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Thinking Day February 22nd is "Thinking Day", an important day for the whole Guide Association. It is celebrated on the 22nd because it is both Lord and Lady Baden-Powell's birthday. Robert Baden-Powell was a soldier at the beginning of the 1900s. While he was in South Africa he began to write down some ideas about scouting. He returned home in 1907 and tried out some of his ideas at a camp for boys in Dorset and it was such a success that he published a book called "Scouting for Boys" so that other boys up and down the country could have a go. Scouting became more and more popular, not just among boys but secretly among girls, but it wasn't until 1909 that the girls got to ask Mr. Baden-Powell if they could do something similar. In 1910 Baden-Powell and his sister, Agnes, set up a separate movement called Girl Guides. In 1912 Baden-Powell married Olave Soames and the couple devoted their lives to Scouting. As they both shared the same birthday, it was named "Thinking Day". It is a day when Scouts and Guides around the world would think of each other. The day is often celebrated with a church service, including posters, flags, songs, readings and prayers. It is an international day that is also celebrated by learning about different countries. Katie Everton next page Ten little Churchmen |