Manna Meadows Alpacas
Museum at Prairiefire
16842 Metro Avenue, Bonner Springs, KS 66012
5801 W. 135th Street, Overland Park, KS 66223
Our mission is to provide education about alpacas and provide exposure for the animals to the community. Manna Meadows is a “troop only” experience. For more information, visit our website.
The Museum at Prairiefire, in collaboration with the American Museum of National History and other cultural and educational institutions, provides access for all to understand and celebrate natural history and science in our region and around the world.
To schedule, contact Sharon Heimes at 913-461-5003 or sharon.heimes@gmail.com.
Group visits are available Monday-Friday and can be customized to fit your group’s specific interests.
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To register your troop’s program, contact education@visitthemap.org or call (913) 333-3502.
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Girls will learn about alpacas, from their habitats to their fur and interact with the alpacas as our alpaca caregivers answer questions. Then girls will have the opportunity to take a hayride or complete a craft activity.
Discover dinosaurs, extinct sea monsters, live animals, Kansas wetlands and more! Girls, led by museum scientists, will explore all the museum has to offer through active and hands-on experiences millions of years in the making.
No Min, Max: 24 including adults
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Alpaca Tours
Discover the Natural World
n/a
Length: 1.5 Hours
Cost: $7 for Girl Scouts, tagalongs not included
Length: 2 hours.
Girls will join Museum at Prairefire (MAP) scientists as they learn about natural ways water purification can be achieved, while exploring the hard-working MAP wetlands and investigating how water sculpts the land using a hands-on stream table.
Wonders of Wetlands
n/a
Girls will tour the wetlands while learning how to identify and mount insects for a collection that they can take home.
Bio Blitz
n/a
Transforming energy from one form to another. Girls will work as a team to design and build a marble roller coaster that has two complete vertical loops with three half- sections of pipe insulation and duct tape. This hands-on experience will highlight how energy can be transformed and lost if not nurtured properly.
Daisy Brownie Junior Cadette
Marble Roller Coasters
n/a
Girl Scouts of NE KS & NW Missouri | 118
Girl Scouts of NE KS & NW Missouri | 119
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