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Have you run out of ideas for Scout meetings? Let the Buffalo Grove Park District and the Raupp Museum help. Many Scout badge requirements can be filled by visiting the Raupp Museum and completing an activity while you are there. Some badges can even be earned completely in one visit to the museum. Please Note: There may be a small fee ($1 - $2 per Scout) associated with some Badge programs.

The Raupp Museum has programs that can help with the following Scout Badges, Patches, activities and pins:

Manners 101 For Scouts
This 90-minute class is designed for Scouts (both boys and
girls) to have the opportunity to earn their Manner Badge.
This class is a combination of both our dining and social
grace classes. Some of the topics covered include introductions, conversations, proper table setting and technique. All class times, dates and fees will be coordinated through the Park District. Please call Chris Eckert at (847) 850-2123 to schedule a class.

Basic Water Rescue (Will help provide Water Safety Badge)
This class will provide individuals with information and skills necessary to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies. Participants will learn how to prepare and protect themselves and assist others. There is an in-water skills session so all participants need to be prepared to enter the water (chest deep). The pool staff will conduct this program and there is a fee. To schedule, please call Rick Missing at (847) 850-2107.

Brownie Girl Scouts

• Listening To The Past Try-It
  Have your troop visit the museum, see a slide show on the history of Buffalo Grove, do a scavenger hunt and more.  There is also a leader’s worksheet available for a field trip to a historic cemetery.
  Fee: Free

• Wildflower Try-It
  This exciting new program blossoms with the flowers each spring! Brownies will work both outside and inside the Raupp Museum as they identify local wildflowers, learn how and why seeds travel, and even find out which plants were once used as medicine. Please note: This program is only available in May.

• Wave The Flag Patch
  This fun patch teaches Brownies all about the history of the Stars and Stripes! While at the museum the girls will learn the story behind the
  creation of the flag and how to make 5-pointed stars just like Betsey Ross did. They’ll even make their own felt flag to take home. This program takes
  place at the Raupp Museum and can be scheduled by calling the Raupp Museum at (847) 459-2318. There is a $1 fee per participant.

• Laura Ingalls Wilder Patch
  This exciting program lets girls learn about life on a covered wagon, bake bread from scratch, and hand-sew their own apron while enjoying one of the classics of children's literature. The museum will even have Little House on the Prarie books to borrow, if you do not have your own. Please Note: This program is available January thru May only and there will be a fee to cover supplies.

Junior Girl Scouts

• Folk Arts
  Bring your troop to the museum to learn about folk arts and crafts from the past. They will even make their own cornhusk doll.
  Fee: $2 per Scout

• Laura Ingalls Wilder Patch
  This exciting program lets girls learn about life on a covered wagon, bake bread from scratch, and hand-sew their own apron while enjoying one of the classics of children's literature. The museum will even have Little House on the Prarie books to borrow, if you do not have your own. Please Note: This program is available January thru May only and there will be a fee to cover supplies.
  
  
• Local Lore
  Your troop will learn about community history, look at a newspaper from 25 years ago, and make a poster depicting a historic issue.
  Fee: Free
  
  
• Toymaker
  With this fun badge your troop members will learn about old-fashioned toys, play historic games, and make a climbing bear toy to take home.
  Fee: $4 per Scout

• Theatre Arts Badge
  Let the Performing Arts division of the Park District help your Junior Girl Scout troop earn the Theatre Arts Badge. Troop members can attend a
  performance of a Park District-produced musical. Before the show, the girls will watch the make-up artist in action, and after the performance, they will
  have a chance to meet the cast and take a backstage tour! Leaders also will also be given a special packet of theater games and activities that they can do with the troop. For more information on planning a badge outing, please call Lindsay Grandt at (847) 850-2132. Please note: there is a fee
  associated with this badge.

• Yarn & Fibers
  Troop members go from wool to wow with this neat badge. They will be able to see and feel different animal fibers, try spinning with a drop spindle, try dyeing yarns with natural dye, see fabric used as art, and make a take-home weaving project.
  Fee: $2 per Scout

• Drawing & Painting - Available only in December!
  For one month only, Scouts will be able to visit a special art exhibit in the museum, try drawing with 3 different media, try painting without brushes, learn how different shapes are used to construct a picture, experiment with creating new colors and more.
  Fee: $2 per Scout

• CSI 1899 - Forensic Science Patch - For older Junior & Cadette Girl Scouts only
  This exciting new patch combines science and history as Scouts work to solve a murder mystery, which occurred over 100 years ago. Participants
  will learn how to dust for fingerprints, examine bullets, map a crime scene, and even extract DNA from a strawberry.

Tiger Cub Scouts

• Making My Family Special
  Did you know Tiger Cubs are able to earn an achievement just by visiting a local museum? Even better, the Raupp Museum has a special program
  where Tiger Cubs can visit the museum, do a scavenger hunt and make a small scrapbook. At the end of the program, each Scout will have earned
  a black bead and an orange bead. To schedule a Tiger Scout program, please call the Raupp Museum at (847) 459-2318.

Bear Cub Scouts

• Native American Life
  This exciting program will teach what life was like for the Potawatomi over 175 years ago. Participants will be able to touch reproduction artifacts, feel deer hide and try a Potawatomi game. There is also an optional art project. To schedule this program, please call the Raupp Museum at (847) 459-2318.
  Fee: Free

• The Past Is Exciting & Important
  What was life like in Buffalo Grove 25 years ago? Visit the Raupp Museum to find out! For this special program Bear Cub Scouts will look at newspapers
  from 25 years ago, see a short slide show and learn about the history of Buffalo Grove. To schedule the program, please call the Raupp Museum at (847) 459-2318.
  Fee: Free

Webelos

• Map & Compass Belt Loop
  Can't tell up from down? The museum can help. This museum program will teach basic compass skills, and then allow scouts to test their new knowledge by following an on site-treasure map.
  Fee: Free

• Scholar
  Learn all about what it was like to go to school 100 years ago.  See pictures of one-room schoolhouses from Buffalo Grove and learn how schools have changed.
  Fee: Free

If you'd like to schedule a Scout program, please contact Debbie Fandrei at (847) 459-2318.