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Scout Programs

Cincinnati Museum Center offers a variety of badge programs for Webelos, Junior Girl Scouts and Brownie Scouts. All programs include private demonstrations, discussions and exploration of the museum after the program takes place. Call (513) 287-7021 to reserve your place. Check out cincymuseum.org/programs/scouts for more information. Cost per program is $13 per scout.

Webelos

Scientist Pin
Webelos will learn how to think like scientists as they experiment with air and water pressure, crystal formation, gravity and optical illusions.

Sunday, March 18 - 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 19 - 10 a.m. to noon

Showman Pin
Help your troop dive into the world of theater! Scouts will discover the basics of performing. Learn about stage direction, make a puppet and put on a puppet show!

Saturday, March 24 - 10 a.m. to noon

Saturday, April 28 - 10 a.m. to noon

Engineer Pin
Have you ever wondered what it takes to build a bridge? Or how electricity gets to your house? Learn about the kinds of problems that Engineers solve through hands-on activities and demonstrations. Come prepared to ask questions to a real engineer!

Satrurday, April 21 - 10 a.m. to noon

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Webelos Geology Pin
Look at geology in the Cincinnati area. Learn how to identify rocks and minerals, experiment with volcanoes and test your own skills in geology while completing a scavenger hunt through the Museum of Natural History & Science.

Sunday, May 6 - 1 to 3 p.m.

Brownies

Bugs Badge
Explore the world of bugs and earn the Brownies Naturalist Legacy badge. Girls will meet Madagascar hissing cockroaches, examine part of the Museum Center’s insect collection and make their own butterflies.

Saturday, March 17 - 10 a.m.to noon

Sunday, May 20 - 3 to 5 p.m.

Juniors

Flowers Badge
Stop and smell the flowers while completing all the requirements for the Juniors Naturalist Legacy badge. Work in your botanist notebook, admire some of specimens and make a corsage.

Sunday, March 25 - 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 19 – 3 to 5 p.m.

Detective Badge
Hold a magnifying glass to the world of Pompeii.  Come as an individual or a group and examine the identity of an ancient city frozen in time.  Get an up close look at how anthropologists act as detectives using evidence left behind.

Saturday, June 16 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Saturday, July 21 - noon to 2 p.m.

Saturday, May 5 – 10 a.m. to noon

Private Scout Programs

Can't make it to any of the scheduled programs? Private Scout programs allow you to pick the day and the badge for your group. Cost: $200 for up to 15 Scouts. We currently offer programs for Webelos, Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts.

Programs are available on Saturdays at 12:30 and 3 p.m. and on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Each program lasts 2 hours. Cost is $200 for up to 15 scouts and 3 adults. $13 for each additional scout and $6.50 for each additional adult. Call (513) 287-7021 to book your program!

Regular Scout Program Policies

$13 per Scout - One chaperone per five scouts free, $6.50 per additional adult

Scouts may spend the rest of the day of their program in the museum listed in their badge.

Payment in full is required at the time of reservation.

If you must cancel, there is no charge up to two weeks before the program date. Within two weeks, there is a flat $25 cancellation fee per troop.

Individuals may only reserve within two weeks based on availability and an adult must accompany the child.

We reserve the right to cancel any date that is not filled to the minimum. Programs are closed as they fill their maximum capacity.