Australia

Australia is the only country that is also continent. Many unusual animals live there including kangaroos, koalas, platypuses and wombats. The kookaburra is a bird found only in Australia.

-- Courtesy of Chris Welch and The Girl Scout Resource Center

Craft Ideas:

• Aborigine Art
• Boomerang Swap Idea
• Craft Resources (external link - how to draw Australian animals, and more Australian ideas)
• Kangaroo Swap Idea
• Koala Bear Swap Idea

Food:

• Anzac Biscuits
• Lamingtons
• Pavlova
• More Australian Food Ideas

Games:

• Australian Circle Game
• Humpitty, Lumpitty
• Kangaroo Skippyroo
• Sheep Dog Trials

Songs:

• Cuddly Koalas

Other Activities:

• Activities our troop did to learn about Australian Culture
• Australian Outfit
• More Ideas for Australian Activities

Information about Guiding in Australia:

• Guides Australia - part of the official national Australian Guide web site - lots and lots of information and activities, an excellent resource for learning about Guides Australia and Australian culture (external link)

• Australian Guiding Changes
• Gumnut Guides
• Old style Age Levels
• Pictures and Information of some Australian Regional Badges and Standards (external link)
• Young Guiders in Australia

Joys of the English Language

Links to Girl Guide web sites in Australia

Index of other sources of information/activities for Australia

WAGGGS Activity Index

(The WAGGGS Activity index contains activities which can be adapted to teach about any country, and activities which relate to WAGGGS as a whole.)

Do you have any other ideas for activities? Contact The GuideZone Team with your comments or suggestions!

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This page last updated March 22nd, 2000