For World Thinking Day

Here are some quick facts about the 5 2011 WAGGS countries:

Nepal- Tourists come to Nepal mainly to see Mount Everest. Many herbsused in medicines are foundon the slopes of Nepal's mountains. Population- 24.2 million Money- Nepalese rupee Language- Nepali Hello- Namaste

Bolivia- Bolivia is the most isolated country in South America. At 13,385 feet above sea level, La paz is the highest capital city in the world. Population-8.7 million Money-Boliviano Language- Spanish Hello- Hola

Congo- Congo is a hot and humid and covered in savannah and tropical rain forest. Most population live in and around Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire

Cyprus- There are many ancient ruins and castles on Cyprus. Greek Cypriots live in the southern part of the island while Turkish Cypriots live in the north. It has a long history of lace-making. Population-797,000 Money- Cyprus pound Language- Greek Hello- Kalimera

Yemen- Yemen is mostly desert, hot and dry in the east, hot and humid along the coast. Since Yemen has virtually no fresh water, the people depend on water from oases. Dried and salted fish is an important export. Population- 19.9 million Money-Yemeni rial Language- Arabic Hello- Salaam a'alaykum (sah-lahm ah ah -LAY-koom)

Source(s)- My Picture Atlas

Meeting for the badges....#3

In preparation for the World Thinking Day, our meeting was about Girl Scouts/Guides in different countries all over the world. We learned about Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts, and learned about World Centres, too. We had fortune cookies with questions and answers to a crossword puzzle and shared our answers with each other. We also tried desserts from other countries: Bolivia, Nepal, and Cyprus.

Our very first party....

We had our first party and first official cookie booth with ALL the girls was around Valentines.
The theme was Valentines Day. We had Valentines day arts and crafts, bean bag toss, games, and a candy/card exchange. The craft was frogs with hearts and an opening for the candies and Valentines like these but we made our own http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse/processRequest.do?mode=Browsing&requestURI=processProductsCatalog&sku=48%2F5542 . Fun, fun, fun, and more fun. After the party, we went to Stater Bros. and sold Girl Scout Cookies.

We are officially a group....

Our very first meeting was held on January 16, 2011. We had a total of 7 girls join the troop. Our meeting was about all things cookies.  We made name cards and then played a name game as an ice breaker.


Name Game
Using a blanket-2 leaders stand in front of each other gripping a blanket end.  Split group into 2 groups and have the girls take turns being the it person.  When the "it" girls are ready ...drop the blanket and the first girl to call out the name wins a point for their team.

The girls made a display board with their handprints in a rainbow to be used at booths.