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Welcome to S’more Fun!
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Table of Contents Welcome....................................................................................2 How to use S’more Fun!.......................................................3 Program Strategy Overview.............................................. 4 GSNI Council Events..............................................................5 How to Register.......................................................................6 At A Glance...............................................................................7 Programs and Events for Girls.................................... 8-12 ON THE COVER: Girl Scouts enjoying the sled hill on a snowy day. S’more Fun! Introducing S’more Fun—our new program, activity, S’more Fun Build a Patch! and event guide for Fall 2020! S’more Fun includes a variety of in-person and virtual events GSNI Girl Scouts can experience this fall! To celebrate, girls who register and attend at least two events this season will qualify to purchase this great new patch! S’more Fun replaces our Big Book and Little Book, as GSNI keeps our promise to “use resources wisely” and streamline our expenses while still staying connected to our volunteers, girls, and families in our ever- changing new world! S’more Fun can also be found online on www. girlscoutsni.org under Activities and will be updated regularly! Be sure to visit often and stay up to date! Come have S’more Fun with us! 2 | girlscoutsni.org
How to use S’more Fun!
What’s a GSNI
Voucher?
Cookie Dough/S’more Dough/
Cashew Cash
Cookie Dough/S’more Dough/Cashew Winter 2021 S’more Fun is meant to
Cash are reward vouchers earned last December 2020- February 2021
by some girls who participated in membership year. Look for S’more
Girl Scout Fall Product and Cookie Fun - Spring for the months of March -
Programs. These vouchers are issued May 2021.
electronically via email as a unique
e-code. All Dough e-codes expire on Monday, Guide to Icons
April 1, 2021.
new This icon represents a new event for 2019-2020
NOTE: When used for Service Unit Day Camp, updated T his icon represents a event that GSNI has done
dough vouchers are due one week earlier to before, but has updated elements for 2019-2020
enable processing. save the date T his icon indicates to Save the Date and
more information is yet to come
You’ll notice in our event listings that some events
are not GSNI Voucher eligible. That means that these This icon represents the Daisy grade level.
events cannot take any GSNI vouchers listed above as
payment. This icon represents the Brownie grade level.
Event Title new This icon represents the Junior grade level.
Guide to
Event Location Event Listings This icon represents the Cadette grade level.
Event price | GSNI Voucher Eligibility
Date | Time This icon represents the Senior grade level.
Deadline for event registration
Event description. This icon represents the Ambassador grade level.
Badge(s) that event activities will meet requirements for are listed here. Badges
that will be completed will be listed accordingly. Badges that will meet partial
requirements will be marked with an asterisk. Example: Archery Cadette badge* This icon represents events where we welcome families.
This icon represents events good for adults.
This icon represents events held by Preferred Partners.
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Program Strategy Overview
Our Four Focus Areas
By combining these skills, we’re developing independent,
confident girls who build a better world.
Practical Life Skills Travel & Global Community
⏵ Between all the fun and adventure, Girl Scouts ⏵ Girl Scouts love to travel and explore the world—
are learning critical life skills in everything they from field trips as Daisies to globe-trotting
do. They’re preparing for a positive, healthy, and adventures as teens. Girls love exploring different
independent future. places and cultures, either up close or from afar.
⏵ Includes Financial Literacy, Healthy Living, They’ll tackle unique challenges and social justice
Cooking, DIY (Do It Yourself), and Adulting. issues from around the world and be inspired to
make a difference.
Outdoor Activities ⏵ Includes Travel (Local, U.S., International,
Service), Understanding Cultures, and Global
& Adventures Issues.
⏵ In the outdoors, girls learn and practice important
skills, experience unforgettable adventures, Career & Interest Exploration
triumph through individual and group challenges,
⏵ Each girl’s interests and hobbies are as unique as
and get inspired to care for the environment.
she is. Thankfully, there’s a world of possibilities
Each new adventure
to explore through Girl Scouts. Girls delight in
boosts a girl’s
trying new things when they’re young and start
confidence!
exploring potential careers as they get older.
⏵ Includes Outdoor For girls, the future is bright!
Skills, Environmental
⏵ Includes The Arts, STEM, Career Exploration,
Education & Action,
Entrepreneurship, and History & Traditions.
Outdoor Adventures,
and Aquatic
Adventures.
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Important Girl Scout Dates
Global Action Days to learn about environmental issues such as clean water and air,
noise pollution, global warming, soil contamination, and agricultural
processes. Each Journey is packed with current environmental
information and offers ways to interact on topics that affect everyone
International Day of the Girl: October 11 on the planet.
