On Saturday we experienced the first of many pinewood derbies for the Bradshaw boys. Kolby made his car without too much parental help, and painted it different colors of blue on the different sides. He painted a number 8 on it, and when the scout leaders asked him the name of his car, he responded, "Fastest Car." We all went to watch, and Mommy never realized what a big production a pinewood derby was -- the track was a lot longer than she had imagined, each kid raced their car 10 times against the others (the racing took longer than Mommy had realized), and there was a DJ announcer, music, race-themed decorations and desserts, a spotlight, and trophies. It was really fun for the boys. Kolby seemed to enjoy it, and didn't seem to get down when he tied for 13th place (out of 14 boys) -- we just talked about what we had learned from seeing all the other cars, and what ideas we have for his next car. He was excited for his trophy, and his car got an award for "luckiest" (he had glued on a few pennies for extra weight, so they figured they were lucky pennies). So it was a lot of fun, and Kolby is looking forward to next year when he gets to do it again (and his younger brothers are waiting until they are old enough for cub scouts too so they can make cars).
On Saturday we experienced the first of many pinewood derbies for the Bradshaw boys. Kolby made his car without too much parental help, and painted it different colors of blue on the different sides. He painted a number 8 on it, and when the scout leaders asked him the name of his car, he responded, "Fastest Car." We all went to watch, and Mommy never realized what a big production a pinewood derby was -- the track was a lot longer than she had imagined, each kid raced their car 10 times against the others (the racing took longer than Mommy had realized), and there was a DJ announcer, music, race-themed decorations and desserts, a spotlight, and trophies. It was really fun for the boys. Kolby seemed to enjoy it, and didn't seem to get down when he tied for 13th place (out of 14 boys) -- we just talked about what we had learned from seeing all the other cars, and what ideas we have for his next car. He was excited for his trophy, and his car got an award for "luckiest" (he had glued on a few pennies for extra weight, so they figured they were lucky pennies). So it was a lot of fun, and Kolby is looking forward to next year when he gets to do it again (and his younger brothers are waiting until they are old enough for cub scouts too so they can make cars).
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