By Catherine Amoriello
World Thinking Day is just around the corner, and Service Unit 435 from Juniata and Mifflin counties celebrated the special Girl Scout holiday with their own World Thinking Day event on Feb. 11.
Daisy through Ambassador Girl Scouts gathered to eat, craft, and swap their way across the world to learn about different cultures. Each troop established a station to share information about a country of their choosing through cultural cuisine samples, fact displays, and more. Countries represented included Fiji, France, Italy, Japan, and Slovenia. After the girls visited each station, their families were invited to explore new cultures and learn from their Girl Scouts.
Check out the slideshow below to see the creative and fun ways these Girl Scouts “traveled abroad” this weekend!
France display. 
France swaps. 
French cuisine. 
Girl Scouts use their passports to keep track of which countries they visit during their World Thinking Day celebration. 
Italian cuisine. 
Italy swap. 
Italy spaghetti and meatball craft. 
Japan display. 
Japanese figurine. 
Japan swap. 
Japanese cuisine. 
Slovenia display. 
Slovenian cuisine. 
Girl Scouts share information about Slovenia with their fellow Service Unit members. 
Slovenia swaps. 
Fiji display. 
Fiji art and culture. 
Fijian cuisine. 
Fiji swaps. 
Troop Leader Christa Mummah checks her troop’s French knowledge before their families arrive. 
Older Girl Scouts join hands to help form a Girl Scout Circle. 
Girl Scouts from Service Unit 435 join hands to end their World Thinking Day celebration with a Girl Scout Circle. 
Daisy through Ambassador Girl Scouts from Service Unit 435 gather for a group photo at their World Thinking Day event.
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