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Girl Scout Activities To Earn Patches Or Badges For Daisies, Brownies, Juniors and Cadettes!

Helen Woodward Animal Center is a proud partner of Girl Scouts San Diego!

Helen Woodward Animal Center is proud to offer Girl Scout activities that help girls meet their requirements for Daisy, Brownie, Junior, and Cadette badges or Journey series, all while interacting with a variety of animal species.

Earn a Badge!

Our badge earning activities for Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, and Cadettes offer Girl Scouts the opportunity to earn their Eco Learner Badge, Pets Badge, Animal Habitats Badge, and Animal Helpers Badge!

Our Girl Scout activities include 90-minute tours that meet ALL badge requirements and girl scouts will go home with the appropriate badge for their vest or sash.

Cost: $19.45 per child (minimum $75, includes badge). Parent Chaperones are admitted free for the purpose of supervising children. The chaperone to child ratio is 1:5. Extra chaperones are $5 each.

Animal Helper Badge
Habitats Badge
Pets Badge
Eco Learner Badge

Custom Trips

Our Custom Girl Scout Trip is the perfect opportunity for all ages to learn about and interact with a variety of animals and build compassion through visiting different departments at the Center or fulfilling community service work. You can even purchase a custom Helen Woodward Animal Center patch to commemorate the visit!  Each program is 90 minutes long and allows each troop to choose the activities and animals included in the tour for the ultimate customizable experience!

Option A: 4 animal visits and 1 Center activity
Option B: 2 animal visits and 2 Center activities

  • Girl Scout activities and available animals can be chosen from the lists below.
  • Animal interaction is dependent upon animal health and availability on a day-to-day basis.
  • Must be at least 5 years old to pet reptiles.

 

Cost: $15.45 per child (minimum $75)

Parent Chaperones are admitted free for the purpose of supervising children. The chaperone-to-child ratio is 1:5. Extra chaperones are $5 each.

 

The optional Helen Woodward Animal Center Patch can be purchased additionally for $5 each.

Animal Options

  1. Turtle or Tortoise: Learn about the differences in their habitats.
  2. Snake: Learn about their unique adaptations and snake safety.
  3. Sheep or Goat: Learn about their peculiar digestive system and farm animal care.
  4. Bird (dove, parrot, pigeon or chicken): Learn about animal classifications and life cycles.
  5. Miniature Horse: Learn about the “jobs” they perform, both past and present.
  6. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach: Learn about misconceptions of these creepy crawlies.
  7. Lizard: Learn about their classification and interesting defense and protection methods.
  8. Rabbit or Guinea Pig: Learn about proper pet care and Pet Encounter Therapy.
  9. *Dog: Learn about canine body language and the importance of safety.
    *Dogs are already owned by someone and are part of our animal ambassador team. Their use is based on owner availability.

Center Activities

  1. Equine Hospital: Go behind the scenes and see the different areas of the hospital.  Observe the steps a horse patient goes through during a surgery, and recovery. (Must be 7 years or older)
  2. Therapeutic Riding: Tour the barn, meet the program horses, and learn about the many benefits for disabled riders. (Must be 7 years or older)
  3. Community Involvement: Participate in a unique activity that will provide enrichment to the animals at Helen Woodward Animal Center.

Click here to see Community Involvement options

  1. Animal Enrichment

Pick one activity from the options below:

      1. Sheep feeding encounter
        Guests will hand feed our sheep Bermuda hay pellets, which not only provides the sheep with an exciting special treat, but also teaches the sheep to become more comfortable around new faces. Recommended for any group size.
      2. Small mammal socialization
        Assist with the socialization of our small mammals by pairing groups of children up with a mammal and allowing the children to read to the animal. This helps our animals get accustomed to new sounds and smells! Recommended for groups of 4-10 people.
      3. Small mammal enrichment
        Create enrichment toys and food puzzles for our small mammals to enjoy! Recommended for groups of 4-10 people.
      4. Dog enrichment
        Create a braided dog toy for the dogs that are waiting for adoption to play with! Recommended for groups of 4-10 people.
  1. Show You Care
      1. Write to therapy animals
        Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Pet Encounter Therapy Program uses a team of volunteers and their amazing pets to bring unconditional love to those in need. In this activity, groups will write thank you notes to these special animals to show how much we appreciate them! Recommended for any group size.

Looking for a seasonal Girl Scout Trip?

Spring Tails
Howl-O-Ween Harvest
Wild Winter

Girl Scout Guinea Pig
-Andrea A. “This was a wonderful program! We loved it.”
Girl Scout Snake
-Jenna B. “[Our instructor] covered the requirements for the badge very well. She was very knowledgeable and answered all the girls’ questions. I was very impressed with her.”
GirlScout Gecko
-Marin V. “Girls gained exposure to animal habitat information for critters they wouldn’t typically think much about.”
GirlScout Horse
-Ashley G. “This was an amazing field trip for our girl scouts. They really enjoyed seeing all the animals, visiting the equine hospital, and the animal shelter.”
GirlScout Skink
- Nicole D. “The program provided such a unique opportunity for our girls to touch and interact with some animals they may have never seen in person before.”

Your program fee helps support all of our adoptable animals, as well as the many human and animal services that Helen Woodward Animal Center provides.

For more information:
Please contact us at education@animalcenter.org or 858-756-4117 ext. 318

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