Date: Mon Jun 08 2026, 8:30 AM CDT - Tue Jun 09 2026, 4:30 PM CDT
Category:
- Healthy Living,
- Outdoor,
- Life Skills
Level:
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Volunteers,
- Ambassadors,
- Brownies,
- Daisies,
- Adults
Experiencing a loss often brings up powerful and complicated emotions. To help children ages 5-14 deal with the unique feelings following a loss or life change, the Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri and Saint Luke’s Home Care and Hospice are offering a special day camp June 8th-9th at Camp Tongawood.
The camp is designed for kids who’ve experienced a loss or change, such as the death of a loved one, a divorce in the family, moving, the death of a pet, losing a home, a serious illness in the family, or changing schools. Express Yourself Camp offers:
- All-day activities to promote healthy coping skills.
- A safe environment for youth to express emotions associated with loss.
- Professionally trained staff, including grief counselors and volunteers.
- Lunch and snacks provided.
Small group activities include music therapy, adventure programming, arts and crafts, skits, and a closing ceremony. Campers will learn different ways to express their feelings of loss and to remember a loved one or a life change in a celebratory way.
Participants: Children (girls and boys) ages 5-14 years old (at time of camp), GS Membership not required. This is not an overnight camp. Campers will be dropped off at camp each day by 8am, and picked up by 4:30pm each day.
Registering a sibling? Receive a discount when registering a sibling by using discount code EYSIBLING at checkout.
If you are registering more than one other sibling, please contact ggleason@gsksmo.org for a special discount code prior to registration. The code above applies only to one additional sibling registration.
Event Details
Location: Camp Tongawood, 18634 Evans Rd, Tonganoxie, KS, 66086
Supervision: This is a drop-off event. Troop leaders are not required to stay.
Tagalongs: No, tagalongs are not allowed
Cost: $10 per participant
Registration Deadline: 05/24/2026
What to Wear & Bring
- Closed-toed shoes
- No loose-fitting clothing
- No loose jewelry
- Weather-appropriate clothing
Questions? Contact campdept@gsksmo.org
