Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Girl Scouts Event

Earlier today after school, I had a Girl Scouts meeting. My friend's grandmother visited, and taught us about her native country, Japan. The girls in my troop and I learned to prepare delicious sushi, tried on a kimono, learned about Japanese culture, and viewed some beautiful dolls.

First, the kanzann (kon-zon), the hair clip, is gorgeous, but powerful. In Japan, women wear it in their hair in case they ever get attacked. This way they can defend themselves. It is a very clever weapon.


Second, the paper, which is wrapped around her hair (like a ponytail or pigtail) is for having her hair to remain smooth and straight in the morning when they wake up. This way, women don't have to brush their hair in the morning, something we girls just dread. 


Next, each girl in my Girl Scouts troop had a chance to try on an attractive, handmade kimono. A kimono (kee-mo-no) is a cultural Japanese costume that women wear at fancy celebrations.


Finally, I made some tasty sushi. I thought that it would be extremely difficult to make but no, making sushi was not so hard, it was pretty manageable to prepare.




Tell me about your country background and the special traditions that you celebrate. 

I'd love to know some fascinating facts about that country!

Do you know any other facts about Japan, which you would like to share? 


If you are currently a Girl Scout or were a Girl Scout in the past, what interesting and memorable activities have you participated in?



Wednesday, February 9, 2011

February Babble of the Month - Winner!

Thank you to all the participants for the babble of the month! On the bottom of this post I will announce our winner.

The information for the post was from Wikipedia.



The answer to #1 is: Backgammon is about 5,000 years old!

(Good job Margot, Amitai, and Hannah on #1!)



The answer to #2 is: Some countries in which backgammon is known to
have originated from are Iran, Iraq, and Egypt.

(Good job Hannah and Amitai on #2!)






The answer to #3 is: The first world champion competition for 
backgammon was in Las Vegas, Nevada 1967.


(Good job Hannah on #3!)






Everyone did an amazing job on "Babble of the Month." Thank you for all your comments!


The winner is:




Hannah! 


Congratulations, Hannah! You did a wonderful job with your research, and you really deserve the prize. 


Everyone else did an outstanding job! 


Until next time, Babblers... Get ready for the March Babble of the Month!





Friday, February 4, 2011

February: Babble of the Month!



The highly anticipated Babble Word of the Month is...






drum rolls please...





 backgammon



Please research the answers to the following questions and post them in the comment section of Adia's Babble Blog:
1.  The history of Backgammon goes back approximately how many years?
2. Name at least 2 countries where Backgammon is known to have originated from.
3.  Where and when was the first world championship competition in Backgammon held  at?
The first person who posts the correct answers to the above questions, will be announced the winner, who is entitled to his/her own travel size Backgammon. 


Good luck, babblers!