Girl Scout Badge 2024 Workshop Schedule
If the dates and times below don’t work for your group, private Scout workshops are available by appointment for groups of 5 or more. Contact us to schedule your badge workshop at tours{at}kccg.org or call 816.931.3877 (Ext 302).
The Beanstalk Children’s Garden is located at the following address:
KCCG Headquarters
6917 Kensington
Kansas City, MO 64132
Beanstalk Children’s Garden reserves the right to cancel workshops with low reservations with 24 hours notice.
KCCG is an ideal site for Eagle, Silver Award, Gold Award, and Conservation Award projects, as well as community service opportunities!
Outdoor Art Maker Badge
Finding Art in All Aspects of Nature
June 8th at 10am-12pm
Daisies - Use all your senses as you explore our garden, making note of all the colors you see and sounds you hear! Then, try your hand at painting a landscape of your favorite plants, creating a maraca with recycled and natural materials, and learning the basics of Leave No Trace.
Garden Design
Create Your Own Design
June 15th at 10am-12pm
Juniors - Walk through the gardens full of flowers, herbs, and veggies then get started designing your own garden. It can be a large container or your whole backyard. Learn how sunlight, water, soil, and space, as well as experience and cost are essential to good garden designs. *Badge not included.
Naturalist
Trees
June 15th at 10am-12pm
Cadets - Come relax in the shade of our many fruit trees. After learning all about trees and what they can provide for us, use your detective skills to identify which tree is which by their leaves. It’s harder than you’d think! Finish the day by designing your own tree house and tree garden, and by doing a tree craft with all-natural materials. *Badge not included
Flower Badge
Creating a Neighborhood Flower Guide
August 10th at 10am-12pm
Juniors- Flowers bring beauty, joy, perfume, medicine, seeds and good nutrition to our lives. Observe the many different flowers in the fruit, herb, grain, vegetable, curiosity, and water gardens. Become a flower expert making your own personal Neighborhood Flower Guide. *Badge not included.
Snack Badge
Snacks From The Garden
September 14th at 10am-12pm
Juniors - Get your snacks fresh from the garden instead of the corner store. Check out the plants in the gardens for sunflower seeds, popcorn, raspberries, and mini tomatoes. Create a snack sampler and learn how to prepare a healthy garden recipe. Plan with friends what you will plant for a harvest snack party. *Badge not included.
Eating For You
Badge
September 14th at 10am-12pm
Cadets - Can making healthy food choices really increase your energy? Do antioxidants and proper hydration give your skin a natural glow? Is added sugar really hiding in your favorite snacks? Find out the answers to these questions and more, while learning some new recipes and tasting an easy-to-prepare healthy snack! *Badge not included.
Bugs Badge
Observing Insect Habitats
August 17th at 10am-12pm
October 5th at 10am-12pm
October 12th at 10am-12pm
Brownie - Bugs: find out how we can’t live without them. Look for bugs in their garden habitats. Learn how to use a field guide to identify insects. Sort out “good” bugs and “bad” bugs for gardeners. Take your Bug Craft home and share your bug expertise. *Badge not included.