma for a family fashion time. We'll provide the glue, ribbons, and scissors - you bring the fabric. After outfits are created, we'll make a runway for girls to show off their latest and greatest fashion trends.	2 hours
Angry Bird Engineering Juniors Cadettes	Build a catapult to launch your angry birds across the room! Challenge other Girl Scouts by create structure they have to knock down. Make your own angry bird to take home and learn how to predict where your angry bird will land using physics!	3 hours
Claymation Juniors Cadettes	Learn about the art of claymation as you create a scene, design characters, write a story and finally make a real animated movie! Take your characters home with you, along with a fun patch!	3 hours
Dark Matter Space Explorer Juniors Cadettes	Use your investigative skills to explore three pieces of "evidence" that scientists use to study Dark Matter! Learn what Dark Matter is and how scientists are studying it by recreating some of their experiments for yourself. Play with gravity and light to put together your "case" and determine for yourself if Dark Matter is real!	3 hours
Rube Goldberg Challenge Juniors Cadettes	Learn about chain reactions as you build your own Rube Goldberg to perform an everyday task! Then link up your machine with your fellow Girl Scouts to complete the ultimate Rube Goldberg challenge!	3 hours
Shark Tank Simulation Juniors Cadettes	When it comes to innovation, fantastic ideas and creative inventions are only half the game. The other half involves figuring out if people would buy your invention or use your idea. In this badge, you’ll find out what it takes to turn a great idea into a great business.	3 hours
Spa Science Juniors Cadettes	Have a fun spa day with your friends! Create spa items to take home and some to use at this program! Create your own logo for your spa line of products. This year’s spa products are new, and better than before, so choose between Spa Science 1, 2 or 3, to make each time a totally new experience!	3 hours
Star Wars Laser Challenge Juniors Cadettes	Join the Rebel forces as you harness the science of lasers to defeat the Dark Side! Destroy the Death Star by aiming your lasers through a maze of mirrors and obstacles!	2 hours
STEM in Sports Juniors Cadettes	Inspect the physics of sports by playing games! Learn the force of kicking, examine the speed of race cars, and have a paper football competition!	3 hours
Iron Girl Chef (All Ages) Daisies Brownies Juniors Cadettes Seniors Ambassadors Volunteers	Work in teams and rise to the challenge of creating original recipes using a set ingredient list and a mystery ingredient for each team. Fun patch included. Program space MUST have a kitchen for this program.	2 hours

Info Sessions and Trainings

Program Name	Summary	Program Length
Bronze Award Bootcamp Juniors	Are you ready to go Bronze and earn the Bronze Award Bootcamp Fun Patch? Girl Scout Juniors will explore the highest award a Girl Scout Junior can earn through high-energy, on-your-feet games, group brainstorming, and collaborative conversation. Leaders will get the tools needed to guide, and Girl Scout Juniors will get the inspiration to bring a Bronze Award project to life.	1 hour 30 minutes
Silver Award Training Cadettes	Get all the details and the inspiration you need to go Silver! The highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn, the Silver Award is all about leadership, communication, and problem solving skills. Leaders will walk away with the tools you need to guide your Cadettes through the Silver Award process, and Girl Scouts will learn how to combine their passions with what's needed most in their communities.	1 hour 30 minutes
Gold Award Training Seniors Ambassadors	Are you ready to earn the Highest Award in Girl Scouting? Getting your Gold Award means standing out from the crowd. Whether it's on a school application, your professional resume, or the subject for your college essay, having your Gold Award puts you a big step ahead. But those aren't the only reason to Go Gold - by Going Gold, you'll change the world. This now mandatory Gold Award training will get you the tools you need to put your Gold Award Project Proposal together with ease, and prepare you for your interview and all the steps that follow. This in-person training provides the same information as the monthly Gold Award Webinar.	1 hour 30 minutes
Travel Info Session (All Ages) Daisies Brownies Juniors Cadettes Seniors Ambassadors Volunteers	Travel is awesome! Experience new places, meet new people, try new food, and make new friends! Set up this free travel info session to learn more about how to travel as a Girl Scout.	30 minutes-1 hour

STEAM Shop

Program Name	Summary	Program Length
Shop Missions (located at the Vernon Hills Gathering Place)
Secret Mission Brownies Juniors	Explore our makerspace: the STEAM Shop, and participate in a top secret mission that is a surprise to you and your leaders! The secret mission will be an engineering challenge that is tricky and fun. Design, build and test a solution with your Girl Scout friends to receive a top secret fun patch!	2 hours
3D Printing Juniors Cadettes	Explore 3D modeling in our makerspace: the STEAM Shop! Learn the design process from start to finish as you create your own 3D printed souvenir to keep! Watch as our 3D printer brings your creations to life right in front of your eyes! Not all projects will finish printing during this class.	3 hours
App Development Juniors Cadettes	Design, build and test your own AndroidTM app! In this workshop you will engineer an app for the game Pong. Pong is a game where the ball bounces off the paddle and three walls. If the ball bounces on the paddle, the user gains points. As soon as the ball falls beyond the paddle, the game is over. Don't let the game be over by developing your skills to become an app developer!	3 hours
Circuitry Juniors Cadettes	Explore circuitry in our makerspace: the STEAM Shop! Design and light up a new star constellation using LED lights. Use the knowledge of electrical circuits to craft your own circuit of LED lights and play with our set of LittleBits kits!	2 hours
Robotics Juniors Cadettes	Explore the exciting world of robotics in our makerspace: the STEAM Shop! LEGO Robotics gives you the opportunity to work together to solve real-world problems. Learn what it takes to code an autonomous robot to complete tasks and missions that have a purpose. No experience required	3 hours
Our STEAM Shop can travel! These are our Off-Site opportunities.
App Development Juniors Cadettes	Design, build and test your own AndroidTM app! In this workshop you will engineer an app for the game Pong. Pong is a game where the ball bounces off the paddle and three walls. If the ball bounces on the paddle, the user gains points. As soon as the ball falls beyond the paddle, the game is over. Don't let the game be over by developing your skills to become an app developer!	3 hours
Robotics Juniors Cadettes	Explore the exciting world of robotics in our makerspace: the STEAM Shop! LEGO Robotics gives you the opportunity to work together to solve real-world problems. Learn what it takes to code an autonomous robot to complete tasks and missions that have a purpose. No experience required.	3 hours

Journey Jumpstarts - Daisies