0Special Programs & Events

Cincinnati Museum Center offers a variety of badge programs for Webelos, Boy Scouts, American Heritage Girls, Junior Girl Scouts and Brownie Scouts. All programs include private demonstrations, discussions and exploration of the museum all day. Call (513) 287-7021 to reserve your place.

Brownie Programs

People of the World Try-It
November 21, 2009 (Latin American Culture Fest weekend)
January 16, 2010 (African Culture Fest weekend)
February 20, 2010 (Appalachian Culture Fest weekend)
March 13, 2010 (Celtic Culture Fest weekend)
April 24, 2010 (Asian Culture Fest weekend)
9:30 a.m. to noon
Maximum 45
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

Girl Scouts learn about children from a variety of countries by visiting our Children Just Like Me exhibit in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. They will learn how to say hello and goodbye in different languages, as well as songs and crafts from different countries. The program includes presentation of the badge provided by Cincinnati Museum Center and all day access to Duke Energy Children’s Museum. Programs are held the same weekends as our Culture Fests to provide additional diversity. Culture Fests include storytelling, dancing, native clothing, jewelry, and performances free in our Rotunda. Participating in this program will fulfill requirements #1, 4, 5 and 6.

Crystal Clear Science Days
March 20, 2010
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Maximum of 200
$25/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

Brownies have the unique opportunity to work towards three badges in one day! Crystal Clear Science will provide interactive, experiment based programs covering the Science Wonders, Water Everywhere, and Sounds of Music Try-it activities. The day includes three 45 minute programs and access to both the Museum of Natural History & Science and the Cinergy Children’s Museum.

Listening to the Past
January 23, 2010
February 6, 2010
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Maximum 45
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

This program will introduce history to Brownies in an interactive way. The program begins in the Cincinnati History Museum where the girls can explore our 1800’s replica of the Cincinnati public landing. Your troop will get an opportunity to journey back in time and play children’s games from the past. The program continues with a look at the exhibit Cincinnati in Motion. The program concludes with a private tour of Union Terminal where your troop will discover the importance of the building to Cincinnati history. All participants will receive a Listening to the Past Try-It. This program fulfills requirements #2, 4, 5 and 6.

Science in Action
October 24, 2009
December 12, 2009
February 27, 2010
10 a.m. noon

Sunday, November 1, 2009
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Maximum 45
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

Brownies will go on a science and technology hunt in our Museum of Natural History and Science, make weird glop, learn about magnetic attraction, and conduct fun science experiments! The program ends with the presentation of the badge provided my Cincinnati Museum Center. Participants and adults will have access to the Museum of Natural History and Science all day. This program fulfills requirements #1, 2, 3, 5, and 6.

Junior Girl Scout Programs

Rocks Rock
November 7, 2009
January 9, 2010
May 1, 2010
9:30 a.m. noon

December 5, 2009
April 10, 2010
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Maximum 45
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

This program includes a guided tour of the Museum of Natural History and Science. Scouts will learn about fossils, minerals, glaciers and dinosaurs. The girls will have a private demonstration in our Nature’s Trading Post discussing hardness scale, local fossils, and types of rocks. Participating in this program will fulfill requirements #1, 2, 3, 5, and 8. Badge is provided by Cincinnati Museum Center.

Architecture Badge
September 26, 2009
October 10, 2009
November 14, 2009
January 23, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

May 1, 2010
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Maximum 45
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

Union Terminal is a perfect place to hold this program. Girls will discuss styles of architecture in the Cincinnati area and around the world. Girls will put together a scrapbook of architectural styles they can take home with them. They will then have a private Rotunda Tour guided by a volunteer of the Cincinnati Heritage Program. Once back in the classroom, girls will work together to design and build a structure as quickly as possible with limited resources. All participants will receive an Architecture badge. The troop will have access to the Cincinnati History Museum all day. Participating in this program will fulfill requirements #1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10.

Local Lore Badge
November 14, 2009
February 20, 2010
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Maximum 45
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

The program consists of a visit to the Cincinnati History Museum, a short discussion on local legends and lore, and an activity utilizing historic maps of our city. The program focuses on the changes of our city, good and bad, and how they have affected the people living here. Girls are required to complete an activity of the badge on their own prior to the program. At the conclusion, scouts will have earned the Local Lore badge, provided by the museum. The program also includes access to the Cincinnati History Museum all day. Participating in this program will fulfill requirements #1, 2, 4, 7, 10.

Theatre Badge
October 17, 2009
December 19, 2009
February 13, 2010
10 a.m. to noon

May 15, 2010
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Maximum 45
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

Help your troop dive into the world of theatre. Girls will discover basics of performing for an audience. They will learn how to: project their voice clearly, apply stage make-up that will fool anyone, learn to think quickly on their feet during improve, and much more! All participants will receive a Theatre Badge provided by Cincinnati Museum Center. Also the troop will have access to the Cinergy Children’s Museum all day. This program fulfills requirements #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9

Folk Arts Badge
December 12, 2009
December 19, 2009
March 7, 2010
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Maximum 45
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

The program consists of a visit to the Cincinnati History Museum and a visit from a storyteller. Scouts will also learn a folk dance, folk song, and make a special craft they can take home with them. All participants will receive a Folk Art Badge provided by the Cincinnati Museum Center. Participants and adults will have access to the Cincinnati History Museum all day. Program fulfills requirements #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10.

New! Crystal Clear Science Program
Junior scouts will have the opportunity to work towards three badges in one day! Crystal Clear Science will provide interactive, experiment based programs covering the Science of Everyday Life, Rocks Rock, and Making it Matter badge requirements. The day includes three 45 minute programs, three badges per scout, and access to both the Museum of Natural History & Science and the Duke Energy Children’s Museum.
November 1, 2009
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Maximum 200
$25/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

Webelos Programs

Webelos Geology Badge

October 3, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
November 7, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
December 5, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm
January 9, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
February 6, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm
March 14, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
April 10, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
May 8, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

Join us for a look at geology in the Cincinnati area! Look at rocks minerals and fossils at our Nature’s Trading Post, experiment with volcanoes, and test your skills in geology while walking through the Museum of Natural History!

Webelos Showman Badge
October 17, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
January 30, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
February 13, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
$13/scout

One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

Help your troop dive into the world of theatre. Scouts will discover the basics of performing. They will learn to apply stage make-up, improv, learn a folk song, make a puppet and put on a puppet show! Participants will have access to the Duke Energy Children’s Museum all day. Participating in this program will fulfill requirements #3, 5, 6, 11, 16, 19, 21, 22 and 23.