GirlScoutLinks

Here are some links you may find helpful!

It's just the beginning. More will be added and all will be changed to hot links

as I have time to search the web.

If you have or find websites you think others would find useful please e-mail them to me and

I'll add them to the list.

This is not a comprehensive list. It's meant as a place for you to start. Some of these pages

give just a bit of information that with further research may lead you to wonderful ideas.

Don't forget school and public libraries, neighbors and family members

who may be from or have knowledge of some of these nations. It never hurts to ask!

THE NEW LINK FOR GSUSA!! http://www.girlscouts.org/

Miscellaneous: (Not related to Thinking Day but too good to not share!)

DOWNLOAD an Amber Alert ticker to your desktop or put one on your webpage http://codeamber.org/ticker_code.html

http://www.africam.com/

Wonderful Links of all types http://www.kidslist.uc.edu/kidslist/wagggs.html#12

The Guide Zone (new site for an old favorite)

Mt. St. Helens live cam http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

Girl Scout Graphics: http://www.azmetro.com/gsclipart.html

SONGS! http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songbook_index.htm

SONGS! http://www.scoutsongs.com/categories/girlscout.html

KNOTS http://clipart.usscouts.org/library/Scouting_Skills_and_Activities/knot_book/index.html

SouthShore Mall movie theaters http://www.catheatres.com/

Capital Mall Movie Theater http://www.fandango.com/centuryolympia_aauja/theaterpage

Regal Theaters (Olympia) http://www.regalcinemas.com/

Girl Scouts of Western Washington Council http://www.girlscoutsww.org/

Send e-mail to your family camper http://www.pacificpeaksgirlscoutcouncil.bunk1.com/

General Crafts and Games:

Friendship Stick Directions http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3209/stick.html

http://www.scoutinglinks.com/GSRC/crafts.asp

Some religious some not http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/resource_room.html

http://www.girlscoutsppc.org/links.html

Kick your shoes off. Put fresh ink in your printer. This one is worth spending the afternoon!

It's a commercial site but there are tons of ideas you can use!

Don't miss the SCOUTS link at the top of the page! http://www.makingfriends.com/index.htm

http://crafterscommunity.net/index.php/2

http://coy.ne.client2.attbi.com/

http://www.michaels.com/online/html/kidsclub.htm

http://www.kidsdomain.com/ Wow! TAKE S0ME TIME HERE LOTS TO SEE!

All purpose games http://www.gameskidsplay.net/

Girl Scout Cooking and Recipes

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5307/r_index.html

SWAP and General Craft ideas

Not exactly the kind of swaps we are looking for but the examples of small clay items on this site really fascinated me.

You might get some design ideas: http://www.polymerclaycentral.com/pcc/swapindex.html

All purpose and Thinking Day Swaps at: http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/craftprojects/l/blswapsindex.htm

All Pupose Swaps: http://www.scoutinglinks.com/GSRC/swaps.htm

Probably the best swap site on the net...but down for repair Keep watching! http://www.swapaholic.info/swaps.html

http://www.trudyd.homestead.com/swaps.html

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Girl-Scout-Swaps/

International games

http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/foreign_indexes/index.htm

http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=544

3-D Papercrafts of costumes from a few countries at

http://bj.canon.co.jp/english/3D-papercraft/costume/wedding_e.html

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/familylife/l/blswaps30.htm

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/craftprojects/l/blswapsindex.htm

http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/swaps/

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_girl.html

http://www.neighborhood13-1.com/Swaps.html

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Girl-Scout-Swaps/

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3392/swaps.html

http://www.trudyd.homestead.com/swaps.html

http://gsleaders.org/files/pins.htm

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_cub.html

http://www.makingfriends.com/swaps.htm

http://www.geocities.com/heartland/acres/3392/swaps.html

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/girlscoutlinks.htm

http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=544

http://www.kidslist.uc.edu/kidslist/gs.html

http://gsleaders.org/files/index.htm

http://www.cvgirlscouts.org/girls/links.html

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Girl-Scout-Swaps/

http://www.girlscouts-rh.org/su08-cust/camping.htm (Swap links on this page)

http://members.aol.com/GSMomJoann/crafts.html HUGE list of general crafts for kids links

Information about WAGGGS Nations Holidays and Celebrations

(More will be added as I have time to search.)

The REGIONS of WAGGGS http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/world

UNCOMPLICATED list of WAGGGS nations in each region:

http://dianneward.homestead.com/RegionsandNations.html

The Four World Centers

http://www.wagggsworld.org/aroundtheworld/index.html

http://www.paxlodge.org/

The Pax Lodge Song is on the SONGS page It's beautiful Ask Dee's troop!

