The following scouting activities are available to Girl Scouts of Greater
Chicago and Northwest IndianaThe activities are held here at our
facility in Westmont, IL, unless your troop size exceeds our maximum capacity or
to be more convenient for your troop. With a traveling activity, we will provide an assistant,
knowledgeable in the activity.... An additional fee would apply. These
activities may also be scheduled for non-scouting groups, such as, home-schoolers
and birthday parties.
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Tammy at the TLD Design Center of Westmont, IL by Phone 630-963-9573.
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Testimonial:
Tammy and Patty!We can't thank you enough for the wonderful experience our Girl Scouts had with your very professional program. Because of artists like yourselves who are willing to share their talents, the Girl Scouts are able to offer these wonderful experiences to girls. We can't wait to schedule another event with you. The pictures were darling and thank you for posting them so quickly. I hope I am able take one of your classes also.
Thank you for the awesome experience,
Kim Argires / Girl Scout Troop 735
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The girls will create their own artistic doll from a prepared fabric form. They will learn about surface design by using markers, stamps and paint pens to decorate the doll body and hand sewing as they stuff and sew the bottom of the doll. They will then go on to embellish and personalize their doll with beads and fibers. High quality materials will be supplied.
1 session of 2 hours ~ Min. 4 Max. 10* ~ Ages 10 and up
Cost: $16 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 20 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
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Girls will transform one t-shirt by block printing a variety of images using permanent textile inks. Each girl must bring their own white cotton t-shirt... all other equipment and inks will be provided.
1 session of 1 1/2 hours ~ Min. 4 Max. 10* ~ Ages 7 and up
Cost:
$11 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls should schedule date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule Tammy and an assistant to come to
your meeting. Must meet in a multi purpose room with access to water. A $40 travel fee applies.
Girls will learn how to set up and use the bead loom, as well as, how to follow a
design chart as they make friendship bracelets. All materials are supplied and the girls
get to keep the bead loom and extra beads for another project to be done at home.
1 session of 3 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 10 and up
Cost:
$27 per girl (price includes beads/supplies for the activity and a
complete bead loom kit for girls to keep. Girls who bring their own bead
loom may deduct $6)
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls should schedule date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule Tammy and an assistant to come to
your meeting. A $40 travel fee applies.
a/k/a "Getting Hooked"
Using our crochet hooks and yarn during the class time, girls will learn how to create
a chain and learn how to link (slip stitch) the chain into a lattice pattern. With these
skills, girls can go on to create a lacey scarf, shawl or even a decorative bedspread.
Each girl will go home with enough of Tammy's hand-dyed cotton chenille yarn to create
her own great looking scarf (see example on the photo page). Crochet hooks to take home
must be purchased separately and are available in the Design Center.
1 session of 2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 9 and up
Cost:
$13 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 5 to 10 interested girls should schedule date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule Tammy and an assistant to come to
your meeting. A $40 travel fee applies.
a/k/a "Wooly Gems"
Girls will learn how felt is made using the age old technique that turns loose
wool fiber into colorful beads strung for a bracelet or necklace to keep.
All material and equipment supplied.
1 session of 1 1/2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 9 and up
Cost:
$11 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
Bead Weaving
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Crochet Skills I
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Felt Bead Making
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a/k/a "Design a Purse"
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Girls will learn to control the felting process as they design and make their own felted
purse using the age old technique that turns loose wool fiber into fabric. All material and equipment supplied.
1 session of 3 1/2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 8* ~ Ages 9 and up
Cost:
$20 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 8 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 9 to 20 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Must meet in a multi purpose room with access to hot water. Two TLD instructors
will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
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Girls will make their own collage journal/book from scratch during this two session activity.
Session #1 girls will design and collage the front and back cover using new and recycled materials.
Session #2 the girls will learn how to bind their journals and embellish them with beads, fibers and
found objects. Materials will be supplied, but girls may bring photos or bits of ribbon, paper, dried
leaves or personal (mostly flat) mementos that are OK to be converted permanently into their journal cover.
2 sessions of 1 1/2 hours ~ Min. 4 Max. 8* ~ Ages 10 and up
Cost:
$17 per girl
Location:
Troops with 4 to 8 interested girls should schedule date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 9 to 20 interested girls may schedule Tammy and an assistant to come to
your meeting. A $40 travel fee applies
a/k/a "Knit, Knit, Knit I"
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Girls will learn basic knitting skills during this class. Using our knitting needles and
yarn during the class time, girls will learn how to cast on, do the basic knit stitch and how to cast
off. With these skills, girls can go on to knit a simple scarf, belt, purse (some sewing assembly
required). Each girl will go home with enough yarn to knit a scarf in cotton chenille (hand dyed by Tammy)
on size 11 needles. Needles to take home must be purchased separately for $4.50 pair.
1 session of 2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 9 and up
Cost:
$13 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
a/k/a "Knit & Purl"
Girls will advance their basic knitting skills during this class. Using studio knitting needles and yarn we provide, girls will learn how to do the purl stitch and knit a sampler piece that combines knit and purl combinations. Girls will learn the stockinette stitch, seed stitch and ribbing... if time allows they will learn to how to make simple increases and decreases. Needles to take home must be purchased separately for $4.50 pair.