International Day of the Girl is an opportunity to celebrate the power of
girls and highlight the inequalities girls face around the world.
GSNI Council Events
Global Poverty Day: October 17
Initiated in 1993, this day was designated to promote awareness of the
Juliette Gordon Low’s Birthday: October 31
need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries. Girls can dive
into issues around poverty by engaging in activities with this focus in 2020 Virtual Cookie Kickoff: December 12
mind.
16 Days to End Gender-Based Violence: Girl Scout Week: March 7-13, 2021
November 25–December 10
2019/20 Annual Meeting: May 15, 2021
Initiated in 1991 by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, these 16
days connect November 25 (International Day against Violence against
Women) and December 10 (International Human Rights Day) in order Over the Edge 4 Girl Scouts: June 5, 2021
to symbolically link violence against women and human rights—and
to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights. This
time is used by individuals and groups around the world to call for the Outdoor Adventure Trips!
elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls.
World Thinking Day: February 22 Be a Spelunker! - CANCELLED
On February 22 of each year, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from
146 countries celebrate World Thinking Day. Each year there is a new Eagle Cave, Blue River, WI
theme and new activities to earn the GSUSA World Thinking Day Award. $145/girl; $145/adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible
See below for more information. Fri, April 16–Sun, April 19, 2020 (overnight)
Register by March 1, 2021
International Women’s Day: March 8 Eagle Cave has over 3,000 feet of passages to explore! Groups will
spend the weekend spelunking, sleeping in the cave, and may even
On this day, we help girls celebrate and recognize the importance see a bat or two! Program fee will include all bus travel and program
of gender equality and women’s rights by engaging them in various activities, along with a snack on Friday, breakfast, lunch, and dinner on
program opportunities. One way to connect to the WAGGGS sisterhood Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday.
is for girls to earn their Global Action Award. By earning this award, girls Senior Adventure badge*, Outdoor Activities & Adventures
make a difference on a topic that affects girls and women all over the
world.
Ultimate Outdoor Adventure - CANCELLED
Global Youth Service Day: April 23-25, 2021
Wildman Adventure Resort, Athelstane, WI
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) was established in 1988. GYSD $425/girl; $425/adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible
celebrates and mobilizes the millions of young people who improve Thu, June 24—Sun, June 27, 2021 | 7 p.m.–5 p.m.
their communities through service. This is the largest service event in $100 deposit due December 1, 2020 - Final payment due April 1, 2021
the world and the only one dedicated to the contributions children and
Are you ready? Girls and adults will experience the ultimate adventure
youth make 365 days of the year.
during this trip! An expert will guide everyone in both group and
single white-water rafting experiences. Girls and adults will challenge
International Girls in Information and themselves on the Alpine Tower High Ropes Course, enjoy a full zipline
tour, and take in amazing views at the resort! Meals, lodging, and
Communications Technology (ICT)/STEM transportation are all included!
Day: April 22, 2021 Senior Adventure badge*, Outdoor Activities & Adventures
Initiated by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), this week was
created to highlight issues around Education for All agenda. During this
week, girls can get hands-on experience with ICT/STEM.
World Environment Day: June 5
The United Nations utilizes World Environment Day to highlight and
discuss the importance of environmental awareness and action. The
It’s Your Planet—Love It! Leadership Journey gives girls the opportunity
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How to Register for Activities
Tips for Registration ⏵ Registration opens August 15, 2020! ⏴
Many of our programs and events fill early, so advance registration is
always recommended!
Before you register, please have the following information handy: Chaperones
▶ Troop Number Adults must register for any event they will attend, whether or not an adult
▶ Girl Scout(s) birthdate(s) fee is charged. Fees are listed with the event description, when applicable.
▶ Contact email Unless otherwise noted:
▶ Contact phone number ▶ Registration for events is open for both troops/groups and individuals.
▶ Any special requirements or needs ▶ If girls register as an individual, girls must be accompanied by an
Available spots may be found in the drop down box when choosing the adult. If this requirement would otherwise preclude a girl from
number of people to register. If the number you are looking for is not there, attending, please call Customer Care, to see if there are already
the event does not have adequate space for your group. enough adult chaperones attending.
▶ Troops registering as a group must meet proper girl/adult ratios.
How to Register for Events See Safety Activity Checkpoints.
