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2017-2018 Girl Scout Programs Inspired Painter Armed with artistic inspiration from the various 18th-19th century art forms at Dumbarton House, Brownies expand their art vocabulary and create their own artwork to take home!

Explore how to express yourself in a self-portrait and share a story by painting a group mural.

Painting Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Brownies; Day or Overnight Drawing Dumbarton Using 200 year-old objects from the museum, scouts will explore various methods and techniques of drawing including still life, shading, perspective, and even cartoons. During this program specific to art, Juniors will expand their art vocabulary and take home a portfolio of their creations.

Drawing Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Juniors; Day or Overnight Bygone Games With their scavenger hunt and haversack, scouts will tour the museum to learn what life would have been like for children in the Federal Period. Afterwards it’s time to play! Brownies will try games from the period and reinvent the rules to come up with a new game to play with their fellow scouts.

Making Games Badge Steps: 1, 2,3, and 4 Brownies; Day or Overnight Playing the Past Learn how girls lived during the Federal Period. Juniors will tour the historic house to “research” their role, then it’s time to pretend you’re a young woman living in the new capital city. Write with a quill pen, play games, make a clothespin doll to take home, and end with a tea party.

Playing the Past Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Juniors; Day or Overnight At Ease with Etiquette -not available as a private program Learn the essentials of etiquette and how it has evolved over time. From table manners to polite conversation, scouts will get to practice the basics. After, they’ll put what they’ve learned to the test during an afternoon tea party with their new friends! This is a special program that includes lunch plus a guided tour of the museum, all program supplies, and a Dumbarton House patch.

The cost is $25 per scout and $10 per adult (includes tour & lunch for adult).

Making Friends Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Social Butterfly Badge Steps: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Brownies; Juniors