World Scout Day is celebrated on 22 February, the birthday of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (born in 1857), the founder of Scouting, and coincidentally also of his wife Olave Baden-Powell.
Scouts’ Day or Guides’ Day is a generic term for special days observed by members of the Scouting movement throughout the year. Some of these days have religious significance, while others may be a simple celebration of Scouting.
Typically, it is a day when all members of Scouting will reaffirm the Scout Promise.
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World thinking Day:
22nd February is also celebrated as World Thinking Day by Boy Scouts and Girl Guides / Girl Scouts, and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) worldwide.
February 22nd is the shared birthday of the founders of Scouting and Guiding Lord and Lady Baden-Powell and is commemorated as Thinking Day in the Girl Guide / Girls Scout world and Founder’s Day in the Boy Scout world.
A day of friendship where Guides and Girl Scouts put equality and inclusion into practice and fundraising for over 10 million girls around the world. World thinking day is marked to celebrate scouts all over the world.
It is an opportunity to speak out on issues that affect young women and fundraise for 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 150 countries.
The theme for World Thinking Day 2021 was peace building.
Some ways you and your troop can get in on the action to celebrate:
- Troops can learn about World Centers in different countries.
- Have your troop learn about the WAGGGS pin’s meaning and present it to the girls if they do not already have one.
- Explore Pinterest There are a ton of crafts, games, and other activities to support girls and troops to learn about different countries and search World Thinking Day Activities.
- Girl Scout Council has an excellent toolkit for planning World Thinking Day events. It could come in handy, especially if a few troops or a service team want to put together an event last minute. Even though Thinking
- Day is on the calendar for Feb. 22 groups can celebrate it around that time on a weekend.