Registrations and payment may be: Adults accompanying participants may be responsible for:
▶ Completed online at girlscoutsni.org/activities, unless otherwise ▶ Assisting with program activities as requested by program facilitator.
noted. ▶ Administering any necessary disciplinary actions when behavior is
▶ Mailed to the Rockford Resource Center, 1886 Daimler Road, disruptive. If behavior continues to be disruptive, the event facilitator
Rockford, Illinois 61112 may alert chaperones to handle the situation appropriately.
▶ Called in to 1-844-GSNI-4-ME.
▶ Hand-delivered to any GSNI Resource Center during regular business Meals
hours. (GSNI is not responsible for forms dropped off when a center Participants are expected to provide their own meals, unless otherwise
is closed.) indicated in the event listing.
Registering online is the fastest way to ensure your spots are secured!
Paper registrations are entered in the order they are received, and there
may be a delay in this process during peak times. Registrations must be Financial Assistance
received by the deadline date. No spots will be held without payment. A limited amount of event financial assistance is available. Girl participants
may request up to $15 twice per membership year for event financial
assistance. Requests are considered in the membership year the event is
Event Cancellations being held, not the date submitted. If requesting financial assistance for
If an event does not meet the minimum registration by the deadline date, an event, please submit a completed financial assistance request with the
GSNI reserves the right to cancel the event. Participants will be notified via event registration form. The financial assistance form may be found on
email. girlscoutsni.org/forms.
Please remember the best way for girls to fund their own experience in
Payment Girl Scouts is through participation in the Girl Scout Fall Product and Cookie
Payment must be submitted in full with all registrations. Cash, check, Programs. For more information, call 1-844-GSNI-4-ME.
money order, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and/or GSNI vouchers (for eligible
events and programs) are accepted. Refund Procedures
Online registration requires credit card payment. Electronic Cookie ▶ A full refund of the fee (including deposit) is made only if a participant
Dough/S’more Dough/Cashew Cash eCodes can be used online. Simply can’t be placed in the event of her choice, or if it is necessary for GSNI
select the “Gift Card” option and enter your code. “Cookie Dough/S’more to cancel an event.
Dough/Cashew Cash” must be received prior to the expiration date and ▶ A partial refund, cost of the event minus a $5 per person processing
can only be used for girl fees. Check event listings for exceptions to fee or 1/2 the event fee for events costing less than $10, will be given,
“Cookie Dough/S’more Dough” acceptance. if requested in writing prior to the event deadline. When requesting
a refund, include the following information in an email
Confirmation to customercare@girlscoutsni.org: name and address of participant,
A confirmation will be emailed to all participants shortly after the closing name and date of event, and reason for refund request.
registration date. If you have not received a confirmation three days ▶ No refunds will be given after the event registration deadline.
prior to the event, please contact Customer Care at 1-844-GSNI-4-ME or ▶ If a Girl Scout membership registration fee was paid ($25), it is
customercare@girlscoutsni.org. Registration opens August 15, 2019. non-refundable and non-transferable.
Register @
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Returning Members
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Having problems? Contact Customer Care at 1-844-GSNI-4-ME or customercare@girlscoutsni.org
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At-a-Glance Schedule
Date Title Page
12/3/20 Virtual Pizza Party X X 8
12/3/20 Christmas Ornament Painting X X X X X X X 8
12/5/20 Ethnic Holiday Customs—Virtual (SOLD OUT!) X X X 8
12/8,9/20 Lighting Up a Winter Wonderland (SOLD OUT) X X X 8
12/8,9/20 Lighting Up a Winter Wonderland (SOLD OUT) X X X X 8
12/10/20 Older Girl Hangout! X X 8
12/12/20 Virtual Cookie Kick-Off X X X X X X X 8
12/17/20 Time to Relax! X X 9
1/10/21 Chestnut Mountain Ski Day X X X X X X X 9
1/14/21 Older Girl Hangout! X X 9
1/14/21 Trip to Mexico X 9
1/16/21 Rope Runner Engineering X X X X X X 9
1/16/21 STEM Career Chat X X X X X X 9
1/18/21 Mad Scientists! X X 9
1/20/21 Travel Talk! X X X X 10
1/21/21 Raise Her to Be a Leader X X X X 10
1/28/21 Candy, Hearts, and STEM, Oh My! (SOLD OUT) X X X 10
1/28/21 Candy, Hearts, and STEM, Oh My! X X X 10
1/28/21 Fused Glass Pendant X X X X X 10
2/1/20 Artists of Nature X X 10
2/4/20 Personal Insurance for New Adults X X 10
2/7/21 Chestnut Mountain Ski Day! X X X X X X 10
2/6/21 Travel Trivia! X X X X X 11
2/6/21 Winter Adventurer X X 11
2/6/21 Good Neighbors X X 11
2/6/21 Courageous and Strong X X 11
2/6/21 Making Games X X X X X 11
2/6/21 Celebrating Community X X 11
2/6/21 Playing the Past X X 11
2/6/21 Detective X X 11
2/6/21 Social Butterfly X X 11
2/9/21 Raytheon Cyber Challenge—Virtual 2021 Series X X X X 12
2/11/21 Older Girl Hangout! X X 12
2/13/21 World Thinking Day X X X 12
2/13/21 World Thinking Day X X X 12
2/17/19 My Best Self X 12
2/18/21 The Science of Happiness X 12
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Programs and Events for GIRLS
complete each activity!
