For Girl Scout Brownies

Coming in December 2021, registering for memberships, activities, and events will be done through your MY GS portal. Until then, all LINK Program Activities and Events that are now open for registration can be accessed here:

Program Activities for Girl Scout Brownies

1920s Kitchen Gardeners

Come garden with us at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm in Morristown. You’ll learn to plan for a garden and then plant one as kitchen gardeners did in the 1920s to feed their households. Together, we’ll make a garden craft that you can take home, too.

This program will help girls earn the Girl Scout Daisy Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden Badge (Step 1) and Girl Scout Junior Gardener Badge (Steps 1-4).
LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors)
This program is offered in April, May, and June 2022.

All About Me

Express yourself through the unique art of glass-fusing. Construct your name or create and design a self-portrait using glass pieces during this hands-on workshop at Glassworks Studio in Morristown. Through your artwork creation, you’ll learn about opacity, layering, complimentary and contrasting colors, and fused-glass construction, as well as discover a way to share your feelings with art.

LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered in October, November, and December 2021, and January, February, March, May, and June 2022.

Animal Explorers

Bring a special adult or your troop and your love of animals to Jockey Hollow Camp to meet some animal friends up-close and learn about mammals, reptiles, birds, and more from professional animal handlers. We’ll play animal-themed games and make crafts. This program is available with an overnight option. Come Friday night and you and your adult will join us for a pizza party, more animal-themed activities, a campfire, songs, and S’mores before settling into a cabin for a sleepover. This is a great opportunity for first-time campers!

This program activity helps girls earn the Birdbath Award from the 5 Stories, 4 Flowers, 3 Cheers for Animals Girl Scout Daisy Journey.
Fee includes patch, dinner, snacks, breakfast, and all activities. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Adults must be current registered Girl Scout members with a completed background checks prior to registering for this program.
Ratios: 1:1 (if desired)
This program is offered in May 2022.

Animal Guardians

Get an up-close look at the habitats, biofacts, and behaviors of exotic animals at Ringwood State Park during this fun-filled wildlife adventure. You’ll be an explorer for the day as you study the lives of snakes, lizards, turtles, and birds with the help of Lokai Rose, an environmental conservation organization and exotic animal rescue group. Come discover the importance of respecting and preserving local wildlife and being a responsible pet owner.

Girls will earn the Girl Scout Brownie Pets Badge and Girl Scout Brownie Bugs Badge.
Fee includes badges and a fun patch. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered in October 2021, and February, March, and April 2022.

App Development

Explore how computer scientists develop apps by decomposing a problem to break it into smaller parts. You’ll design app screens, add algorithms and events to show how users interact with the app, and share your app idea with others for user feedback. Discover how apps can be used for good.

This program activity will help girls earn a Girl Scout Brownie App Development Badge.
Fee includes completed badge.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered October 2021 through September 2022. (If scheduled dates and times are not convenient for your troop, reach out to Melissa Schielzo at mschielzo@gsnnj.org to make a special arrangement.)

Apple Cider Making

Join us to make fresh apple cider using an old-fashioned screw press as you explore the use of simple machines and learn about the history of cider making from colonial times to the present.

This program is located at Tenafly Nature Center in Tenafly, NJ.
Fee includes a fun patch. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes)
This program is offered in November 2021.

Archery at Jockey Hollow & Lake Rickabear Camps

Archery

With a little practice and good hand-eye coordination, you’ll be hitting bullseyes in no time. During this two-hour session, you’ll learn all about archery—the equipment, safety, and shooting on an archery range. Choose between our two camps for your preferred location: at Jockey Hollow Camp in Mendham or Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon.

Archery sessions are available from mid-April through mid-November.
Sessions must be reserved at least 30 days prior to desired date.
Adults can register to participate, too.
LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
For more information or questions, email camping@gsnnj.org.
Ratio: 1:1 (if desired)

Register for Archery & Other Activities at Jockey Hollow Camp

Register for Archery & Other Activities at Lake Rickabear Camp

GSNNJ's Camp Activities & Day Visits for Troops/Service Units

Around, About, and Above

Become confident in coding as you learn to create algorithms, loops, and dance routines during this coding basics workshop. Through a graphical scavenger hunt, you’ll learn to make your own set of commands, as well as use loops to improve algorithms and events to make things happen. Plus, learn about women in computer science careers.

