Brownie Girl Scout Troop looking for Thinking Day Craft and Game from France?
We are participating in the World Thinking Day aka “Tea Tasting” project. Our girls are representing France and need a unique craft and game to “sell” to other scouts. We will charge only $.25 and don’t have alot of money to put into it. We were going to serve “tastes” of cheese/bread and chocolate eclairs.
Any suggestions for our troop of 8 and 9 year olds would be appreciated. Thank you.
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