1 session of 2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 9 and up
Cost:
$13 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
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During this activity, girls will be introduced to oven-bake polymer clay with this
fun whimsical project. Each girl will hand form one to two pieces from this special clay that
is a real eraser once it's baked. Patty will guide them as they create an easy,
sculpted "Eraser-Head" for their pencils. The pieces will be baked in an oven...
and once they've cooled, girls can go home with their finished pieces.
Facilitator: Patty Pulliam (Past President of the Chicago Area Polymer Clay Guild)
1 session of 2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 8 and up
Cost:
$15 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
a/k/a "Beads to Bracelets"
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During this class, girls will learn how to create their own beads cut from a previous troop's
canes. While the beads are baking, girls will go on to create the canes that the
next group of girls will use for their bead making class. They will be taught how to create a
"bulls-eye" cane and how to manipulate that cane into a "flower" cane.
Once their beads have come out of the oven and cooled, the girls will go on to string their beads,
along with some spacer beads, and complete a bracelet they can wear home that day.
Facilitator: Patty Pulliam (Past President of the Chicago Area Polymer Clay Guild)
1 session of 2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 8 and up
Cost:
$14 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
a/k/a "Molded by You"
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During this class, girls will learn how to create a simple cane and go on to
cover a pen with slices from the canes. Girls will go home with their finished work.
Facilitator: Patty Pulliam (Past President of the Chicago Area Polymer Clay Guild)
1 session of 2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 8 and up
Cost:
$14 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
a/k/a "Books of Clay"
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During this class, girls will learn how to build their own little fold out book complete with a polymer
clay front and back cover they've created. Girls will design the cover pieces and may include
stamped or shaped designs. While the covers are
baking, girls will create the accordian folded pages. The covers come out of the oven and
once cooled... girls will assemble their books to take home that day.
Facilitator: Patty Pulliam (Past President of the Chicago Area Polymer Clay Guild)
1 session of 2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 9 and up
Cost:
$14 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
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Each girl will make three fiber art beads with their own secret wishes written on each one. They will embellish each bead with fibers, wire and beads. The girls will then string the beads into a finished wearable art necklace. All materials supplied.
1 session of 1 1/2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 7 and up
Cost:
$14 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
a/k/a "Pulling Strings"
Girls will learn about different fibers, how to comb them and spin them into a yarn suitable
for knitting, weaving or crochet. Girls will keep the yarn they spin and will receive a
simple spinning hook to take home. They will also learn how to use a drop spindle which
may be purchased separately. Girls that pick-up the drop spindle action may even go on to try
their hand on a spinning wheel.
1 session of 2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 8* ~ Ages 10 and up
Cost:
$11 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 8 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 9 to 20 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
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A great introduction to one of the most popular and versatile beading stitches used today. This stitch originated as a Native American beading technique. The girls will learn how to bead weave without a bead loom and the result will be a high quality bracelet for the girls to keep. All materials supplied.
1 session of 3 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 12 and up
Cost:
$22 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 20 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
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A great introduction to hand sewing skills that results in funky, fun hats for the
girls to keep. Girls will learn how we recycle wool sweaters into new wearable designs. They
will have their choice from 3 different hat patterns, cut the pieces and hand sew them together
using their choice of fun fibers and yarns. Please bring 1 old sweater for every 2 girls attending
the activity. The sweaters must have a 70% to 100% wool fiber content: lambswool, angora,
shetland, and mohair are all acceptable fibers. Sweaters with a few holes and/or spots okay. Please
understand that the girls will not be using the sweaters they bring to class... they will be using
other recycled sweaters from our stash. The sweaters brought to class will be recycled for other
classes to use in the future.
1 session of 2 1/2 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 8 and up
Cost:
$14 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
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A great introduction to the principles of weaving, but done on a smaller scale. Girls will be using a variety of designer and novelty yarns on a prepared cardboard loom, together with a weaving needle to create a small pouch style necklace. Girls will weave their piece, twist the strap and do some bead embellishment and finishing during the activity. They will leave with a finished piece. High quality materials will be supplied.
1 session of 3 hours ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 12 and up
Cost:
$20 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 20 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
Girls will learn how to hand apply dyes and create their own skein of colorful painted yarn...
suitable for knitting, crocheting and other fiber art projects. Tammy will teach them about fiber
reactive dyes which are widely used in the textile industry. Each girl will be provided with 3 oz
of a natural colored cotton chenille yarn and use studio equipment and dyes. Girls will bring the
yarn home in a plastic bag -- it will need to set for 24 hours, then can be rinsed and dried.
**Girls should wear old clothes and bring rubber gloves and a plastic grocery bag to the activity.
1 session of 1 hour ~ Min. 4 / Max. 10* ~ Ages 10 and up
Cost:
$12 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 4 to 10 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 11 to 25 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your
location. Two TLD instructors will run the activity. A $40 travel fee applies
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Looms will be set up ready for each girl to select coordinating weft yarn and weave her scarf.
All materials will be supplied - girls will use our studio looms.
2 session of 2 1/2 hours each (give or take a little) ~ Min. 3 / Max. 6* ~ Ages 11 and up
Cost:
$30 per girl
Location:
TLD Design Center & Gallery 26 E. Quincy St., Westmont, IL (630) 963-9573
Troops with 3 to 6 interested girls can schedule a date & time with Tammy.
*Troops with 6 interested girls may schedule to have the activity brought to your location.
Two TLD instructors will bring the looms and run the activity. A $50 travel fee
applies
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