This program activity will help girls earn a Coding Basics Badge.
Fee includes completed badge.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered October 2021 through September 2022. (If scheduled dates and times are not convenient for your troop, reach out to Melissa Schielzo at mschielzo@gsnnj.org to make a special arrangement.)

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration (May 21)

Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with us at Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon and enjoy unique cultural traditions and cuisines. Bring the whole family! Food trucks will be on-site.

Fee includes crafts, family fun, and a fun patch for all registered Girl Scouts.
Participants must pay for their own purchases from food trucks.
Ratio: 1:1 (if desired)

Be Boulder!

Earn your Outdoor High Adventure Girl Scout Brownie Climbing Adventure Badge with this fun and challenging activity. You will build your teamwork skills while learning how to safely climb various outdoor elements, and have the opportunity to climb a rock wall. Explore the world of rock climbing, learn more about the terminology and gear needed to complete a climb, and record what you’ve learned in an adventure journal at Hands in 4 Youth in West Milford, NJ.

This program helps girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Climbing Adventure Badge.
Girls are asked to bring a nut-free snack and water bottle to the program.
Fee includes badge and journal. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered in October 2021, and April and May 2022.

Becoming Powerful Speakers

Develop your public speaking skills to express your ideas clearly and powerfully in this fun and virtual one-hour group activity led by Powerful Speakers Unlimited. You will learn to develop a stage presence with tips and techniques that will help you speak comfortably with friends and adults and in front of a group.

This program helps girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Making Friends Badge (Steps 4), Girl Scout Junior Social Butterfly Badge (Steps 4), and Girl Scout Cadette Public Speaker Badge (Steps 2 & 3).
Fee includes a fun patch that will be available to pick up at a council shop after the program. LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes)
This program is offered in November and December 2021.

Boo Bash Drive-Through Spooktacular

Bring the whole family to Lake Rickabear Camp for this year’s Drive-Through Boo Bash. Enjoy engaging—not too spooky—live Halloween displays created by Girl Scouts, and vote for your favorites. Girl Scouts will receive a fun patch and all children older than age 3 will receive a goody bag.

Fee includes a fun patch for Girl Scouts and goody bags for children older than age 3. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 1:1 (if desired)
This program is offered in October 2021.

Brownie Hikers

Go hiking with your sister Girl Scouts on the trails at Jockey Hollow Camp in Mendham. You’ll learn about what to bring on a hike and even prepare a snack. Once on the hike, your guides will show you how to follow trail signs. This program is being presented by Girl Scout Cadettes who are working toward their Leader in Action Award. Girls on the hike will earn their Girl Scout Brownie Hiker Badge.

Fee includes completed badge. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered in April 2022.

Brownie Cyber Sleuth

Become a cybersecurity expert as you work in teams to develop super sleuthing skills and learn how to stay safe. Discover how the internet works and what it means to be a computer scientist. You’ll learn about encryption as we play games and solve puzzles to hack codes.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Cybersecurity 1: Basics Badge and Girl Scout Brownie Cybersecurity 2: Safeguards Badge.
Fee includes badges. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12
This program is offered in September 2021 and March 2022.

Cake Decorating I

Be creative with icing as you learn from a professional baker how to decorate a cake that you can take home. You’ll earn Part 1 of your Girl Scout Bake Arts Patch as you master the basic skills for turning something tasty into something beautiful, too.

Fee includes program materials, professional instruction, and part 1 of a Bake Arts Multilevel patch. Take-home materials also include a practice board, pastry bag, information sheet, four decorating tips, and a small spatula (retail value of $22). LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Adults can register and participate, too. Chaperones who are not participating do not need to register online or pay. A registered adult must remain for the duration of the program activity.
Note: Food items may contain or be cross contaminated during manufacture/processing with known food allergens, including but not limited to: wheat/gluten, dairy, soy, nuts, eggs, dyes/coloring.
This activity is also available as a Program on the Go activity.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes), 2:24 (Seniors/Ambassadors)
This program is offered October 2021 through June 2022.

Campfire and Night Hike

Experience the changes that occur in the forest as day turns to night during this short, guided evening hike on the trails of the Tenafly Nature Center. We’ll play games as we listen for animals and test our sensory skills along the way. Afterwards, you’ll enjoy songs, stories, and fun-filled activities while we roast marshmallows around a campfire.

LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 1:1 (if desired)
This program is offered in October and November 2021 and April 2022.

Cider Making and Seed Searching

Explore the trails of the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham as we search for fruits and seeds and learn facts about them along the way. After, we’ll make fresh apple cider the old-fashioned way by pressing apples by hand, plus we’ll sample some.

This program will help girls earn the Girl Scout Daisy Clover Petal and Girl Scout Junior Flower Badge (Step 3).
LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shops.
Adults accompanying girls must be registered members of GSNNJ with cleared background checks.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes), 2:24 (Seniors/Ambassadors)
This program is offered in November 2021.

Cookie Craze

Express yourself through cookie creations! Using fresh-baked sugar cookies, icing and sprinkles, you will learn to decorate one-dozen colorful cookies like a professional baker during this virtual program.

This program will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownies Snacks Badge (Steps 1 & 3), Girl Scout Brownies Senses Badge (Step 4), Girl Scout Junior Simple Meals Badge (Steps 1 & 4), and Girl Scout Cadette New Cuisines Badge (Step 3).
LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shops.
Program fee includes one-hour live virtual class, plus a kit that includes one dozen sugar cookies, royal icing in multiple colors, and edible decorations.
Adults can register and participate, too. Adults who are not participating do not need to register online or pay.
Virtual and in-person special arrangements are available for this program.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes), 2:24 (Seniors/Ambassadors)
This program is offered January through May 2022.

Creative Engineer

Did you know that popsicles, trampolines, and crayon holders were all products designed by kids who were trying to solve a problem? You, too, can be a Creative Engineer and develop your own problem-solving product. Bring your creativity and imagination to this workshop, where you’ll build a prototype of your product and explore ways to sell it through advertising.

This program will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Budding Entrepreneur Badge.
Fee includes completed badge. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Program on the Go dates are also available for this activity.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered November 2021 through Februrary 2022.

Creative Kitchen

Discover baking with this beginner virtual lesson in baking and cooking with the staff at Food Explorers. You’ll learn how to make some delicious treats at home from basic ingredients, as well as discover some fun facts about food and nutrition.

An ingredient list will be sent with the program confirmation and Zoom link. Some ingredients will need to be purchased prior to the program, but most are household staples.
LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes), 2:24 (Seniors/Ambassadors)
This program is offered October 2021 through June 2022.

Digit's Digital Game Design

Learn how game designers develop digital games and how games can be used “for good.” You’ll learn to plan, create, build, iterate, test, and improve a game of your own as you earn your Digital Game Design Badge.

This program activity helps girls earn a Digital Game Design Badge.
Fee includes completed badge.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered October 2021 through September 2022. (If scheduled dates and times are not convenient for your troop, reach out to Melissa Schielzo at mschielzo@gsnnj.org to make a special arrangement.)

Discover the Macculloch's Secret Garden

Explore the secret garden at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in Morristown, NJ, and be inspired to paint the nature you see. You’ll have the opportunity to create a landscape painting after your walk. Then, tour Macculloch Hall to view the portraits and paintings throughout the 19th century rooms.

This program will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Painting Badge and Girl Scout Junior Playing the Past Badge (Steps 2, 3 &4). LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shops.
Girl Scout Leaders will receive materials for a mural painting project that girls can complete at the next troop meeting.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors)
This program is offered in May 2022.

Earth Day Celebration

On Earth Day, show our planet some love and give back by planting and learning about trees at beautiful Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon. Be a part of the Girl Scout Tree Promise to plant 5 million trees by 2026: www.girlscouts.org/treepromise

Fee includes a tree to plant, family fun event activities, and a fun patch for all registered Girl Scouts.
Ratio: 1:1 (if desired)
This program is offered in April 2022.

Eco Steward

Become an Eco Steward—a person who works to protect natural environments. Join us for a nature hike and explore the many animal habitats at Flat Rock Brook Nature Center in Englewood. Discover what you can do to help protect the animals that live there. We’ll learn the Leave No Trace principals through games and activities before heading out on our hike.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Eco Friend Badge (steps 1, 2, 4 & 5), Girl Scout Junior Eco Camper Badge (steps 1, 4 & 5).
Fee includes a fun patch. LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors)
This program is offered in May 2022.

