RANGERS
Unit on a tabletop
What you’ll need
• Items to represent your unit and local area – see ‘Note to leader’ • Table • Paper • Pens • Camera
Aim of the activity
We’re part of a truly global movement. Girlguiding is part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). Create a tabletop to show our international sisters what your unit’s all about.
Note to leader: For this activity you’ll need items that showcase your unit and local area. This could be food, photos, collectables etc. You could split this activity across two meetings, one to plan the tabletop and another to make it. If you’re not meeting in your unit space, you could ask each girl to create part of the tabletop and put the collage together. Check all girls have the correct photo permissions if photographing them.
Step by step
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Have you ever been on an international adventure with Girlguiding? If you have, you might have taken part in an international marketplace or village. This is where each country represents themselves. It could be through food, activities, badges or resources. Chat about what you’d do to represent your country.
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How would you represent your unit? How would you showcase everything that’s great and unique about it?
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You’re going to create part of a miniature virtual international village and represent your unit on a table. Grab some paper and pens and plan how you want it to look.
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Now the planning’s done, create your tabletop. Be as imaginative as possible, you want to catch people’s eyes. When it’s done, snap a picture and share it online using the hashtag #GlobalGuiding. Why not challenge another unit to do the same, or ask a unit in a different country? See how many units you can exchange tabletops with.
There are so many ways you can connect with the other 10 million guides and girl scouts around the world. You can write letters, set up video calls or connect on social media. For more information about how to make international friends, check out our website pages.