Innehållsförteckning för February 2024 från Total Girl

Lunar New Year kicks off February 10 and it’s the Year of the Dragon! Shout out to TGs born between Jan 23, 2012 and Feb 9, 2013, the last Dragon year! Most people born in the Year of the Dragon are confident, strong, and always think of others. Stars who are Dragons include Adele, Vanessa Hudgens, Halle Bailey and Meg Donnelly. Did you know that there are also five elements – Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth? 2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon and all Chinese zodiac signs will experience challenges and opportunities coz the dragon symbolises change, and wood represents growth and renewal! It's believed that the luckiest signs in 2024 will be Monkeys, Roosters, and Pigs. Are you a lucky one?…

GLOBBER YOU COULD SCORE: A GLOBBER FLOW ELEMENT LIGHTS SCOOTER 5 TO WIN! CODE WORD: FOLDABLE PILOT FRIXION YOU COULD SCORE: A PILOT FRIXION BACK TO SCHOOL PRIZE PACK 5 TO WIN! CODE WORD: CORRECT CARE BEARS YOU COULD SCORE: A CARE BEARS PARTY PACK 5 TO WIN! * Care Bears plush style is randomly selected. Cakes and flower decoration are not included in the party pack. CODE WORD: LOVEABLE SCHOLASTIC YOU COULD SCORE: A SCHOLASTIC CUTE AND CURIOUS BOOK PACK 31 TO WIN! CODE WORD: QUESTIONS THE TWITCHER YOU COULD SCORE: THE TWITCHERS BOOK PACK 7 TO WIN! CODE WORD: MYSTERY BOONIE BEARS YOU COULD SCORE: A BOONIE BEARS: GUARDIAN CODE DVD 20 TO WIN! CODE WORD: TRUTH LONELY PLANET KIDS YOU COULD SCORE: A LONELY PLANET KIDS CREATIVE…

Hi TG, My name is Indi. I am 10 and I adore Taylor Swift. I also love dancing and singing. I am going to Disneyland with my dance school in June to dance on their stage! I love all your mags, especially the ones with Taylor in them. I want to be just like Taylor when I grow up. Love, Indi xoxo Hey Indi, OM TG , so cool that you’re going to be dancing at Disneyland! Enjoy all the Taylor in this issue! Love, Team TG x Dear Total Girl, My name is Sophie and I'm 10 years old. I love your mags. I first found them at a local library last February and I got a two-year subscription. I love my family, traveling and pandas. I also love…

STYLISH START A new year means a new and improved you! We know how exciting it is to go back to school, but the shopping sprees for supplies are always the best part! Enter a new era of school successes and at home living with these finds. They’re super in the now and perfect for a fresh room revamp. Give your stuff a whole new makeover, inspired by this New Era, New You issue of TG! CRA-Z CREATIVE Cra-Z-Art totally has us in our creative era! The Shimmer ’N Sparkle Window Art lets you design super cute art to stick on your window, which BTW changes colour based on the temperature. Sah magical! The Cra-Z Slimy Blendz kit has 12 different colours meaning stacks of unique combos. The Shimmer ‘N…

Hi TGs, Happy New Year! This year one of our goals is to share the love more. It all starts within and feeling good about yourself, but it doesn’t hurt having cute accessories to help you feel good too! Who doesn’t like a cute heart design or feel good when you see love? With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’re totally in our Love era and ready to celebrate family love and friendship love with these cute finds. Even better, they’re all under $15 – love it! Love, Ange xo OH SO LOVELY Loving all these under $15 finds!…

Start here Volunteer at an animal shelter You care about animals (ohhh, maybe you’re a future vet?) so spending some time with shelter dogs and cats who may need some extra care would be perfect for you. Help someone in need If a family member, friend, or neighbour is having a tough time, ask ‘em what you can do to make their life a little easier. It could be anything from chores to a chat! Clean up your local area You’re passionate about the environment. Looking to make a difference? Grab some gloves and a bag then pick up rubbish around your suburb, local parks or beaches.…

She’s a technology professional, scientist, mother and now an astronaut, who's inspiring girls to dream beyond the skies.... and into space! Back in November, Kellie Gerardi was one of the first 100 women to travel into space, and one of the first researchers to fly in a commercial spacecraft to conduct her research on healthcare. Kellie was part of Virgin Galactic's 'Galactic 05' mission and did three experiments in her two hours of space travel in style. Being the ultimate Swiftie she is, Kellie just had to wear cute and inspiring friendship bracelets on her mission (defs the furthest a Swiftie bracelet has traveled. Literally out of this world!). Kellie even exchanged bracelets with friends and fam when she got back to Earth. Aww, so sweet! Her message, "it's important…

WHAT YOU NEED ★ Elastic cord or thin stretchy string★ Alphabet beads (extras are a MUST!)★ Coloured beads★ Scissors★ Star and heart shaped beads (optional)★ Craft glue (optional)★ Tray (optional) HELPFUL HINTS ★Not a Swiftie? Pick words that inspire you instead. You could make STEAM or sports themed phrases! ★ Word choices will rely on which beads you have, so make the bracelets you really want first! ★ Check your string can fit through the bead holes first – nothing's worse than realising the beads don't fit. Nooo! ★ You can use tiny beads between letters to space your words out more. ★ If you’re planning on swapping bracelets, remember to create different sizes to your own wrist. WHAT TO DO Step 1: Loosely wrap the elastic or string around…