Family Fun Days & Family Camping at Lake Rickabear

Bring your family to Lake Rickabear Camp for our Family Fun Days and Family Camping and have an outdoor adventure with us during Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends! Spend the day or reserve overnight accommodations. Each campsite offers an outdoor cooking grill with picnic table and flush toilets and hot showers are available nearby. Lake Rickabear Camp offers a 40-acre, spring-fed lake with a 700-foot sandy beach, fishing, miniature golf, outdoor bowling, volleyball, tennis, basketball, and more! For more information, email camping@gsnnj.org or visit: www.gsnnj.org/FamilyFun

Family Swim & Picnic at Lake Rickabear

Bring your family for a fun day at Lake Rickabear, a 40-acre, spring-fed lake with a 700-foot sandy beach Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. Camp offers fishing, miniature golf, outdoor bowling, volleyball, tennis, basketball, and more. Charcoal grills and picnic tables are available. Identification bands are issued when you check-in. NO ADVANCE RESERVATION REQUIRED. Family Swim and Picnic is open to Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scout friends and family. For more information, email camping@gsnnj.org or visit: www.gsnnj.org/FamilyFun.

Force of the Fourth (May 4)

The Force of the Fourth

The Force of the Fourth brings good and evil on all planets. Be a warrior of the stars (dress up if you would like) and make your own tool to defend the galaxy. What side will you join? Then enjoy relaxing meditation on the beach and a closing campfire with S'mores at Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon.

Fee includes light saber craft, family fun, meditation on the beach, and S'mores.
Ratio: 1:1 (if desired)
This program is offered in May 2022.
For questions about this program, reach out to Program Manager Melissa Schielzo at mschielzo@gsnnj.org.

Gingerbread House Construction 101

Create your own gingerbread house with some imagination and a lot of icing and other edible decorations this virtual program. You’ll learn the best ways to make this fun and festive food item.

This program activity helps girls earn the Girl Scout Brownies Snacks Badge (Steps 1 & 3), Girl Scout Brownies Senses Badge (Step 4), Girl Scout Junior Simple Meals Badge (Steps 1 & 4), and Girl Scout Cadette New Cuisines Badge (Step 3).
Fee includes a gingerbread house kit and one-hour live virtual class. LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shops.
Virtual and in-person special arrangements are available for this program.
Adults can register and participate, too. Adults who are not participating do not need to register online or pay.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes), 2:24 (Seniors/Ambassadors)
This program is offered October and December 2021.

Glitter Mind

Learn to help yourself quiet your mind when it is filled with intense emotions by practicing the mindfulness techniques you’ll discover in this one-hour virtual workshop. You’ll make a Glitter Jar to help you visualize how your mind feels and you’ll explore ways to focus your thoughts and breathing to reduce anxiety.

Fee includes one-hour virtual program and program supplies.
LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
This program is offered November 2021 through April 2022.

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (Oct. 9)

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us and enjoy unique cultural traditions and cuisines at the Cultural Connections Festival in Dover, Oct. 9, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Bring the whole family! Learn some traditional dances.

Inside Emotions

Take a closer look at your own emotions and learn how they work with your brain. You’ll create your own clay emotion character to better show how you are feeling, as we examine the emotions of happiness, sadness, and fear.

Fun patches can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered October 2021 through September 2022.
For questions about this program, reach out to Program Manager Melissa Schielzo at mschielzo@gsnnj.org .

Into the Woods

Earn your Girl Scout Brownie Hiker Badge on this hike through the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham. A teacher and naturalist will show you how to use a map and help you learn about the animals and plants you discover during this one-mile day hike.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Hiker Badge (1, 2, 3 & 5).
Participants are asked to bring a snack and water bottle for the hike.
LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered in April and May 2022.

Jockey Hollow Day Camp Open House

You’re invited to tour the beautiful camp facilities at Jockey Hollow Camp in Mendham. Come meet our staff, ask questions, and make S’mores. With a large "L"-shaped swimming pool, Low-Ropes Challenge Course, and Zip Line, beautiful equestrian center, archery range, playing field, and adventurous hiking trails, the fun is endless at our camp. Walk through our luxurious cabins and activity shelters, see our large troop house and spacious pavilion, and more. Stop by anytime between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and bring a friend or two.

