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Tunisia<\/h1>\n

For our 4th annual World Thinking Day there was 3 troops from our school learning about 4 different countries.<\/p>\n

We always did a few service projects This year will be\u00a0The Solar Cooker Project\u00a0(In the Past: Kids Against Hunger, Loving Hugs, Blue to Green, Food Bank Donations, Nothing but Nets)<\/p>\n

We also had a International Dinner Buffet where parents made food from their ethnic background. Another great idea is to have around the world ice cream Sundae Bar with different topping that are special for different countries.<\/p>\n

During event Connecticut Troop 50145 learned about Tunisia and the problem of\u00a0desertification. \u00a0There task was to blow sand and set up barriers to show how planting of trees, brush,\u00a0and man made structures can slow the blowing sand that causes deserts to grow. What is desertification?\u00a0The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.<\/p>\n

submitted by\u00a0Kimberly Sauter<\/em><\/p>\n

Thinking Day Competition<\/h2>\n

\"561\"<\/a>Last year, I had 40 girls in my troop. I had 15 Juniors, 15 Brownies, and 10 Daisies. We decided to do 3 different countries for Thinking Day, and made it into a competition. The girls had so much fun getting everything ready and then showing off all their hard work! Juniors chose Germany, Brownies chose France (since one of my Brownies had just gone to France on vacation), and Daisies did Ireland. As you can see from the photos, not all of my troop showed up \u2013 but the ones who did had a blast!<\/p>\n

submitted by Michelle\u00a0Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Troop 561\u00a0New Albany, IN<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0World Thinking Day Fun Night<\/h2>\n

\"30344\"<\/a>Last year was my first as a Girl Scout leader! I had 20 Daisy Girl Scouts & we had a WTD Fun Night, instead of our usual after-school meeting. I wasn\u2019t sure exactly what troops do to \u201ccelebrate\u201d, so I made ours a general, world celebration. I had spent 3 months before participating in a Girl Scout Postcard Exchange. As an opening activity, I set out 2 huge maps (1 USA, 1 World) and the 75-ish postcards mailed to our Troop from all corners of the globe! The girls & their family members all had a great time looking at all the different cards, reading the friendly messages, and locating where they were from. The girls decided to play a game (something they felt girls everywhere liked to do), then took a break by trying different foods from our round-the-world snack table. The Daisies found out we all eat many of the same foods and some presented in a new way! Seated with snacks, everyone watched a Powerpoint I made on what WAGGGS is all about (the World Centers, what their area Guides & Scout uniforms look like, & the meaning of the design on the WAGGGS pin). Afterward, the Daisies all received their WAGGGS pins! We wrapped things up with a huge friendship circle, which included our families.<\/p>\n

Submitted by Carolyn Knight, Daisy Troop 30344<\/em><\/p>\n

Living in Japan\"587\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Last year, we lived in Sasebo, Japan. \u00a0We have recently moved to Honolulu, Hawaii. \u00a0Japanese Girl Guides in Sasebo, Japan hosted the military Girl Scouts of Sasebo Navy Base for Thinking Day. \u00a0They did an entire day program based on saving energy and the\u00a0environment, learning about Japanese culture, and also focusing the WAGGGS troops of that year. \u00a0Our troop chose to represent Tunisia. \u00a0My daughter, Jordan, was\u00a0particularly\u00a0popular, because she is fairly fluent in Japanese. \u00a0She was even interviewed for local television.<\/p>\n

Submitted by\u00a0Laura Canup, Daisy Troop 587\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"ireland\"<\/a>Thinking Day in Ireland<\/h2>\n

We gave out certificates with the \u201cgift of gab\u201d to those who kissed our Blarney Stone.<\/p>\n

Submitted by Lindsey Foster<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Tour of Italy<\/h2>\n

As a seasoned troop Thinking Day gets harder every year to\u00a0make interesting, when we did it as brownies 2 years ago we pulled out all the stops! As a service unit we choose one country per troop and that year we had Italy! Prior to the event night we researched on the web, went to the library to check out books, and created our display board as a troop! During the event we decided to serve \u201creal Italian food\u201d and got to try some out prior. This was an experience to remember! They got to try authentic italian meats, olives, sauces, and pasta! It was AMAZING! We called our Thinking Day experience that year \u201cThe Tour of Italy\u201d<\/p>\n

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Submitted by JUNIOR Troop 646 Virginia Beach, VA<\/em><\/p>\n

Girl Scouts Celebrate England\u2019s Bonfire Night<\/h2>\n

\"girls\"<\/a>Girl Scout Troop 30197 held their Thinking Day celebration early in order to celebrate their country of choice\u2019s Bonfire Night.\u00a0 England has celebrated Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes Day) on the 5th of November since 1606, the year after Guy Fawkes was stopped from blowing up Parliament and killing King James I. Fireworks and bonfires are lit and a \u201cGuy\u201d is burned on the bonfire as a way to remember Guy Fawkes and all that happened.<\/p>\n

Girls also had the opportunity to taste candy treats sent to them by Mary\u2019s and Jenna\u2019s England pen pals, Georgina and Emily-May Lowe. The girls used Cadbury Fabulous Fingers (biscuit fingers wrapped in layers of milk and white chocolate) topped with Hundreds and Thousands sprinkles to make edible sparklers. They also got to try Honeycomb Cinder Toffee and Treacle Toffees.<\/p>\n

Troop 30078 Cadette Scouts Beth Crain and Trinity Kirkland joined the celebration and shared campfire songs and camping stories with those in attendance. Junior Scouts earned the 1st Newnham-On-Severn Rainbows Bonfire Night badge and the Junior Camper badge.<\/p>\n

Submitted by\u00a0Girl Scout Troop 30197<\/em><\/p>\n

\"IMG-20130216-00759\"<\/a>Mexico<\/h2>\n

This year my girls chose Mexico. We picked a food and drink recipe and made swaps. The food we chose was Mexican Wedding Cookies and the drink was Horchata. We had a poster with information on it about Mexico and about the fact that many babies are born to young mothers early and what healthy things pregnant moms should do to keep themselves and their unborn babies healthy. \u00a0Then they traveled the world and went to Scotland and heard a bag-piper. While in Scotland, they got to see that germs are everywhere and what it takes to thoroughly wash their hands making sure they got all the germs off! \u00a0 Then it was off to Iceland to \u00a0have stew. They also went to Venezuela and bought some petri dishes to raise money for the World Thinking Day Fund, and the went to England to have scones! \u00a0When we stopped in Puerto Rico, which is actually a United States of America Territory, they learned about the wonderful food and that the avocados are as big as their heads, but they also learned that there are many babies that are born way too early and that the March of Dimes raises money to help these babies have a chance at life! Oh and we got to bring some mangos home from India, its their National Fruit! \u00a0We visited several other countries but these are the ones that made an impact with my girls and so they remembered them.<\/p>\n

Submitted by Olivia Jowers, Troop 5300<\/em><\/p>\n

Our Cabana in Mexico<\/h2>\n

\"IMG_1252\"<\/a>My Daisy Troop chose to learn about one of the WAGGGS Centre locations, Our Cabana in Mexico, during our WTD Fun Night!<\/p>\n