On this day, girl guides and girl scouts worldwide gather together to participate in activities that help them develop awareness about their sister scouts around the globe, and to appreciate the differences about each others lives. What ten common bonds do all girl scouts and girl guides share. Thinking day fun patch blue commemorates a girl scouts awareness of the different customs and cultures of people all around the world. Australia is a large country with its own unique culture. World thinking day activities for every girl scout level so every year around this time girl scout leaders start to plan and think about world thinking day which is on february 22nd. The native aboriginals are famous for digeradoos, boomerangs and their stylized art. On 22 february each year, girl guides and girl scouts around the world. Thinking day patch girl scouts guides 5 embroidered faces. February 22nd is an important day for the scouting and guiding community. Usa girl scouts world thinking day 2016 award information and requirements for each level, including juniors. Makingfriends world thinking day patch oval our colorful embroidered patch features three girls in international clothing.
This years world thinking day celebrates the theme of leadership, and is dedicated to the group of girls who demanded change in the scouting movement in 1909 and asked lord baden powell to create something for the girls. Shop our large variety of girl scout fun patches for all grade levels and all girl scout experiences. Increase your understanding of the world association of girl guides and girl scouts. World thinking day girl scouts of all ages connect with sister girls guides from 146 countries by celebrating world thinking day on february 22. Morristown girl scouts travel the globe for world thinking day. Ideas for activities for girls in all levels to celebrate. Local girl scout troops celebrate world thinking day girls from 11 howard county troops got together in elkridge to honor their counterparts around the globe. Gsusa feels that this addon patch was infringing on their intellectual property. World thinking day mark your calendar for february 22 celebrate world thinking day the day when girls around the planet participate in activities and projects with global themes. Thinking day february 22 was adopted at the world conference in 1926 as the day to celebrate lord and lady badenpowells joint birthdays and to remember that girl scouting and girl guiding are worldwide movements. Girl guides and girl scouts have been celebrating world thinking day since 1926 and it has been an important fundraising day since 1932. And just to make matters trickier, there are dozens of fun patches for thinking day on the market.
As a girl scout, you are part of a special network of girls that stretches across the world. Australia landmark patch the australia landmark patch from makingfriends. Every year, world thinking day has a different theme that girl guides and girl scouts around the world can learn about and take action on. Girl scouts world thinking day occurs on february 22nd of each year. World thinking day 2020 activity pack world thinking. Thinking day is highlighted on this lovely patch, with five culturally different faces and hats. To earn the badge you must complete one clause from each of the three headings. To support guiding communities across the world celebrate world thinking day, wagggs provide. Choose from australia, bahamas, brazil, canada, egypt, england, france, germany, greece.
Remember your girl scout world thinking day experience with the thinking day add on bar for this year. It is an opportunity to speak out on issues that affect young women and fundraise for 10 million girl guides and girl scouts in 150 countries. The 2019 world thinking day game created opportunities for the players to practise their leadership skills by exploring the wagggs leadership model. These crests promote the international celebration that is thinking day. All donations help fund wagggs activities and are used where the need is greatest in our global movement. Fun patches for girl scouts shop these girl scout fun patches for every girl scout adventure. Girl guides australia celebrated the 100th anniversary in 2010 and has been part of the world association of girl guides and. Local girl scout troops celebrate world thinking day. This huge 1page activity pack includes five different scouting helpers featuring flags and girls in traditional dress from twelve different nations from around the world. Celebrate 2018 world thinking day with your girl scout troop and reward them with this eyecatching earth patch. The world association also offers an annual patch and activity packet. Because they are fun patches, the majority dont come with a predesigned patch program for you to follow.
Behind the girls on the patch are symbols from their country. I have donemy best to identify items correctly please let me know if ive made any errors or you have more information argentina. It is the birthday of our founders, lord and lady baden powell. Min order of 50 applies to any changes with patches. Explore the land down under with the australia fun patch as your group learns about crocodiles, kangaroos, boomerangs, koala bears, aboriginals, sheep, the outback, steve irwin, crocodile dundee and all the cultures of australia. At first thinking day was slow to be adopted world wide, but is now universal. Celebrate world thinking day on february 22the day when girl scouts and girls around the planet participate in activities and projects with. Get this fun patch for your girl scout world thinking day or international event. World thinking day toolkit though you cannot visit sister guides in france or finland, in austria or australia, in italy or iceland, canada or chile, ghana or guatemala, u. This document includes a variety of tasks to keep the girl focused as they explore world thinking day displays and watch performances. Makingfriends facts about italy printable thinking day fact card for our passports. Customizable thinking day patches any patch can have the text changed to fit your particular event. Australia is rich in ideas for troops looking for thinking day ideas.
This is in excellent condition, but has sewing holes that show only when held to the light. These include dated fun patches, generic world thinking day patches and countryspecific thinking day patches. World thinking day is such an exciting event it is easy for the girls to get overexcited and not actually focus on learning from the experience. It is an opportunity to speak out on issues that affect young women and fundraise. Great for your troop or service unit world thinking day or international event. Our colorful embroidered patch features three girls in international clothing. Thinking day february 22nd activities our sparks, brownies, and guides gathered together to celebrate thinking day. Remember your world thinking day event with a patch your girl scout troop will love. On 22 february each year, girl guides and girl scouts around the world celebrate world thinking day by.
We will celebrate world thinking day by learning about another country that is home to girl guides and we will celebrate their culture. Each year, girl scouts and girl guides from over 150 countries celebrate world thinking day thats one big celebration. It commemorates the founding of the first colony convicts. You can make the canada fun patch a fun addition to your groups exploration of big foot, ice hockey, mounted police, maple leaves, niagara falls, inuits eskimos, snow and cold, moose, beavers and all fun things canadian. Celebrated since 1926, world thinking day is a day of international friendship. Mad about patches is not connected with, affiliated with, approved by, endorsed by, or otherwise sponsored by the girl scouts of the usa. World thinking day, formerly thinking day, is celebrated annually on 22 february by all girl guides and boy scouts. The world association of girl guides and girl scouts. It is a day when they think about their sisters and brothers in all the countries of the world, the meaning of guiding, and its global impact. Girl scouts of the usa is part of the world association of girl guides and girl scouts wagggs for short, which includes 10 million girls in 146 countries. One thing that is great to teach your girls is the meaning of the world trefoil pin. Girl thinking day 2019 fun patches crests badges scout.
Girl thinking day 2019 fun patches crests badges scout guide world international girl thinking day 2019 fun patches crests badges scout guide world international click image to enlarge description you are purchasing a fun patch. Girl scouts world thinking day event planning wehavekids. Girl guides australia celebrated the 100th anniversary in 2010 and has been part of the world association of girl guides and girl scouts since its founding in 1928. Promoted by the world association of girl guides and girl scouts wagggs for short along with girl scouts of the usa, world thinking day originated in 1926. Thinking day information about australia australia day january 26th is our national holiday sort of a combination of thanksgiving and july 4th. We had several stations set up and the girls went around to do the activities. It is also celebrated by scout and guide organizations and some boyoriented associations around the world. From aborigines to olympics in sydney, theres plenty to explore.
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