Fun Patch Workshops For Girl Scouts And Boy Scouts
Scouts who complete one of our Museum workshops are rewarded with a "fun patch" to celebrate their new learning. We adjust the content of our fun Patch workshops so that they are suitable for all ages, from Daisies and Cubs through Senior Scouts. Scout groups may also choose any of the workshops we have for school groups.
Pictures for Your Fingertips
Explore how people who are blind and visually impaired read braille and "see" through tactile illustrations. Then make a picture, a card, or a mask for your fingertips to see. (Requires a $3.00 per student materials fee.)
The Braille Code
This workshop is intended for older Scouts. Louis Braille was only twelve years old when he began work on the system of reading and writing now used worldwide by the blind. Scouts will be inspired by his story. They'll also learn the basics of Louis' alphabet and practice writing on both a braille slate and a braillewriter.
Connect the Dots
Intended for younger Scouts, this workshop focuses on the braille code as a system for communication. Scouts will learn the basics of the braille alphabet and practice writing on a braillewriter. Each Scout receives a magazine written in braille and a card for decoding it.
Inventive Solutions
Scouts will learn about the amazing products generations of engineers and technicians have designed so that the blind have the tools they need to achieve at high levels.
Dog Guides
Learn all you ever wanted to know about these amazing dogs who partner with people who are blind. Find out what they do for their handlers, how they are trained, and what happens when the harness comes off.
Meet Mary Ingalls
Mary Ingalls, the older sister of the celebrated children's author Laura Ingalls Wilder, was left blind after a bout with scarlet fever when she was fourteen. Learn all about Mary's richly rewarding life. Sing along with some of Pa's fiddle tunes and weave a beaded bracelet (the same as those Mary made for her sisters. Great for Junior Girl Scouts.