December
Girls will earn partial credit for the Think Like an Engineer Journey and
receive instructions on how to continue the journey on their own. Kits
Virtual Pizza Party new
can be picked up at local GSNI Resource Centers or shipped for $15.
Think Like an Engineer Journey* Career & Interest Exploration
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
$12/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible Lighting Up a Winter Wonderland new
Thu, December 3, 2020 | 5–6 p.m.
Register by November 19, 2020
Society of Women Engineers - Virtual—Zoom Meeting
Jump start your Simple Meals badge and join Ms. Bethany of Ms. $30/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Bethany’s School of Cooking for a virtual pizza party! We’ll cook a bell Tuesdays, December 8 and 15, 2020 | 7–8:30 p.m.
pepper and cheese pizza, making the dough and pizza sauce from Register by November 16, 2020
scratch! We’ll also learn basic knife skills, as we chop our vegetable
topping and talk about important tips for preparing simple meals. Once The time of luminaries and holiday lights is approaching! Prepare for
you see how easy it is to make homemade pizza, you’ll want to make it the winter season by engineering your own light-up gifts for friends and
a weekly tradition! Adult supervision is required. family. Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors will be introduced to the
Junior Simple Meals badge, Practical Life Skills Think Like an Engineer Journey with help from the Society of Women
Engineers! Girls will learn the ins-and-outs of light circuits during their
first interactive Zoom meeting and create LED powered holiday tree and
Christmas Ornament Painting fairy-light jars. She will be challenged during the week to engineer her
own circuits to create a light-up holiday shadowbox to show off during
Arts on Fire, Plano the following Zoom meeting. Each participant will receive a supply kit
$24/girl; $24/adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible with materials to complete each activity.
Thu, December 3, 2020 | 5–7 p.m. Girls will earn partial credit for the Think Like an Engineer Journey and
Register by November 20, 2020 receive instructions on how to continue the journey on their own. Kits
Art can be expressed any time of year, but it’s more fun during the can be picked up at local GSNI Resource Centers or shipped for $15.
holidays! She’ll get in the holiday spirit by painting her own ornaments! Think Like an Engineer Journey* Career & Interest Exploration
She can decide to keep them or make them as gifts. Each artist will
paint three ornaments. Completed pieces will be ready for pickup in
5–7 days. Parents, chaperones, and volunteers must participate.
Older Girl Hangout! new
Practical Life Skills
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
Free | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Ethnic Holiday Customs—Virtual (SOLD OUT!) Thu, December 10, 2020 | 7–8 p.m.
Register by December 3, 2020
Ethnic Heritage Museum, Rockford
All Girl Scouts in grades 9–12 are invited to attend our Older Girl
$15/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Hangout! You’ll get to interact with other Girl Scouts and talk about
Sat, December 5, 2020 | 1–2 p.m.
any-and-everything! Each month, on the second Thursday, we’ll have a
Register by November 15, 2020
different topic, and you’ll be the ones to drive discussion or activities!
Every culture has their own holiday traditions! Ethnic Heritage Museum
will host a virtual event where girls can make a Lithuanian ornament
at home with staff via Zoom. Lithuania Ornament Kits will need to be
Updated! Virtual Cookie Kick-Off new
picked up at the Ethnic Heritage Museum in Rockford or you can have
them shipped directly to you for an extra fee of $15. Zoom invite will be YouTube premiere event
sent closer to the event date. Free; $3 for optional patch | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Travel & Global Community Sat, December 12, 2020 | 1 p.m.
Register by December 9, 2020
Lighting Up a Winter Wonderland new
Society of Women Engineers - Virtual—Zoom Meeting
$20/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Tuesdays, December 8 and 15, 2020 | 5:30–6:45 p.m.
