Last Tuesday night was our "Tri-Ward" (Powell 1st, 2nd, and 3rd wards) Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby. It was a lot of fun and our Cub leaders put so much work into it! The gym was all decked out with racing flags and Nascar banners, and the entrance had racing tires holding the doors open. The racers got their pictures taken as we walked in and they each got a "Pit Pass" with their picture on it (see it hanging around Jett's neck). It was a great atmosphere for racing. There were also hot dogs and nachos, "snack bar" style and Kolt kept asking me for money so he could go to the snack bar and get a hot dog! We had to keep explaining to him that they were free...he could just go and get one!
We had a great electronic track, and they had everything computerized and the match ups and winners projected (Power Point style) on a big screen at the end of the gym.
(After the races were over, we could do our own races...here is Mike (just about to break that flag off) racing Jett's and Blaze's cars against each other...Jett's car won!)
This year was Jett's first year of "making" a Pinewood Derby car after watching Mike and Blaze make cars the past couple of years. All in all, he mastered choosing the car style and choosing a great color (camaro/racecar style with a beautiful burgandy paint job!!), and could be found watching cartoons or sleeping during the rest of the car making process! This was also Blaze's last year as a Cub Scout, and he was much more into creating and actually working on his car. He chose a sleek wedge shape and painted it a shimmery, dark green.
(Jett checking out the Prizes)
Also, that night, the Wolves displayed their "Knot" projects that they had been working on for a few weeks. They turned out so neat!
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April 9, 2009 at 8:16 AM
So much fun I can't wait to do the derby with Ozz. How fun. Love the cars very cool!!April 9, 2009 at 5:29 PMSo fun! Your boys had some pretty fancy cars!!! Sorry to hear about Jett's ankle...OUCH!
