04/21/2026
Yesterday, Girl Scout Troop 80060 participated in our very first service unit event! The girls celebrated World Thinking Day with about 50 Girl Scouts from other local troops! World Thinking Day was started 100 years ago in 1926 and honors the global sisterhood shared by Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world. Each year has a theme, and this year's was "Friendship."
Earlier this year, we asked the girls to come pick some countries whose culture, cuisine, and history they'd like to learn more about. After several rounds of voting, they selected China! ๐จ๐ณ Over the past few meetings, they learned more about China and prepared for their World Thinking Day presentation!
Some of our troop couldn't make it to the event, but we still wanted them to be included, and each girl's drawing of a Giant Panda was on display at our table! Each girl in attendance had their own little passport to fill out as they "traveled" to the various countries represented in the room!
Each troop made swaps โ little handmade trinkets to help them remember this fun day and the individual countries they learned about. Each one has a pin for them to attach it to their sashes, vests, or wherever they want to keep them! The girls LOVED all the creative swaps they collected! They were as follows:
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland: Beaded pin with flag colors
๐ต๐ฑ Poland: Little cowbells and Polish flags
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland: Swiss cheese
๐ฉ๐ช Germany: Pretzels
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland: Rings in Scottish flag colors
๐ช๐ธ Spain: Beaded pin with flag colors
๐จ๐ณ China: Bowls of rice with chopsticks made using bottle caps and toothpicks
๐ฆ๐บ Australia: Koalas and Platypuses (SO CUTE!)
They also got the opportunity to try food from each country! Everything was on the menu including Australian TimTam, Irish beans on toast, pierogi, cheese fondue, rice, churros, pretzels, and of course, good ole American chicken nuggets and mac 'n cheese! Quite a few girls decided to eat their meal using chopstick. They were very committed to the China bit! โบ๏ธ
The day ended with making a friendship chain and sharing their hopes for the future. Wishes for everyone to receive love and for an end to war were at the top of our troop's lists. These kids have such good hearts, and as leaders, we are so proud of each and every one of them and so honored to be able to provide them all of the experiences and character-building opportunities that come with being a part of Girl Scouts. ๐
World Thinking Day 2026 is officially in the books! Troop 80060 had a terrific time and enjoyed getting to meet other troops in our service unit. Thank you to all the girls, parents, and leaders that made yesterday possible! We look forward to more fun times with our service unit in the future!
Next weekend is sure to be a blast, too! We'll be heading to Wilson School of Gymnastics and Dance to earn dance and movement badges! ๐ฏโโ๏ธ