Register by November 16, 2020
The time of luminaries and holiday lights is approaching! Prepare for
the winter season by engineering your own light-up gifts for friends
and family. Brownies and Juniors will be introduced to the Think Like an
Engineer Journey with help from the Society of Women Engineers! Girls
will learn the ins-and-outs of light circuits during their first interactive
Zoom meeting and create LED-powered reindeer dolls and luminaries.
She will be challenged during the week to engineer her own circuits to
create a light-up holiday card to show off during the following Zoom
meeting. Each participant will receive a supply kit with materials to
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Programs and Events for GIRLS
Get ready for the Girl Scout Cookie Program by learning about the 5 Skills Register by January 7, 2021
through fun, hands-on virtual activities. Watch girl-led videos by Girl Scout
Get started on your New Cuisines badge and join Bethany from Ms.
Cookie girl experts! .
Bethany’s School of Cooking for a virtual trip to Mexico! We will make
Cookie Business badges* Career & Interest Exploration
a classic dish from scratch—pico de gallo and homemade tortilla chips
where Girl Scouts will learn how to properly handle a knife, practice
Time to Relax! new their knife skills, and learn about the importance of trying new cuisines.
We will wash that down with a delicious and 5-minute version of
Horchata, a classic Mexican beverage
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
$15/girl; $15/adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible Adult supervision is required as girls will be handling sharp and hot
Thu, December 17, 2020 | 7–8 p.m. equipment.
Register by December 3, 2020
The start to this school year has been challenging in many ways! You Rope Runner Engineering new
may be feeling physically and mentally exhausted. It’s time to get
your holiday break off to a relaxing start! Sarah from The Yoga Nest
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
is offering a yoga class developed especially for GSNI. This class will
Free | Not GSNI Voucher Eligible
combine yoga, breath-work, relaxation, and mindfulness activities
Sat, January 16, 2021 | 9–10 a.m.
to help calm your system and bring a sense of peace. No prior yoga
Register by January 6, 2021
experience needed—all are welcome!
Bring your Rope Runner kit and design ideas to this Zoom meeting with
Class will include yoga postures and movements to help relieve stress
Danfoss engineering employees! Talk through the design process with
and anxiety; breathing practices designed to balance the nervous
professionals in the STEM field. Breakout rooms will be used to help
system and calm the mind; guided Yoga Nidra practice for deep rest
facilitate discussions!
and relaxation, and a handout with poses and practices you can do on
Career & Interest Exploration
your own, including Sarah’s Top 5 YouTube class recommendations for
stress relief and relaxation!
Women’s Health Senior badge* Practical Life Skills STEM Career Chat new
January Virtual—Zoom Meeting
Free | Not GSNI Voucher Eligible
Sat, January 16, 2021 | 10:15–11 a.m.
Chestnut Mountain Ski Day Register by January 6, 2021
Listen to women who are STEM professionals in their jobs. Then, ask
Chestnut Mountain, Galena them questions!
$35/person (includes lift, rental, and free group lesson); $28/person Career & Interest Exploration
(includes lift only) | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Sundays, January 10, 17, 18, 31 | 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Mad Scientists!
Winter is a great time for outdoor adventures! At Chestnut Mountain
Ski Days, she will spend a great day skiing or snowboarding with her
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
Girl Scout friends and families. Helmets are included for everyone in
$20/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible
either package. Register in advance online at https://shop.chestnutmtn.
Mon, January 18, 2021 | 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
com/shop/GRPLOGIN.ASPX. Username: GirlScouts; Password: Ski2021
Register by December 21, 2020
(Username and password are both case sensitive.)
Open a laboratory in your own kitchen! Girls will meet online to conduct
Contact Shera at 815-777-4674 if you have any questions.
science experiments with everyday items found in the kitchen to assist
in earning their Home Scientist badge! They’ll create their own static
Older Girl Hangout! new electricity, edible slime, ice cream in a bag, and much more! Each
participant will receive a kit of supplies filled with non-perishable items
to complete each activity. Join other young scientists on Zoom as you
Virtual—Zoom Meeting work together to complete these thrilling experiments! Certain activities
Free | Not GSNI Voucher Eligible will be selected to complete over Zoom while others will need to be
Thu, January 14, 2021 | 7–8 p.m. completed at home.