New or returning campers and their families are invited to attend.
Registration is suggested in case of program cancelation, but not required.
Driving directions will be emailed when you register online.
Open Houses are offered in March, April, and May 2022.

Lake Rickabear Day Camp Open House

Take a tour of our Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon. Meet our camp staff and enjoy refreshments as you discover what makes our summer camp program so desirable. Our beautiful 40-acre, spring-fed lake is perfect for pedal boating, row boating, paddle boarding, and swimming, and has a long stretch of sandy beach. You’ll also see our archery range, low-ropes challenge course, mini golf course, zip line, rock wall, equestrian area, gaga ball pit, and hiking trails. Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts are welcome to register for our camps. Bring along a friend or two!

Reservations are requested in case of cancelation due to inclement weather.
Driving directions will be emailed post-registration.
Open Houses are offered in March, April, May, and June 2022.

Low Ropes Challenge Course at Jockey Hollow & Lake Rickabear Camps

Low Ropes Challenge Course
at Jockey Hollow and Lake Rickabear Camps

Build self-confidence, team cooperation, and problem-solving skills, both individually and as a troup, when a trained facilitator guides you through low rope elements and group initiative activities. Your team will work through frustrations and gain confidence as they create a solution for each activity. Each challenge activity will be geared to the participants’ age levels during this 2-hour program. Girls in Grade 4 or older can enjoy a zip line experience.

Choose between our two camps for your preferred location: at Jockey Hollow Camp in Mendham or Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon.
Low Ropes Challenge Course sessions are available from mid-April through mid-November.
Sessions must be reserved at least 30 days prior to desired date.
LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
For more information or questions, email camping@gsnnj.org.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes), 2:24 (Seniors/Ambassadors)

Making Memories

Bring along a special adult and step back in time with a visit to Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in Morristown. You’ll walk through the flower garden and make a painting of what you see. Then, listen to stories of the mothers and daughters who lived there long ago as you tour the museum’s 19th century rooms.

Fee includes a fun patch. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered in April and May 2022.

Maple Sugaring

Maple Sugaring (Feb. 19)

Experience a unique behind-the-scenes maple sugaring program designed for older Girl Scouts. You’ll work side by side with our maple sugaring staff to tap our maple trees and create a sugar bush at Lake Rickabear Camp. Girl Scouts who have previously attended our Maple Sugaring program are encouraged to attend, but girls new to maple sugaring are also welcome to register.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Cadettes Trees badge (Steps 1, 2 & 4).
Fee includes program supplies and a fun patch for each Girl Scout. Link patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 1:1 (if desired)

Maple Sugaring (all sessions)

Enjoy a late winter day at Lake Rickabear Camp and discover how maple syrup is made. You’ll be able to experience the maple sugaring process with all your senses. Bring your troop or family.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Cadettes Trees Badge (Steps 1, 2 & 4).
Fee includes program supplies and a fun patch for each Girl Scout. Link patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scout family members are welcome to register and participate. Children under age 3 are free.
Program will occur in sunshine, rain, or snow. Come dressed for the weather.
Ratios: 1:1 (if desired)
This program is offered in February and March 2022.

Me & My Guy

Bring your favorite “guy” along for a day of outdoor fun at Lake Rickabear Camp in Kinnelon. Explore the trails, enjoy a hotdog cooked on the grill, and play miniature golf, try our outdoor bowling alley, and more! Wear your bathing suit and bring a towel for some water fun in the lake.

Fee includes all games and activities, hot dog lunch, and fun patch.
Guys do not have to be Girl Scout members.
Ratios: 1:1
This program is offered in June 2022.

Monarch Madness

Get a peek into the incredible life of the Monarch butterfly through this virtual presentation by the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center. Through this live, interactive virtual presentation, you’ll travel through the butterfly’s life cycle from an egg to an adult and learn amazing facts about this beautiful creature and its migratory journey.

Fee includes a live virtual program, milkweed seeds, and fun patch. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors)
This program is offered in October 2021.

Morning Chores on the Farm

You’ll feel like a real farmer when you help with the morning chores on a local farm at Fosterfields in Morristown, NJ. Chores may include feeding and watering the animals, sweeping the barn, herding the sheep, and helping our farmers take the animals out to the pasture.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Daisy: Journey Badge 3 Cheers for Animals (1), Girl Scout Junior Playing the Past Badge (3), and Girl Scout Cadette Animal Helpers Badge (1). LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Dress appropriately for working and be prepared to get dirty!
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes)
This program is offered in January, February, and March 2022.