2 hours and 28 minutes is how long it took Aryna Sabalenka to beat Elena Rybakina and be crowned Australian Open Women’s Singles champion in 2023. 4 Grand Slam Women's Singles titles belong to Naomi Osaka, and two of these were won at the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021. 8 is how many Australian Open Women’s Doubles trophies Martina Navratilova has – and that’s a record! 7 is the number of Australian Open trophies Serena Williams has won, making her the most successful Women’s Singles player in the Open era! 16 was how old Martina Hingis was when she became the youngest Grand Slam winner, after scoring the Australian Open trophy back in 1997. 44 is how many times an Australian female tennis player has won this competition. 50…

TRAVEL BUDDIES If you had to choose one person (or furry friend) to tag along with you on ALL your adventures, who would it be? For Gumbo (a golden retriever mix), it's his stuffed pup named Shrimp! Hmmm... they kind of look like brothers. Couldn’t tell the difference, haha! Gumbo’s owner, Hana, says that the service dog has been taking Shrimp everywhere they go for the past six years. Literally our fave doggo and plushy duo of the year so far! A Wild Surprise An Oxford University scientist and his team made a huge discovery back in November. After 62 long years, scientists found a long-beaked echidna in the wild! Fun fact: the native Australian animal was found in Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea. There were fears that…

Goat-ta be kidding My grandparents have a pet goat and I thought it'd be cool to take it on a walk. It rained the last few days, so it was muddy with puddles everywhere. I was walking the goat on a lead when suddenly it took off. I was so surprised that I fell into a HUGE puddle! The goat didn’t stop and I was still holding the lead, so I got dragged through the puddle. GROSS! I finally dropped the lead and I never took the goat on a walk again! Fi BLUSH-O-METER How bad is that blush? Circle the rating you think applies! You’ll get over it: Disguise for a day Erm... kinda bad: Wig for a week Uh oh, You might want to wear this: Mask for…

LISTEN UP! The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Various Artists The Hunger Games prequel was so moving, and the music made it all that more special! DW if you haven’t seen it (this is a movie for older TGs), coz this collection will make you feel that you have! Some songs may be familiar, like ‘The Hanging Tree’, while others are a fresh find. There are so many artists that made this tracklist epic – like Olivia with ‘Can’t Catch Me Now’ and the movie’s own Rachel Zegler, who appears eight times! There’s a good mix of boot-stomping and emotional ballads. A playlist must have if you’re a franchise fan. Out now! Your rating out of 5 stars ____________ ROCK-STAR Stray Kids If you’re new to Stray…

The inspo The idea for this movie came from the song ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’ in Pinocchio, plus all the other Disney flicks that feature wishing stars (think Peter Pan, The Princess and the Frog and Cinderella). In the beginning Wish starts with a storybook opening, just like in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, The Jungle Book and Sleeping Beauty. Goat-Topia Valentino’s wishes to live in a place where all mammals are equal and wear clothes. Hmm, sounds like Zootopia! Pretty as a picture No, you’re not imagining the watercolour, storybook style of Wish. It's a nod to Disney’s earliest movies, like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and Sleepy Beauty, which were made in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Say what? Proving he’s one of…

" Say you’ll remember me standing in a nice dress… " " You gotta step into the daylight and let it go… " " Walking through the crowd, the village is aglow… " " But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts… "…

Personalised pencil case WHAT YOU NEED ★ Calico pencil case★ Woven patch★ Fabric paints (we used neon orange and neon yellow but the colours are up to you!)★ Gem glue★ Star metal brads (also known as fasteners or split pins)★ 30cm of 9mm satin ribbon★ Lead pencil★ Baking paper WHAT TO DO Step 1: Place a piece of baking paper inside the pencil case. Glue on the woven patch with the gem glue. Step 2: Using the pencil, lightly draw your name on the pencil case. Trace over the pencil lines using the neon orange paint. Step 3: Using neon yellow paint (or chosen colour), draw in the stars. Let them dry. Step 4: Place a brad in the middle of each painted star. Thread the ribbon through the zipper…

WHAT YOU NEED ★ 3 small zucchinis ★2 medium carrots (peeled) ★ 4 green onions or shallots (thinly sliced) ★1 cup of grated cheese ★ 2 eggs (separated) ★ ½ cup plain flour ★1 tsp baking powder ★ Vegetable oil WHAT TO DO: 1. Grate the zucchinis and carrots. Then use your hands to squeeze as much water as you can from the vegetables. Pat them dry with a paper towel and then put them into a bowl. 2. Add the onions, cheese and egg yolks into the vegetable mixture and stir well. 3. Sift the flour and baking powder together, then stir them into the vegetable mixture too. 4. Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks have formed. Then gently fold the egg whites into the vegetable mixture. 5.…

KIRIBATI This beautiful country is actually made up of 33 tiny islands! It’s found in the Pacific Ocean, a six-hour flight from Sydney. Kiribati is famous for being a top surfing spot. On New Year’s Eve, Kiribati is the first place to ring in the new year as it’s two hours ahead of Fiji and New Zealand. ANDORRA Andorra is a little country in Europe that’s found between France and Spain. People visit Andorra to go skiing as it’s located in the Pyrenees mountains and gets lots of lovely snow. In December, Joan Verdú was Andorra's first athlete EVER to score a podium win in Giant Slalom at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, when he placed third! SURINAME Known as one of the greenest countries on Earth, Suriname in…