Visiting our World Centre in Mexico!

The closest World Centre to us is Our Cabana.
More BC Guides have been to this centre due to the location being so near to us.  

Let's learn about Our Cabana.
Our Cabana Tour

One very special place in Mexico you can visit.
An amazing place to visit

We get to make our craft this week! 


Let's dance!
Learn a Mexican Dance

Next week we are going to talk about the last World Centre and it will be PET WEEK.
You can "bring" your pet to our zoom meeting.  

Please be ready to answer the following -
What do you do for the correct handling, exercise, feeding, grooming and medical care of your pet?
Know how to recognize an illness in your pet. What should you do if your pet is ill?
Know the diseases that are common to your pet and when your pet should receive shots.
Describe the type and amount of food your pet needs.
Are you the one who is responsible for the daily care of your pet?
Consider taking charge for Spring Break.
Discuss the care of your pet with your Unit. Know the local laws that apply to your pet. 
Share something interesting about your pet with your Unit.

Monday, February 22nd HAPPY THINKING DAY

It's a very exciting day for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world.
It's Thinking Day! 

Tonight
Each Guide is asked to present something about their cultural background.
If you have a national costume or outfit it would be great if you want to wear it or show it to us. 
Each Guide will get to share a little bit about their background or if they don't want to share about their own family background they can choose a country they would like to present about (they should choose a country that has Guiding in it).

Have you found a blue light for Guiding?   
See the news story here -
Read about it in the news story

Many of the landmarks that light up in BC will be participating!
I put up my lights in my window (see photo above) but your own tea light candle counts too.
BC Girl Guides has some other suggestions for you and I have included them as attachments.

Also gather the following ingredients ready for a birthday cake in a mug! 
Ingredients- 
4 tablespoons (60 ml) all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons (30 ml) sugar
1/2 teaspoon (1 ml) baking powder
4 tablespoons (60 ml) milk (or a dairy-free milk substitute oat, soy, almond etc.)
1 1/2 tablespoons (22 ml) flavourless oil (sunflower, vegetable or coconut oil)
1/4 teaspoon (2 ml) vanilla extract
* Optional - 1 tablespoon (15 ml) sprinkles (or chocolate chips) or nothing at all

Cake in a Mug video

Instead of the normal Happy Birthday we are going to sing two songs -

Thinking Day Song
Singing Happy Birthday Rock Style

Guiding in Hong Kong! Our Meeting for Feb 8th

This week is a very important week for a lot of families!
There is Lunar New Year, Valentine's Day and Family Day.

We are going to get to know about Guiding in a place that celebrates Lunar New Year, Hong Kong.
Let's hear from some Girl Guides in Hong Kong!
History of HK Girl Guides
Learn about HK Girl Guides from Girls

Time to make our paper doll.
Cut out the shape of your Guide and colour the uniform and attach to the paper doll.
Cut out the stand.  You can get your paper doll to stand up using the stand provided.
Using the extra paper, design a new modern uniform!

It's time to celebrate Lunar New Year. 
What is Lunar New Year About?

We do celebrate in Canada as well.
Alissa tells you what you about Lunar New Year

Let's learn the basic dance for a lion.
How to do a lion dance

Pax Lodge (England)

Our next World Centre we are going to visit is Pax Lodge.
This week we are going to visit London! 
This week all you need from your activity bag is your decafe tea bag and find your favourite tea cup in your house.
We will have a time during the meeting when you will boil the water and steep the tea.

London is the city that Jacquie has visited the most and the longest and she will be the tour guide today.
She was lucky enough to visit the city with Girl Guides as well.  
We watched the PowerPoint.  

Pax Lodge video
Go on a virtual tour

Let's learn to make tea!
Tea Time

Time to learn to dance! This is a dance that was popular in the 1940s and people relearned for the 75th Anniversary of D Day.  
Start here to learn the Lindy Hop

Our Chalet and our trip to Switzerland

This week we continue our trip to World Centres to Our Chalet in Switzerland.
Our special guest is Karin. She is from a region in Switzerland called Appenzell.
 

She taught us to yodel!

Time for our edible craft! Tonight we are making chocolate fondue.
Switzerland is well known for it's excellent chocolate. Karin says it's because the cows produce such good milk which makes good chocolate.
You can dip almost everything! Prepare your extras before you start melting the chocolate.
Instructions for melting your chocolate chips-
Put your bowl of chocolate chips in the microwave.  Melt on high for 30 seconds. When the microwave stops, STIR with a small spoon.
Melt for the second time on high for 30 seconds. When the microwave stops, STIR again. It should be slightly melted now.
For the last time set the microwave on high for 30 seconds. When the microwave stops, STIR and all the chocolate should be melted.

We are lucky to have another Guiding World Centre in this country.
It is called Our Chalet. It is in Adelboden ( a town south of Bern, the capital city).

Welcome to Our Chalet video

You can travel there with a group or apply to go as a participant on your own.
Like all World Centres,  you can even volunteer there.

Tonight our special song is Once An Austrian Went Yodelling!
First let's learn about a the dog that is found in the Alps.
Click here to learn about St. Bernards

Here is this week's song. It has many different verses but let's stick to the ones on here for this week.
Ready to sing? Click here.

January 18 - We travel to the Guiding World Centres starting with Sangam.

For the next few weeks our unit is going to explore the world without leaving our homes!
There are 5 World Centres for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts that span the globe.
The locations we will travel to are- Sangam in India, Our Chalet in Switzerland, Pax Lodge (England), Our Cabana (Mexico) and Kusafiri (various locations in Africa).

Our first stop is Sangam! 
It was built 55 years ago.

Welcome video of Sangam

Take a virtual tour

One of the things that is done during festivals is to decorate elephants.
This week our craft is making an elephant finger puppet.
Here is a festival with painted elephants

CRAFT-
You will need needle, scissors, glue, grey felt pieces, white fun foam piece, two goggle eyes and self-adhesive decorations.

Cut out your elephant head out with scissors and thread your needle with grey thread.  
From the white fun foam, cut two tusks.

SEW around the outside the two identical body pieces with grey thread. 

Here is a closer view of the stitching.

 

 Glue to the underside of the head, a tusk on each side.  

Then stitch or glue the head on top of the finger area.

PEEL the decorations off their backing and then stick to the elephant to decorate it like it was a festival.

During the last few months one positive thing I have found is the dancing of Gurdeep.
He lives in the Yukon and everyday he posts a video of him doing bhangra.  
The bhangra is a  type of popular dance music combining Punjabi folk traditions with Western pop music.
Get ready to dance

If you want to try something new how about making your own chai? 
Chai is a popular hot drink in India.
Here is video on how to make chai
Here is the recipe

Next week we find our way to Our Chalet!  

Vancouver Island Marmots

 

This week we are investigating a local Vancouver animal that almost disappeared.
To learn about the marmots

These furry mammals hibernate!
Click here to learn about a long winter's sleep

Do you want to learn to draw one with guidance of a professional.  
Click here to learn how to draw a marmot

Send us pictures of your completed marmot and your pictures will appear on our blog!

Here is how to make your Vancouver Island Marmot!