Music Singer and Producer

In this unique music experience, you’ll work with a voice coach and recording engineer at the Bach to Rock music studio in Wayne to record your own singing. Learn about singing fundamentals, song structure, and the lyrics to a popular song that you will perform and record. See how music is produced and how voice and instrumental tracks are recorded separately and merged to create a CD that you can take home.

LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered October 2021 through May 2022.

Mystery at the Museum

Spend a memorable overnight at Liberty Science Center with other GSNNJ Girl Scouts. We’ll have the place all to ourselves to explore and solve a mystery. We’ll work on science activities and participate in an adventure designed just for us as we partner with the team from Liberty Science Center. Learn about the world of forensic science, see a movie in the IMAX dome theatre, and sleep among the exhibits. Plus, we’ll experience the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium—the largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere!

This overnight is a new mystery for 2022.
Fee includes hands-on exhibits, live science demonstrations, evening snack, and a light morning breakfast. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Each Girl Scout will receive a patch entitling her to unlimited free admission to LSC with a paying adult through Sept. 1, 2022.
Accompanying adults are required to have a Volunteer Background Check and application in order to attend this event. Troops (more than a child/guardian) need to register with two adults minimum.
Ratio: 1:1 (if desired)
Date for this program will be available soon.

National Cookie Day Celebration (Dec. 4)

Celebrate National Cookie Day by learning to make a Chocolate Ganache Tart with a Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie base during this virtual cooking class.

Fee includes Thin Mint cookies needed for recipe. LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
An ingredient list and Zoom link will be sent out in the confirmation email closer to the program date. Some ingredients will need to be purchased, but most are household staples.
(If Dec. 4 is not convenient for your troop, reach out to the program team at program@gsnnj.org to make a special arrangement for another date during the month of December.)

National Hot Chocolate Day Celebration (Jan. 31)

National Hot Chocolate Day (Jan. 31)

Celebrate National Hot Chocolate Day by learning how to bake delicious hot chocolate cookies during this virtual cooking class with the staff of Food Explorers. Enjoy your cookies with some hot chocolate, too, when they come out of the oven.

An ingredient list and a Zoom link will be sent out in the confirmation email closer to the date of the program. Some ingredients will need to be purchased, but most are household staples.
LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
(If Jan. 31 is not convenient for your troop, reach out to the program team at program@gsnnj.org to make a special arrangement for another date during the month of February.)

Oh, the Places You'll Grow

Discover the world of “air plants,” also known as epiphytes, which grow without attaching any roots to the ground or soil. Learn how these amazing organisms survive and make your own air plant container to grow one at home during this virtual workshop presented by Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Fee includes one-hour virtual program and supplies.
This program activity helps girls earn the Girl Scout Brownies Outdoor Art Creator Badge (Steps 2 & 5), Girl Scout Junior Outdoor Art Explorer Badge (Steps 2), and Girl Scout Cadette Outdoor Art Apprentice Badge (Step 2).
LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes)
This program is offered in January 2022.

On the Right Track

Take a walk in the woods of the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham and discover how to track animals in the wild. You’ll explore how different animals move and you’ll match animals to their tracks in nature.

LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors)
This program is offered in January 2022.

Overnight Adventure

You and your special female adult or troop can join us for this overnight adventure at Lake Rickabear Camp. Get ready for a pizza party, campfire, songs, S’mores, and more. You’ll spend the night in a yurt or cabin, and in the morning, go on a self-guided scavenger hunt, participate in the day’s activities, and have fun making crafts.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Outdoor Adventurer Badge.
Fee includes dinner, light breakfast, badge, and all activities. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
This is a great opportunity for experienced or first-time campers.
Ratios: 1:1 (if desired)
This program is offered in April 2022.

Owl Pellet Exploration

Expand your owl expertise as you learn about the amazing adaptations of New Jersey’s owls in this one-hour virtual workshop by the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center. You’ll hear a presentation from the educators, as well as dissect owl pellets to learn more about their prey. Owl pellets are made of the indigestible parts of what owls eat—bones, fur, claws, and teeth—which they spit up as pellets that can be broken apart and studied.

