It's that time of year...time for the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby. I had no idea that it was such a big deal (mostly to the dads) and taken so seriously (mostly by the dads). Since Cub Scouts is "Brian's thing" with the boys, I let him be the one to put in the effort to make the cars (with minimal help from the boys). We figured this was our "practice" year, since we were novices.
Here is what we learned: start making the car well before 4 days prior to the race (the neighbors don't really appreciate us using the table saw at 9pm on a week night), use weights for speed (Garrett's car without weights came in dead last), let the boys decorate their own cars (they need to be able to do
something to contribute), and don't expect the babies to sit happily in a stroller for 4 hours and be entertained watching the cars. Live and learn.
I would say this year was successful for Brian- I mean, Blake. He won a Bronze Medal for coming in third overall in his den, won an award for "Best Themed Car" (Cub Scouts theme), for which he can take full credit, and even won some movie tickets in a drawing. The good news is that while Garrett didn't fare as well (although he did win the award for "Best Use of Flames"), Brian now has some experience under his belt and next year is sure raise the bar for competition.
Let the best man- I mean boy- win!
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