Healthy Living & Sports Urban Hikes Kansas City
What If Puppets (Formerly Mesner Puppet Theater)
Wayside Waifs
3901 Martha Truman Road, Kansas City, MO 64137, can travel to troops within 30 minutes. Wayside Waifs prepares pets and people for the bond of their lives. Wayside is the largest pet adoption cam- pus in Kansas City, serving more than 40,000 pets and people through pet adoptions, youth education, canine training programs, community outreach, and more. For more information, visit our website. Workshops are FREE for Girl Scouts! To register your troop for a program complete the program request form.
300 E 39th St, Suite LL2D, Kansas City, MO 64111. This partner will also travel up to 25 miles from downtown Kansas City to your troop’s location. What if Puppets’ mission is to inspire play and cultivate connections through puppetry. We create innovative puppet-based experiences, performances, and education programs that support the social, emotional, and aesthetic development of young people. Contact Education Manager, Karese Kaw-uh at karese@whatifpuppets.org to schedule your experience or ask any questions about the workshop below.
Hikes will begin at an easily accessible starting point relevant to where the hike is being held. Urban Hikes KC provides guided urban hikes in Downtown KCK, KCMO, Plaza, and Shawnee. While exploring the city, we see vibrant murals, interesting buildings, learn KC history and maybe even ride the Streetcar! Learn more at http://urbanhikeskc.com/. Please fill out this Google form and we’ll get back with you to coordinate a date for your hike or call (913) 229-6493. Weekdays or weekends are available with more availability on weekdays. Description of hikes found here: Cost: $19.01 per Girl Scout, adult, or sibling. Minimum $300 on weekdays / $350 on weekends.
Available Programs:
Available Programs:
Art & Design Badge Workshop
Available Programs:
Urban Hike
Activating Em-PAW-thy, Paw-etiquette for Pooches & People, and Educational Tour
It’s a puppet party, and you’re invited! Girl Scouts can complete steps for their Art & Design Badge through a fun Puppet Party! Girl Scouts can spend time with their troop while making pup- pets of themselves and learning ways to bring them to life. What if Puppets provides the materials and puppet-making expertise. Now all we need is your troop and their creativity! Cost: $18 per Girl Scout (includes all materials) Length: 1.5 Hours
In this 2-3 mile urban hike, explore vibrant murals, ride the KC Streetcar, interact with sculptures, explore Kansas City and end with ice cream or pizza.
Girls will learn to understand what animals need to be happy and healthy by identifying and connecting feelings that people and animals have in common. The goal of this workshop is to explore empathy, both human and animal, and motivate girls to help take care of others. Min/Max: 10 minimum for on-site and off-site (no max) Paw-etiquette for Pooches & People: Dog Safety
Min/Max: 5/15
Min/Max: 12/30
Puppetry for Collaboration & Creativity: Using the Ancient Art of Bunraku Puppetry to Foster Teamwork
Mural Urban Hike
Outdoor Art Creator/Explorer Urban Hike
Explore Kansas City on a fun and interactive 3-mile urban hike designed for Brownie or Junior Girl Scouts! Together we’ll wander through iconic areas of our city and create our own piece of out- door-inspired art along the way. Brownies/Juniors will complete 4 of the 5 steps for the Outdoor Art Badges while learning a bit of KC history. Badge not included. Length: approx. 3 miles over 3 hours.
Starting at Union Station, we’ll see the model train exhibit, then walk through the Crossroads to view 25+ colorful murals from the Spray See Mo Festival, plus a sound sculpture and Art Alley. Plenty of photo ops in the Arts District! We’ll end with ice cream, Dole Whip, or pizza.
This program will help girls understand dog communication through dog body language. Girls will discover how to safely approach, recognize when a dog needs space, and avoid negative interactions with dogs.
Teamwork is hard! In this workshop, we teach the foundations of the ancient art of Bunraku, a form of Japanese puppetry, while giving troops an opportunity to work together and collaborate while exploring the main emotions and how to handle them. With a focus on storytelling, troops will learn about character-building, objectives, and tactics, all while engaging with their peers. Cost:
Min/Max: 10/On-site 20, Off-site 30
Min/Max: NA/20
Min/Max: NA/20
$13 per Girl Scout. Min/Max: 12/30
Educational Tour
Shawnee Urban Hike
Girl Scout Entrepreneurship Urban Hike
From Downtown Shawnee, we’ll walk east to discover 150-year- old buildings, old trails, and burial grounds. At West Flanders Park, learn about the Old Military Road’s impact. We’ll explore native plants and see how this indigenous camping ground became suburban neighborhoods. End downtown with historical build- ings and stories from Bleeding Kansas to the county’s first library. Finish with gelato or tacos.
The urban hike is designed to complete most of the steps for the entrepreneurship badge. Please complete steps 1 and 2 before the hike. We’ll take the streetcar, see colorful murals, talk to local business owners, and work on our business ideas at Hi Tides Coffee Shop. Cost: $18 a girl, adult and sibling Minimum $300 on a weekday and $350 weekend. Length: 3 miles over 3 hours.
Take a tour of Wayside Waifs’ state-of-the-art campus. Girls will learn about all the services that Wayside Waifs provides for animals, from animal intake to the veterinary medical center and adoption center - experiencing all that Wayside Waifs has to offer animals. Length: 1 hour.
Min/Max: 10/20
Min/Max: NA/20
Min/Max: 4/20
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