Girl Scout Exploration Day Programs

Girl Scout Programs

Girl Scout programs offer families and scout troops the opportunity to explore plant-based themes through a variety of hands-on activities and take-home projects. 

Girl Scout Daisies
Girl Scout Daisies: Numbers and Art in Nature

Girl Scout Daisies search for patterns, colors and sounds in the Gardens as they use math to create art. Daisies learn to use nature as a measuring tool, explore shadows and create art inspired by nature to take home. 

Girl Scout Brownies
Girl Scout Brownies: Go Green!

Be a green Girl Scout. Girl Scout Brownies learn about ways to save energy, explore water-smart garden plants, create reusable items and plant an air-purifying house plant to take home.

Fall 2026 through spring 2027 schedule of Girl Scout Programs will be available in July 2026. Visit our Guided Discovery Tour page for alternate options for your group.

Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors
Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors: Natural Art Explorers and Creators

Girl Scout Juniors and Brownies explore the beauty of nature as they become natural art explorers and creators. Girl Scouts discover how nature inspires art, explore the visual interests of natural textures, search for hidden patterns and design and plant a terrarium to take home with them.

Two yellow orchids with light and dark pink centers
Girl Scout Juniors: Fantastic Flowers Make and Take

Warm up this winter while exploring the Gardens' indoor plant displays! Girl Scout Juniors learn about the anatomy of a flower as they dissect flowers, use their creativity to design and construct a paper flower display and explore the beauty of the Gardens' Orchid Showcase. 

Purple flower with bee
Girl Scout Make and Take: Mini Pollinator Gardens

All levels of Girl Scouts are invited to join us as we celebrate pollinators. Explore the Gardens' magnificent spring blooms, look for pollinators in action and plant and decorate a miniature pollinator garden to take home. 

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