Australian SWAPs

This week a Guide Leader from Canada will be visiting, so the Brownies made some Australian themed SWAPS for her to take back to her unit. 

From the Girl Scouts of the USA website:

Swaps, the tradition of Girl Scouts exchanging keepsakes, started long ago when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides first gathered for fun, song, and making new friends.

In more recent years, some Girl Scouts describe the types of objects now preferred as swaps by calling them: 

Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere.

The finished product. A cute koala made from felt with a laminated fact card attached.

The girls had fun giving each koala its own unique look.

The cards of random Australian facts.

Some of the koalas looked more like the rare but vicious Drop Bear, a predatory marsupial related to the Koala. 

A completed pile of SWAPS ready to exchange. Mission accomplished.