Sangam http://www.sangamwagggs.org.uk/

Our Cabana http://www.ourcabana.org/

Our Chalet http://www.ourchalet.ch/

Thinking Day Ceremonies: http://gsleaders.org/files/think.htm

Many Thinking Day Nations here: http://www.geocities.com/gsgreenneck/td.html

National holidays and general information of several countries listed here:

http://www.phrasebase.com/countries/index.php?action=rankorder&cat=0&counter=20&variable=pol_holiday&submit=Go

Christmas Links around the world http://www2.worldbook.com/features/holidays/html/rec_cra.htm

Links For Many WAGGGS nations Hard to read. Highlight the text.

http://members.tripod.com/~bri_rose/td.html

http://histclo.hispeed.com/act/holiday/nat/hol-nat.html

http://www.holidayinsights.com/world/

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2109.html

http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/gov_nat_hol/OCE

http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/OTHERREFERENCE/TIMEANDDATES/MajForHol.html

http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/n/na/national_holiday.html

http://www.mynameday.com/namedaylinks.html

GS Great site for GS history, tradition, etc http://scoutingweb.com/scoutingweb/Traditions/ScoutTraditions.htm

The history of Christmas around the world http://www.holidays.net/christmas/story.htm

General Thinking Day Info and some country specific links: http://coy.ne.client2.attbi.com/

Links to info on various countries http://www.suelebeau.com/geography.htm

Holidays Around The World http://www2.worldbook.com/features/holidays/html/others.htm

Ideas for many countries http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/

The Continent of Africa:

http://www.suelebeau.com/africa.htm

Antarctica and Alaska (Yes, I know they aren't WAGGGS nations but there are good links.)

http://www.suelebeau.com/places.htm

Antiqua and Barbuda

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ac.html (great site fro research of many countries)

http://www.debbiescaribbeanresortreviews.com/antigua/antigua.html

http://www.ezzetravel.com/caribbean/antiqua/

http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/ag.htm (great site fro research of many countries)

http://www.sailingweek.com/asw2004/news2004.html

http://caribbean-guide.info/past_and_present/history.jsp General Caribbean info for many areas

Argentina

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/central&southamerica/1010020861.html

Covers several South American countries

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Public%20holidays%20in%20Argentinac Public holidays in Argentina

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/travel/atoz/argentina_ent.shtml

http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/a/CulDiaRaza.htm

Armenia

http://christmas-world.freeservers.com/armenia.html

http://www.armembassycanada.ca/diaspora/canadaarmenia.htm

http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/js/030910kenats.html

http://www.armeniainfo.am/armenia/spring.php

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Holidays%20in%20Armenia

http://www.patkerphoto.com/search.php?st=1&country=Armenia&page=95 photos of Tiarnendaraj Day

http://www.anahit.am/culture/terndez.htm

Aruba

http://www.arubaluxurycondos.com/calendar.htm

http://www.visitaruba.com/attractions/whatson/carnival.html

http://www.arubatourism.com/carnival/

http://www.arubatourism.com/arubaandpeople/index.html

http://www.advancingwomen.com/holiday/holiday_%20aruba.html

http://www.geographia.com/aruba/anacal01.htm

http://caribbeansupplies.com/shop/art/a862

http://www.visitaruba.com/facts/newsdesk/backissues/newsletter19.html#dande

Australia

http://www.phrasebase.com/countries/Australia.html

http://www.guidesaus.org.au/

http://goaustralia.about.com/cs/eventsfestivals/a/boxingday.htm

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Australia-Day

http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/aussie.htm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/australia/

http://www.shagtown.com/days/austria.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/Ausmap.shtml

http://clipart.usscouts.org/library/WAGGGS_images/Australia/index.html

Austria

http://www.shagtown.com/days/austria.html

http://german.about.com/library/blfkalender2.htm

http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/recipes/view.cfm?id=256

http://www.virtualvienna.net/community/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

http://www.calendar.sk/nameday-enathor.php

http://www.mynameday.com/namedaylinks.html

http://www.virtualvienna.net/community/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44

Bahamas:

http://parentingteens.about.com/library/sp/gs/bltdbahamas.htm

http://www.bahamasgirlguide.org/history.htm

http://www.bahamasgateway.com/culture.htm

http://www.bahamatravelnet.com/culture.html

http://www.bahamas.co.uk/about/bahamas_about_history.asp

http://nassau.eventguide.com/

Brazil:

http://www.suelebeau.com/luzobrazilian.htm

Canada:

http://www.suelebeau.com/canada.htm

China:

http://www.suelebeau.com/china.htm

Czech Republic

http://www.4learning.co.uk/wearefrom/czechrepublic/way_of_life.html

Egypt:

http://www.suelebeau.com/egypt.htm

Finland:

Girl Guides of Finland http://www.partio.fi/english/

France:

http://www.suelebeau.com/france.htm

Germany:

http://coy.ne.client2.attbi.com/GERMANY-GS.html

http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/germusa.htm

Ghana:

http://www.suelebeau.com/africa.htm

http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/germusa.htm

Greece:

http://www.suelebeau.com/greece.htm

Guatemala

http://www.makingfriends.com/angel_worry.htm

Italy:

