WORLD CULTURES

badge requirements

Complete five of the following clauses:

1. Decide what you would include in a travel brochure designed to attract people to visit o-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times New Roman; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Play a traditional board game from another country.

2. Cook at least one meal from another country. Try to use authentic cooking methods and eating utensils. Make a list of the ingredients and find out where they come from, showing their location on a map of the world.

3. Choose three well-known women of different nationalities in the field of politics, acting, music, history or sports. Research some interesting facts on each of them, and explain the reasons for your choice.

4. Listen to, go to see, or share in making music from another culture, eg a ceilidh band, calypso band, steel band, world music etc. What makes it special and appropriate to its country or origin?

5. Find out about a festival or celebration involving light or candles such as Hanukah, Diwali, Loy Krathrong or Advent. Make something for that festival, eg a diva (small clay lamp) or a special candle.

6. Organise a fashion show with costumes from different parts of the world.

7. Face and body painting is very popular in many parts of the world. Try face painting or mehndi decoration on your hands or feet. Find out who would use it and when.

8. Play a traditional board game from another country.

9. Create a craft item of an animal, plant or national costume from another country. Be resourceful and find materials from Be resourceful and find materials from your house, garden and meeting place. Be prepared to talk to your unit or tester about what country it represents and why you chose it.

10. Make a kite (traditional in China, Japan and Thailand) and fly it. Find out about kite festivals.

11. Puppetry is a very strong tradition worldwide. Find out about its importance in other countries, eg shadow puppets from Indonesia. Make puppets and use them to tell a traditional story to Rainbows, Brownies or the rest of your unit.