Register by January 7, 2021
Can’t make the Zoom call? Instructions will be sent to aid you through
All Girl Scouts in grades 9–12 are invited to attend our Older Girl each experiment! Video guidance for additional experiments will be
Hangout! You’ll interact with other Girl Scouts and talk about any-and- shared via the Mad Scientists Edmodo page. Kits can be picked up at
everything! Each month, on the second Thursday, we’ll have a different local GSNI Resource Centers or shipped for $15. Each kit will include
topic, and you’ll be the ones to drive discussion or activities! Home Scientist badge for Brownie participants!
Brownie Home Scientist badge, Practical Life Skills
Trip to Mexico new
Travel Talk! new
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
$12/per girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
Thu, January 14, 2021 | 5–6 p.m.
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Free | Not GSNI Voucher Eligible receive instructions on how to continue the journey on their own. Kits
Wed, January 20, 2021 | 6–7:30 p.m. can be picked up at local GSNI Resource Centers or shipped for an
Register by January 13, 2021 additional $15.
Think Like an Engineer Journey* Career & Interest Exploration
Join other girls and adults as we talk about travel! Those who have
traveled with Girl Scouts will share their experiences, and you will have
the opportunity to ask questions. Girls are encouraged to participate! Fused Glass Pendant new
Travel & Global Community
Arts on Fire, Plano
Raise Her to Be a Leader new $18/girl; $18/adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Thu, January 28, 2021 | 6–8 p.m.
Register by January 18, 2021
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
Free| Not GSNI Voucher Eligible What better way to stand out than with a piece of handmade jewelry?
Thu, January 21, 2021 | 7–8 p.m. At this event, she’ll make her own unique piece! Girls will learn basic
Register by January 7, 2021 use of tools to create their one-of-a-kind piece of fused glass jewelry.
Pendants will be ready 5–7 days after the event.
When it comes to your girls’ future, anything is possible! That said, Jeweler Junior badge* Practical Life Skills
being told she can do or be anything she chooses will only take her
so far—she’ll also need strong leadership skills and hands-on life
experience to take on the world with confidence. Come and learn about
the leadership paths available to Girl Scouts!
February
Leadership & Service
Artists of Nature
Candy, Hearts & STEM, Oh My! (SOLD OUT) new
Virtual—Zoom meeting
Virtual—Zoom Meeting $25/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible
$25/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible Tuesdays, February 1 and 8, 2021 | 7–8 p.m.
Thursdays, January 28, and February 4, 2021 | 5:30–6:30 p.m. Register by January 11, 2021
Register by January 7, 2021
Winter may be disliked for cold and snow, but it can inspire stunning
Prepare for the season of love by engineering your own gifts for friends works of art! Join in two virtual Zoom art classes, as we explore the
and family. Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors will be introduced to the beauty winter has to offer! These classes will have you exploring beauty
world of science with holiday projects! Girls will learn the ins-and-outs found in your own back yard or on virtual tours of winter around the
of the engineering process during their first interactive Zoom meeting world. Capture a snow moment in a charm bottle. Learn to take night
and create LED-powered Valentine ornaments, a light up love bug, and winter photography. Explore what sounds and music brings out
and heart bomb catapults. She will be challenged during the week to the beauty of winter. Each participant will receive an art supply box
engineer her own circuits by creating a light-up Valentine card and including everything she needs to join along! Pick up kits at your local
designing her own antacid power rocket to show off during the final GSNI Resource Center for free or have it shipped for an additional $15.!
Zoom call. Each participant will receive a supply kit with materials for Outdoor Art badge, Outdoor Activities & Adventures
each activity!
Girls will earn partial credit for the Think Like an Engineer Journey and Personal Insurance for New Adults new
receive instructions on how to continue the journey on their own. Kits
can be picked up at local GSNI Resource Centers or shipped for an
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
additional $15.
Free | Not GSNI Voucher Eligible
Think Like an Engineer Journey* Career & Interest Exploration
Thu, February 4, 2021 | 7–8 p.m.
Register by January 21, 2021
Candy, Hearts, and STEM, Oh My! new
Whether you’re getting your driver’s license for the first time, taking
your computer away to school, need to get a flu shot, or even
Virtual—Zoom Meeting completing an application for a really cute puppy at a pet adoption
$35/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible event, people will ask you about your insurance. But what is it, and how
Thursdays, January 28, and February 4, 2021 | 7–8:30 p.m. do you know what insurance you should have? Please join an Illinois
Register by January 7, 2021 licensed insurance agent in a no-cost educational workshop explaining
the basics of auto, health, home, and (even!) pet insurance.