Fee includes one-hour virtual program and sterilized pellet kit. LINK patch and fun patch be purchased at the council shops.
This program is offered in December 2021.

Perfectly Imperfect

Discover how to better focus on what your body can do, than on how it looks. During this program, you’ll explore yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques that will help you ignore the negative body image messaging in advertising, movies, television, and social media. You’ll learn tools that will help you connect with your inner voice, maintain your confidence, and be true to yourself at Body Positive Works in Saddle River, NJ.

This program activity helps girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie My Best Self Badge (Steps 2 & 4), Girl Scout Junior Staying Fit Badge (Steps 3 & 4), and Girl Scout Cadette Science of Happiness Badge (Steps 1, 2 & 5).
LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shop.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes)
This program is offered October 2021 through June 2022.

Plein Air Watercolor in Historic Mount Tabor

Come spend time outdoors in Mount Tabor’s Trinity Park to study and be inspired by the Victorian architecture, colorful cottages, and native New Jersey plants and trees in this beautiful park setting. With the coaching of a trained artist, you’ll sketch and paint what you see “en plein air” (outside) using watercolor to capture the unique architectural elements and natural beauty.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Outdoor Art Creator Badge (Steps 1 & 2), Girl Scout Brownie Painting Badge (Steps 1 & 2), Girl Scout Junior Outdoor Art Explorer Badge (Steps 1 & 2) Girl Scout Junior Flowers Badge (Step 4), Girl Scout Junior Gardener Badge (Step 1), Girl Scout Cadette Outdoor Art Apprentice Badge (Steps 1 & 2), Girl Scout Cadette Trees Badge (Step 3), Girl Scout Senior Outdoor Art Expert Badge (Steps 1 & 2), and Girl Scout Ambassadors Outdoor Art Master Badge (Steps 1 & 2).
Fee includes all art supplies. LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shops.
Adults can register and participate, too.
Program on the Go dates are available for this program.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes), 2:24 (Seniors/Ambassadors)
This program is offered in May and June 2022.

Robot Training 101

Discover how robots work. Design, build, and test a simple machine in this multi-badge-earning workshop. You’ll explore the world of robotics by diving into the engineering design process as you re-work your robot creation and make it everything you want it to be. Learn some basic scratch programming that you will be able to continue on your own and hear how Girl Scouts are competing in robotics when you meet GSNNJ robotics team members.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Programming Robots Badge, Girl Scout Brownie Designing Robots Badge, and Girl Scout Brownie Showcasing Robots Badge.
Fee includes badges and refreshments.
Ratio: 2:8
This program is offered in November 2021 and February 2022.

Rule Makers vs. Rule Breakers

Discover what it means to be part of a democracy—and how everyone in a democratic government shares the job and responsibility of deciding the rules. Find out more about how our government works by sharing your ideas and participating in fun activities that will help you understand what your role is and can be in a democracy.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Democracy Badge, Girl Scout Junior Democracy Badge, and Girl Scout Cadette Democracy Badge.
Fee includes completed badge. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Program on the Go dates are also available.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes)
This program is offered in February and March 2022.

Self Portrait Painting

Take a tour of the art gallery at One River School of Art & Design in Englewood before heading to a studio to draw and paint the ultimate selfie. Show the world your inner and outer beauty in this self-portrait workshop with a professional artist. You’ll learn how to draw your unique facial features, experiment with unconventional painting techniques, and discover how to add mood to your personal painting.

This program activity will help girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Painting Badge.
LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors)
Dates for this program to be available soon.

Sensational Stars

Get a closer look at the stars in the sky when our Starlab traveling planetarium visits Jockey Hollow Camp in Mendham. You’ll work on your space badge as you study the constellations and other elements of the night sky.

This program activity helps girls earn the Girl Scout Daisy Space Science Explorer Badge and Girl Scout Brownie Space Science Adventurer Badge (Steps 1, 2, 3 & 4)
LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at our council shops.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered in June 2022.

Sewing 1

Create a fun, easy to sew project using a computerized sewing machine. You’ll discover how sewing incorporates technology, art, and math. Plus, you’ll learn the language of sewing and how to choose and pin fabric by creating a one-of-a-kind pillowcase.