General info: http://www.antor.com/Italy/links.html

http://www.insite-pro.com/1555/italy.html

Swaps: http://parentingteens.about.com/library/sp/gs/blswapstd11.htm

Some links are dead but it's still a great site: http://coy.ne.client2.attbi.com/ITALY-GS.html

Iceland:

http://www.suelebeau.com/iceland.htm

Ireland:

http://www.suelebeau.com/places.htm

Israel

http://www.goisrael.com/discoverisrael/flavor/index.asp

http://www.ou.org/shabbat/recipes/5764/tazmetz64.htm

http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/040423/israel.shtml

http://sg.bcmagazine.net/cgi-bin/output.cgi?issue=024&&id=14

Jamaica:

Many links http://www.jamaicans.com/

http://www.discoverjamaica.com/politics.html

http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/?top5jamaica.com

http://coy.ne.client2.attbi.com/JAMAICA-GS.html

Japan:

http://www.suelebeau.com/japan.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3644/japan.html

http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/index.html

http://www.japanesekimono.com/ excellent info

http://www.yasutomo.com/project/

http://www.origami-usa.org

http://www.japanesegifts.com/cclothing.htm info and illustrations

Kenya:

http://www.suelebeau.com/africa.htm

Mali:

http://www.suelebeau.com/africa.htm

Mexico

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Mexico/Map.shtml

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/cinco/

and this link

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/cinco/links.html

The Netherlands

http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/q/qu/queen_s_day.html

New Zealand

http://goaustralia.about.com/cs/eventsfestivals/a/boxingday.htm

http://nz.com/tour/index.html

http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/about-new-zealand/culture.html

http://www.zealand.org.nz/culture.htm

http://www.nz.com/NZ/Culture/NZDic.html

http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/culture/haka-feature/haka.cfm

http://history-nz.org/

Great New Zealand GS/Guiding ideas for Thinking Day!

http://www.azmetro.com/nzcraft.html

http://www.azmetro.com/nzthink.html

Nigeria:

http://www.suelebeau.com/africa.htm

Norway:

http://www.sofn.com/norwegianculture/recipes/index.html

http://www.norway.org/

http://coy.ne.client2.attbi.com/

http://odin.dep.no/ud/html/brosjyrer/norway/bytesandpieces2.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/18802/norbask.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/18802/norxmas.htm

Weaving http://www.hiraeth.com/ytg/project_pw.htm

http://www.gonorway.no/index3.html

Page after page of info and activities http://coy.ne.client2.attbi.com/NORWAY-GS.html

Poland:

http://coy.ne.client2.attbi.com/POLAND-GS.html

http://www.en.zhr.pl/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/poland/culture.htm

http://www.pl-info.net/en/index.html

http://www.globalvolunteers.org/1main/poland/polandculture.htm

http://www.mapzones.com/world/europe/poland/cultureindex.php

http://www.sarnow.com/poland/TOURISM/lureg.htm

Poppy Seed Rolls http://www2.worldbook.com/features/holidays/html/rec_cra.htm

Easter in Poland http://www.travelpoland.com/index.php?pid=109

Christmas in Poland http://www.polishworld.com/christmas/

Ancient Customs http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art10649.asp

Portugal:

http://www.suelebeau.com/luzobrazilian.htm

Sweden:

http://www.visit-sweden.com/gb/frontpage.asp

http://www.masslive.com/neighborhoodsplus/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1103014235161140.xml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays_in_Sweden

http://www.ssf.scout.se/o.o.i.s/339

http://www.scandinavica.com/culture/tradition/midsummer.htm

http://www.visit-sweden.com/gb/frontpage.asp

http://www.visit-sweden.com/gb/FactsAndFiguresArticle.asp?show=ffa&MainID=5106&BackColor=GREY&SectionID=11865&ArticleID=11863#1186311863

http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/smorgasbord/culture/

Christmas in Sweden:

http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/folklore/christmas.html

General info from

http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/folklore/general.html

http://www.swedenabroad.com/pages/general____29811.asp

http://www.visit-sweden.com/gb/article.asp?show=a&articleID=9308

http://www.studentholidays.com/sweden/sweden.htm says "Perhaps the most characteristically Swedish tradition of all

is the Midsummer celebration. The Midsummer holiday is celebrated on the weekend closest to 24 June, with Midsummer Eve

on Friday followed by Midsummer Day on Saturday. Midsummer marks the longest day of the year,

and the skies never really grow dark. "

Switzerland

http://www2.pbs.ch/en/ with links

Thailand

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3644/tag.html

Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo)

http://www.suelebeau.com/africa.htm

Zimbabwe:

http://www.suelebeau.com/africa.htm