Start Getting Ready for the First Girl Scout Holiday of the Year
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Updated December 2019
According to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, there are approximately 10 million girls from 150 countries who are involved with scouting around the world. Each year on February 22nd, this sisterhood is celebrated.
According to the Girl Scouts of the USA website:
World Thinking Day originated in 1926. That’s when delegates from around the globe met at Camp Edith Macy—now called Edith Macy Conference Center—in New York State and agreed that February 22 would henceforth be known as a special day for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts worldwide.
Every year since, World Thinking Day has called for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides to join together and take part in activities that promote changing the world for the better.
Each year a different theme is selected. For World Thinking Day 2019 the theme is leadership.
At the Girl Scouts of the USA website, you will find a activities according to scouting level. You can find them here.
At the WAGGS website, you will find more activities and information here.
Selecting a Country
If you need a break from cookie selling, then planning your World Thinking Day 2019 celebration should be a fun way to do that. With your guidance, the girls select a country to study. You can use the guides linked above to help you guide your girls on activities to do.
For those of you leading Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts, you will find an easy 5 step meeting plan here.
Create a Passport
On this blog post, which has been updated with new links for free printable passports, you will find links for printable passports for your girls to make for their trip.
Play Games from the Country You Are Studying
For a list of games from other countries, please see this blog post. Seven years later, this site is still around and can help you plan a fun and active meeting with your troop.
Have a Festive Meal
One way the girls will enjoy celebrating is with food. After eliminating foods that girls cannot eat due to dietary and/or allergy reasons, plan on either making a sweet at the meeting or bringing one in that you prepared at home for the girls to try.
Feestive International Flags paper goods make your event festive. You can choose from many individual pieces from this collection and augment with solid colored plasticware.
Table Cover and More Available on Shindigz
Package of 12 Balloons, 11 inches long
More Resources for World Thinking Day 2019
Here are some other resources for you to use as you plan your WTD meeting. In addition, you might want to check out your local Council’s website to see if they are having a WTD event planned in your area.