Prepare for the season of love by engineering your own gifts for friends Practical Life Skills
and family. Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors will be introduced to
the world of science with holiday projects! Girls will learn the ins-and-
outs of the engineering process during their first interactive Zoom Chestnut Mountain Ski Day
meeting and create LED-powered Valentine ornaments, heart-house
lanterns, homemade lip balm, and heart bomb catapults. She will be
challenged during the week to engineer her own circuits by creating a Chestnut Mountain, Galena
light-up Valentine card and designing her own candy zipline to show off $35/person (includes lift, rental, and free group lesson); $28/person
during the final Zoom call. Each participant will receive a supply kit with (includes lift only) | GSNI Voucher Eligible
materials for each activity! Sundays, February 7, 14, 21, 28 | 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
Girls will earn partial credit for the Think Like an Engineer Journey and Winter is a great time for outdoor adventures! At Chestnut Mountain
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Ski Days, she’ll spend a great day skiing or snowboarding with her Girl Using the museum campus as a backdrop, she will explore games old
Scout friends and families. Helmets are included for everyone in either and new, as well as ones not yet created. Scavenger hunts, mysteries,
package. Register in advance online at https://shop.chestnutmtn.com/ and more await her at this session! This event has very limited space to
shop/GRPLOGIN.ASPX. Username: GirlScouts; Password: Ski2021 (User allow social distancing..
name and password are both case sensitive.) Making Games Brownie badge, Career & Interest Exploration
Contact Shera at 815-777-4674 if you have any questions.
Celebrating Community new
Travel Trivia! new
Midway Village Museum, Rockford
$11/girl; $5 adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
Sat, February 6, 2021 | 1–3:30 p.m.
Free | Not GSNI Voucher Eligible
Register by January 27, 2021
Sat, February 6, 2021 | 1–2 p.m.
Register by January 27, 2021 Using the collections and artifacts in the museum, she’ll explore what
makes our community unique and special! This event has very limited
Participate in GSNI Travel Trivia! Learn about troop, local, national,
space to allow social distancing..
council, GSUSA, and world travel in a fun, interactive way!
Travel & Global Community
Travel & Global Community
Winter Adventurer Playing the Past
Midway Village Museum, Rockford
Lake Geneva Canopy Tours
$11/girl; $5 adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible
$70/girl; $80/adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Sat, February 6, 2021 | 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Sat, February 6, 2021 | 10 a.m.–12 p.m. (Full Zipline Tour)
Register by January 27, 2021
Register by January 5, 2021
She’ll love using the museum’s extensive collection of artifacts and
Enjoy high adventure like never before with Lake Geneva Canopy Tours
costumes to create a unique costume and have a special history party!
in the winter! Groups will experience the high ropes course, team
This event has very limited space to allow social distancing.
building, and zip lining with trained professionals!
Ultimate Recreation Challenge badge, Outdoor Activities & Adventures Playing the Past Junior badge, Career & Interest Exploration
Good Neighbors Detective
Midway Village Museum, Rockford Midway Village Museum, Rockford
$11/girl; $5 adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible $11/girl; $5 adult) | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Sat, February 6, 2021 | 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Sat, February 6, 2021 | 1–3:30 p.m.
Register by January 27, 2021 Register by January 27, 2021
Using collections and artifacts in the museum, she’ll explore her A 100-year-old mystery needs solving! In Detective, travel through
community and learn about those she belongs to—and how the people time to solve it! Girls will collect clues and evidence to see if they can
in her community work together to be good neighbors to each other! unravel the mystery. This event has very limited space to allow social
This event has very limited space to allow social distancing. distancing.
Detective Junior badge, Career & Interest Exploration
Good Neighbors Daisy badge, Travel & Global Community
Social Butterfly
Courageous and Strong
Midway Village Museum, Rockford
Midway Village Museum, Rockford $11/girl; $5 adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible
$11/girl; $5 adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible Sat, February 6, 2021 | 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m.
Sat, February 6, 2021 | 1–3:30 p.m. Register by January 27, 2021
Register by January 27, 2021
Winter is a great time for outdoor adventures! At our Chestnut
She will time travel back in time to learn about different women from Mountain Ski Days, she’ll spend a great day skiing or snowboarding with
the past who were pioneers in their fields, beating the odds against her Girl Scout friends and family. Advance registration required. Contact
them! This event has very limited space to allow social distancing. Shera at 815-777-4674. Please call in one registration per troop.
