education

Boy/Cub Scout Programs

Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelos are welcome to register for custom badge workshops at the Chicago Botanic Garden. All participants will earn a Chicago Botanic Garden patch!

registration

Call (847) 835-8239 to register or for more information.

group size
Minimum group size of ten, maximum of 25 children.
One actively involved chaperone for every five children is required.

Days/Times
Monday through Friday after school, and select Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call for availability on days off from school.

Fees
Tiger Cubs, Bear Cubs,
Wolf Cubs
$10 per Scout
Program runs for 90 minutes.
Required deposit: $100

Webelos
$15 per Scout
Program runs for two hours.
Required deposit: $150

Registration Policies

program information

Attire
Dress for the weather. Wear clothes that are comfortable for outdoor and indoor activities, and hands-on, sometimes messy, fun.
Most programs have an outdoor component and participants should have ample clothing.

Location/parking
Park in the Children's Learning Center (CLC) entry driveway and meet your leader in the CLC. Bring your confirmation letter with you to receive free parking and duplicate for additional drivers.

TIGER CUBS

Let's Go Outdoors

Go on a nature hike and explore the great outdoors at Chicago Botanic Garden! Activities may include planting seeds, making a birdfeeder and discovering leaves and trees.

Feed the Birds

Birds and other animals need to eat food everyday just like you do. We'll make bird feeders and talk about birds that live in Illinois. Then we will see what birds live here at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Learn about what it means to recycle. We will do our own reusing, and we will learn how and where to recycle.

WOLF CUBS

Birds

Discover some of the wildlife that inhabits the skies at the Garden. Create a bird identification list, make a bird feeder, observe birds in their natural habitats, and learn about animal adaptations.

Grow Something

Learn how scientists at the Garden make plants grow year-round, and discover what surprises the greenhouses hold. Dissect seeds and plant a tropical plant of your own to bring home.

BEAR CUBS

Water and Soil Conservation

Perform scientific experiments to learn what soil is made of and why it is so important. Discover how soil affects ecosystems and what you can do to prevent erosion.

Junior Naturalist

Learn about different parts of nature. Create your own tree identification book, "track" down some local wildlife, and study seeds up close and personal.

Sharing Your World with Wildlife

Do you want to learn more about wildlife? Learn what a wildlife conservation officer does. Take a chance to learn more about your favorite animal, and learn about some that have gone extinct.

WEBELOS

Forester (FALL ONLY)

Visit McDonald Woods and learn to identify common trees. Discuss photosynthesis, layers of the forest and tell the life story of a tree through its rings.

Naturalist

Make a terrarium to take home and observe, learn to identify common poisonous plants, play a food chain game, and discover hands-on some of the "little guys" in a wetland food chain.