2026 Express Yourself Camp


2026 Express Yourself Camp
Date/Time
Registration Begins
11/1/2025
Last Day To Register
6/1/2026 1:00 PM
Location
Camp Tongawood, 18634 Evans Rd
Tonganoxie, KS 66086, US
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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 a 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.

Thanks to an incredibly generous gift, 2026 Express Yourself Camp is available for just $10 per camper, helping remove financial barriers so every kid has the opportunity to attend camp.

Contact E-mail
campdept@gsksmo.org
Cost
$10.00 per Grades K-1st
$10.00 per Grades 2nd-3rd
$10.00 per Grades 4th-6th
$10.00 per Grades 7th-8th
Cancellation Policy
Cancelled by GSKSMO: The total fee is refunded if the event is cancelled by Girl Scout staff due to severe weather, staffing, or equipment issues. (Please note: all events are rain or shine. We only cancel for weather when our staff determines that the activity cannot be conducted safely.) Cancellation by the group/camper more than 2 weeks out: If the troop or individual cancels more than 2 weeks prior to the event date, the fee will be refunded if a written request is received at least 2 weeks prior to the event date. Cancellations by the group/camper less than 2 weeks out: If the troop or individual cancels less than 2 weeks prior to the event date, the fee not be returned to the group or individual except in case of illness where a written refund request is accompanied by a statement from the attending physician.
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