Courageous and Strong Daisy petal, Career & Interest Exploration Social Butterfly Junior badge, Practical Life Skills
Making Games Raytheon Cyber Challenge—Virtual 2021
Series - STEM
Midway Village Museum, Rockford
$11/girl; $5 adult | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Sat, February 6, 2021 | 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Virtual
Register by January 27, 2021 $15/girl; $20/out of council | GSNI Voucher Eligible
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Tue, February 9–Tue, March 9, 2021 | On your own time Virtual—Zoom Meeting
Register by January 20, 2021 Price TBD | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Sat, February 13, 2021 | 10–11 a.m.
The challenges will be based on a fictional scenario that takes place in Register by February 3, 2021
the year 2050! Humans have colonized the moon, and a ransomware
attack has targeted the colony’s water supply. Girls will work as part of Meet online with other Girl Scouts to work towards the 2021 World
an incident response team to find out who hacked the system and how Thinking Day Award!
to stop them! World Thinking Day Award* Travel & Global Community
This a virtual sci-fi “escape room” challenge taking place over multiple
weeks, focusing on current cybersecurity challenges. Participants World Thinking Day—Cadette, Senior, &
will build new techniques and practice those skills with real world Ambassador
applications while learning about cybersecurity and challenging
themselves.
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
New challenges will drop each Tuesday on the Challenge’s Edmodo site.
Price TBD | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Girls will have a week to complete each challenge. Girls will only have
Sat, February 13, 2021 | 1–2 p.m
access to the challenges for one week. Challenges typically take about
Register by February 3, 2021
45 minutes each. Girls can participate as individuals or in teams of four
(maximum) each week on a different cybersecurity challenge! Meet online with other Girl Scouts to work towards the 2021 World
Thinking Day Award!
Every participant must have internet access, along with a compatible
World Thinking Day Award* Travel & Global Community
device, such as:
• Laptop
My Best Self new
• Desktop
• Chromebook Virtual—Edmodo & Zoom
$15/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible
• Surface tablet Wed, February 17, 2021 | 6–7 p.m.
• Tip: Using the computers at your local library is completely acceptable! Register by January 25, 2021
Applications Needed: Take some time away from the stress of school and focus on you. Girls
will learn how to care for themselves through healthy eating, active
• Web browser to view HTML files games, and relaxation. Join our Zoom call for guided activities and
spend the rest of the day unplugged!
• Text-editing application (e.g. Notepad, Word, Libre, Notepad)
My Best Self Brownie badge, Practical Life Skills
• An .xls or .csv format viewer (e.g. Excel, LibreOffice Calc [free]). Google
Sheets can be used if needed.
The Science of Happiness new
• Ability to access source code on website
• Note about right-clicking: Several tasks require girls to “right-click” on Virtual—Edmodo and Zoom
a file in order to inspect it or open additional options. $15/girl | GSNI Voucher Eligible
Thu, February 18, 2021 | 7–8 p.m.
Tech assistance will be available! Program fee includes a Challenge Field
Register by January 25, 2021
Guide mailed to each girl, as well as a fun patch and certificate mailed
after completion. School can be stressful, but time outside doesn’t have to be! Spend
the evening focusing on methods of relieving stress. Cadettes will learn
A virtual meeting will be held for troop leaders, parents, and girls on
self-guided relaxation methods, how what we eat can influence how we
February 2, 2021, to cover all logistics.
feel, and how writing can relieve stress. .
Cyber Security badges* Career & Interest Exploration Science of Happiness Cadette badge, Practical Life Skills
Older Girl Hangout! new
Virtual—Zoom Meeting
Free | Not GSNI Voucher Eligible
Thu, February 11, 2021 | 7–8 p.m.
Register by February 4, 2021
All Girl Scouts in grades 9–12 are invited to attend our Older Girl
Hangout! You’ll interact with other Girl Scouts and talk about any-and- Guide to S’more Fun Icons
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everything! Each month, on the second Thursday, we’ll have a different
updated This icon represents a event that GSNI has done before, but has updated elements for
topic, and you’ll be the ones to drive discussion or activities!*
Happy Campers—Winter Overnight!
2020-2021 updated
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World Thinking Day—Daisy, Brownie, & Daisy grade level Cadette grade level Events where we welcome families
Camp Dean, Big Rock
Junior Brownie grade level | GSNISenior grade Eligible
level Events good for adults
$40/girl; $20/adult Voucher
Sat, February 8–Sun, February
Junior grade level Ambassador9, 2020
grade level | 2–12 p.m.held(overnight)
Events by Preferred Partners
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