Program In A Box

These program boxes are available with a variety of topics for leaders and service units to use as a resource when working with girls. Program kits are recommended for Brownies and Juniors; with the "Her Story" kits recommended for Daisy girls. A boxed program kit contains an activity booklet, as well as most of the supplies you may need to complete the activities. Program boxes are supplied with materials for up to 15 girls. Additional materials will need to be purchased by the troop. The rental price and deposit fee varies with each program box.

Advance reservations are required.

American Girl Series

	Program-in-a Box Topics and Contents	Per Box	Per Girl (over 15)
Addy (1864) The Civil War has just ended and Addy is now free. The girls can make lemonade, jump rope, play traditional games, learn about music, and make a doll size rug.	Meet the doll “Addy and Her Story”. This gives girls of all ages an introduction to Addy. Next the girls can make a revolving serpent like what was used in 1864. The girls will have a blast making lemonade from real lemons and playing jump rope with the rest of the troop. Supplies Needed: Crayons, scissors, 4 lemons, ice, water and CD player (optional)	$20	$2.00
	Addy’s “Fun with Games” will take your troop back to 1864 with the games that girls played. Storytelling was an important activity in the early days and you can share a story. Cat’s cradle, Jacob’s ladder and Tangram ane some of the games Addy and her friends played to pass the time. Discover a new game from our history! Supplies Needed: Crayons, scissors and cornbread.	$20	$2.00
	Addy’s “Theater Fun” is rich with the culture of 1864. African-American music is some of the richest and most beautiful today. Let your girls listen to the music of the slaves and learn how these “secret” songs were collected. Make a shadow puppet and put on you own play. Finish the meeting with a rousing game of tag. Supplies Needed: Crayons, scissors, CD player, glue and buttermilk.	$20	$2.00
	Addy’s “Winter Fun” is full of brain teasers. The slaves had to pass the time with songs and riddles. Sometimes there is no right or wrong answer but a lively discussion of the answer. Addy made rugs out of scraps of material but you can make a latch hook rug for your doll. Lastly, have fun playing a new game called “Novel Writers”. Supplies Needed: Crayons and pork rinds.	$45	$3.00
Samantha (1901) At the turn of the century "proper" young ladies are educated with weekly music classes. Girls will create a keepsake silhouette, have a tea party, learn manners and play croquet.	Meet the doll “Samantha and Her Story”. This gives girls of all ages an introduction to Samantha. Girls will make keepsake silhouettes and use a “new” kitchen gadget to peel an apple. Then the girls will have a chance to blow bubbles just like Samantha did with her friends. Supplies Needed: Scissors, apples (1 for each girl), table, chair, crayons, pencil and CD Player (optional).	$20	$2.50
	Samantha is “Miss Manners” and she will help your troop learn about etiquette. You can plan to have a tea party and teach the girls table manners as well as setting a table. In 1904 it was very important for young ladies to behave in the “proper” way and know how to act at parties. Exercise was also becoming important. The girls will get to “get physical” like the girls did from 1904. Supplies Needed: Glue, loose tea, lady finger cookies, crayons and pink lemonade (optional).	$20	$3.50
	Samantha’s “Parlor Fun”. Has everything you need to plan a meeting indoors. The girls will get to listen to music form the turn of the century. Some of the songs will be new and some are old favorites. Cutting out snowflakes and making candy crystal were another way Samantha kept busy in the coldest part of the year. Finish the meeting with a game of animal charades. Supplies Needed: CD player, scissors, glue, 3 cups water, 9 cups sugar, pencils and crayons.	$20	$2.00
	Samantha’s “Backyard Games”. This box contains the doll and story of Samantha’s best friend Nellie. Make something that Nellie and Samantha would have shared and play a game of croquet. Ginger was a new spice and the troop will get to sample ginger snaps. Supplies Needed: Ginger Snap Cookies, Crayons or markers for decorating.	$30	$2.50
Molly (1944) WWII is going on and Molly is doing her best to support the troops. The girls can make stationary, listen to a radio show, learn about recycling and rationing, and make an apple potholder to take home.	Meet the doll “Molly and Her Story”. This gives girls of all ages an introduction to Molly. The girls can make their own stationary just like Molly used to write to her dad in the war of 1944. Make and eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to learn about protein and learn a new game. Supplies Needed: Knife (for cutting sandwiches), bread, peanut butter and jelly.	$20	$2.00
	Molly “Supports the Troops” gives your girls the chance to learn about rationing and recycling. The girls get to make a scrap paper jar, play kick the can and get a taste of Spam. Conservation was the theme in 1944 and your troop can learn how recycling and reusing got popular. Supplies Needed: Glue and Spam.	$45	$3.00
	Molly “Sewing Fun” gives the girls a chance to sit and enjoy learning about 1944. The girls each make an adorable apple potholder while listening to the popular songs of the day. Music was a great reminder of home for the soldiers. More moms went into the work force so jell-o and quick fix food items became popular. During the war secret codes was a way to get messages from one place to another. Learn how your troop can create a secret code to pass message to their friends or family. Supplies Needed: CD player, scissors, pencil (1 for each girl), Jell-O (sample for each girl) and spoons.	$45	$3.00
	Molly’s “Summer Fun” has everything you need to enjoy and evening. The girls can listen to an episode of Superman on the radio. Molly didn’t have a television. Make a patriotic pinwheel and play pin the star on the flag. Supplies Needed: CD Player, pencil (1 for each girl), scissors, glue, deviled eggs, orange juice and small cup.	$30	$2.50

Science Kits

Program-in-a Box Topics and Contents	Per Box	Per Girl (over 15)
“Science In Action” explores solids, liquids and gasses and other fun science mysteries. Make weird glop, blow up a balloon without using your own breath, make a butterfly of many different colors and create magnetic patterns. This kit will earn the Brownie “Science in Action” try-it. Daisy Girl Scouts will complete other activities. They complete a beautiful butterfly and play a game of “Sink or Float?” Supplies Needed: water	$20	$2.00
In “Science Wonders ” the girls learn that sometimes you need to be patient with your experiments. Your troop will find out what things at your meeting place are magnetic. Start making rock candy to eat at home. Make invisible ink for private messages while learning about a special kind of electricity that can be made right at your troop meeting. This kit will earn the Brownie “Science Wonders” Try-it. Supplies needed: milk, lemon juice, lamp with bulb, boiling water (prepared before meeting), saucepan, sugar	$20	$2.00
“Soar and Explore ” gives each girl a chance to make her own air powered rocket. Make two more kinds of flyers from common household objects. Explore what CSI experts do and find out how they study fingerprinting and what makes each fingerprint different. Supplies Needed: scissors for every girl	$20	$2.00
“Magic of Harry Potter” All the girls make an origami “fortune teller” for Divination. Make “magic ink” to send secret messages. And play feather float while waiting for a yummy snack made in Herbology. Supplies Needed: lemon juice, clothes iron (dry), cookies, chocolate pudding, gummy worms	$20	$2.00

Additional materials will need to be supplied by the troop. See supplies needed under each program box category. Program boxes may only be rented for three weeks. Payment can be made by cash, check or credit card. The rental fee and deposit fee must be made together. If the equipment is returned, without missing or damaged items, the deposit fee will be returned within two weeks. To find out more about these amazing program boxes contact Delane Elliott, at 385-3677, ext.230.