Fee includes all program materials. LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Adults can register and participate, too.
Program on the Go dates are available for this program.
Ratios: 1:1 (if desired)
This program is offered October 2021 through May 2022.

Sewing 2

Once you’ve completed Sewing 1, expand your sewing knowledge and skills in this workshop using a computerized sewing machine to make an elastic waistband skirt or halter top. You’ll learn about style, body measurements, and the basics of garment construction, as you explore your personal style and build your confidence in creating your own clothing designs.

Fee includes all program materials. LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Sewing 1 is a prerequisite.
Adults can register and participate, too.
Program on the Go dates are available for this program.
Ratios: 1:1 (if desired)
This program is offered in December 2021, and February, March, April, and May 2022.

Story Detectives

Test your critical thinking skills and race against the clock during this one-hour virtual brain-challenging game. Pretend you’re a detective as you solve a series of mysteries using puzzles and riddles. Mystery story themes include: The Ghost of Pandora’s Manor, A Trip to Mars, and A Winter Wonderland.

This program activity helps girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Senses Badge, Girl Scout Junior Detective Badge, and Girl Scout Cadette Special Agent Badge.
Fee includes completed badge. LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at council shops.
This program is offered November 2021 through April 2022.

Stress Less & Feel Good

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when trying to balance school, activities, social media, and relationships. In this workshop, we’ll talk about how stress feels in our body and how we can shift from feeling stressed to feeling good. You’ll learn to stretch and balance with yoga, do some easy breathing techniques, and use your five senses to refocus, release stress, and feel good at Body Positive Works in Saddle River, NJ.

LINK patch can be purchased at council shops.
Ratios: 2:6 (Daisies), 2:12 (Brownies), 2:16 (Juniors), 2:20 (Cadettes)
This program is offered October 2021 through June 2022.

Summer Camp Information Night

You’re invited to a fun and engaging introduction to our summer camp programs. Meet our Camp Directors, discover what a typical day is like at Jockey Hollow and Lake Rickabear Day Camps, and learn more about our facilities, activities, and services. We’ll answer all your questions and share some of the fun and exciting times our campers have experienced. Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts are welcome to attend.

New or returning campers and their families are invited to attend.
Registration is suggested in case of program cancelation, but not required.
Register online, by email to customercare@gsnnj.org, or call 973-248-8200.
Information Nights are offered in January, February, and March 2022.

Taste of History at Home

Discover how recipes for cakes and cookies from the 1820s can be adapted for baking today during this virtual presentation by the Macculloch Hall Historical Museum. You’ll learn how to prepare a Macculloch family dessert recipe at home, and you’ll get a glimpse of the family’s historic kitchen with fireplace and hearth and 19th-century kitchen tools.

This program activity helps girl earn the Junior Simple Meals Badge (steps 2 & 4). LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Fee includes an electronic booklet with historic recipes and ingredients list.
This program is offered in November 2021 and January 2022.

Trail Explorers

Explore the great outdoors with us as you learn to prepare for a hike and then hit the trails at Jockey Hollow Camp in Mendham. You’ll earn your Girl Scout Brownie Trail Adventure Badge by learning how to prepare for the hike and how to stay safe outside, while enjoying nature along the way. You’ll make your own nut-free trail mix, before heading out to take a guided hike.

This program activity helps girls earn the Girl Scout Brownie Trail Adventure Badge.
Fee includes program supplies and badge. LINK patch can be purchased at the council shops.
Ratios: 2:12 (Brownies)
This program is offered in April 2022.

What's on the Menu?

Put on your chef’s hat and apron to make three simple recipes or your own Focaccia Bread when the staff of Food Explorers conduct this virtual cooking class.

Zoom link and ingredients list will be provided a few days prior to the program. Some ingredients will need to be purchased, but most are household staples.
LINK patch and completed badge can be purchased at the council shops.
This program is offered October 2021 through June 2022.

What's the Point?

Be inspired by Impressionist painters to create your own mini floral masterpiece. You’ll learn the history of art, and how the focus changed from portraits and historical themes to plants, flowers, and outdoor scenes during this virtual workshop with the Frelinghuysen Arboretum staff. Learn different painting techniques and how to mix colors using a color wheel.

Fee includes art supplies needed. LINK patch and fun patch can be purchased at the council shops.
This program is offered in February 2022.