CCM offers a variety of ways for your troop to earn badges. Choose a Field Trip to explore the museum at your own pace, participate in CCM’s Passport the World Program, attend a Scout Event at CCM, or participate in a Badge Workshop led by a museum educator.
CCM offers fun patches for troops participating in our scout programs. Souvenir fun patches are optional, and are not included with the price of badge workshops or scout events. Patches are available in the CCM Store.
Field Trips for Scouts
Chicago Children’s Museum is the perfect destination for scout troops! A field trip offers your scouts a chance to explore the entire museum at their own pace and customize your journey. Earn badges while you play, create, and investigate!
Field Trips include:
- Group orientation
- Two hours to explore the museum
- Access to programs (hyperlink to events calendar), which may occur during your visit
- Extension activity plans
Learn about our current exhibits or special programs.
Scout Field Trip Registration Information
Available Visits Times: Groups are welcomed between 10 am-3 pm, Monday-Friday.
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$3 per scout for groups of 16 and up $45 for groups of 15 or less |
| Capacity: | Maximum group size is 100. |
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Register via Phone Call (312) 464-8249 and a CCM representative will help you book your group. You will need to hold your reservation with a credit card |
Passport to the World Field Trips
Earn your Cultural Heritage Patch with CCM’s Passport to the World program. Passport to the World is a series of cultural celebrations at Chicago Children's Museum. Because the museum works in collaboration with community representatives to develop and present programming, each event authentically represents the country’s art, culture and traditions. Over 12 different countries will be showcased this year:
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Mexico: Oct. 13 -15 Native America: Nov 10 - 12 Greece: Mar. 1- 3 China: Apr. 5 - 7 India: May. 3 - 5 Nigeria: June 7 - 9 |
Puerto Rico: Nov. 3 - 5 World Celebration: Dec. 1 Persia: Mar. 8 - 10 Ireland: Apr. 12 - 14 Korea: May 10 - 12 Philippines: June 14 -16 |
Field Trip Registration Information
Available Visits Times: Groups are welcomed between 10 am-3 pm, Monday-Friday.
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Monday-Friday*
All Day Visits, Monday - Saturday* |
| Capacity: | Maximum group size is 100. |
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Pre-registration required for all visiting scout groups. Register via Phone Call (312) 464-8249 and a CCM representative will help you book your group. You will need to hold your reservation with a credit card |
*All visits are free on Thursdays, between 5 – 8pm. Click here for more information about Chicago Children’s Museum’s Kraft Free Family Night.
Scout Events
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Girl Scout Journey Days: It’s Your Story—Tell It! Thursday, Dec 15 & Dec 22, 2011, 5 – 8 pm Hear a story, tell a story, and be the story! Join us for hands-on activities and games designed to help you along your journey towards developing a strong sense of self and promoting well-being and confidence in others. This event is designed for Brownies Girl Scouts. Registration Information
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Girl Scout Journey Day: It’s Your World - Change It!
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Girl Scout Journey Day: It’s Your Planet - Love It! Sunday, April 22, 2012, 10am – 5pm Celebrate planet Earth with Chicago Children’s Museum! Join us for hands-on activities—indoors and out—designed to help you build a sense of responsibility for our planet. Registration Information
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Badge Workshops
During a CCM badge workshop to fulfill your badge requirement, your troop will participate in a themed, one-hour workshop led by a museum educator.
Art About Me
Daisies
Every child is unique! This workshop is designed to encourage students to learn about others and discover themselves by using art as a medium for expressing and exploring identity.
Arts In Action
Daisies
Visual art and creative movement come together to help children recognize that lines of many kinds are everywhere. Children will create lines in wacky ways with unique art materials—including their own bodies!
Balls, Ramps, and Chutes
Daisies
Up, down, rolling around! Young children will practice their science process skills as they build and test ramps of different shapes and sizes, and then share what they discovered about the ways things roll.
Coaster Challenge
Brownies
Build your own roller coaster! Discover the physics of simple machines by exploring force and motion, gravity, friction, momentum and more, while working in teams to complete a coaster track.
Mindful Moves
Daisies
Stomp like an elephant and wiggle like a crocodile! This high-energy workshop engages children in full-body movement through exploration of unique materials, sounds from around the world and a stimulating literacy experience.
Make a Masterpiece
Brownies
Design a large colorful masterpiece that reflects a unit of your choice! Children will become acquainted with the tools to create fabric batik, exercise their use of visual language, and create a collaborative work of art.
Traveling Badge Workshop Registration Information
| Cost: | $175 per workshop. Transportation fees may apply. |
| Maximum Capacity: | 20 for Daisies and 35 for Brownies |
| Program Availability: | Monday-Saturday, year-round |
| Register: |
Register via Phone Call (312) 464-8249 and a CCM representative will help you book your group. You will need to hold your reservation with a credit card. |
