Pinewood Derby

Joe helped some people with Pinewood Derby cars in the garage last weekend. As he was helping them his old derby cars came out for reference and Ian and Henry quickly became obsessed with making their own.



I found official Boy Scout kits at Michael's, dug out acrylic paint I used for the letters on the wall in the boys' rooms years ago and we were on our way.



One of Joe's old cars had a really sharp point on the front and back so Ian decided he wanted one of those.



Predictably he picked a fire decal.



Henry wanted his to be slug-bug-like. He also really wanted to be #15 but made sure we all knew that his car once beat a car with the number 100.  Just so we know. Lest we think a low number like 15 indicated his car was slow.



These boys drew their own designs on the wood blocks (Joe cut them out with the band saw), sanded, painted, stickered and numbered their own cars. From experience, Joe suggested they try to pick just one color for the car- it helps them look so much less sloppy when you're still in preschool. They both held their ground at 2 colors so we painted one color and let them dry overnight and then painted with the second color. Thank goodness for Daddy because I would have laid out a pallet for each of them with every color I had and both cars would have been brown!

Whether or not we dive into the world of scouts down the road, I think this will be fun to do each January and  be able to compare how their designs change and progress as they become more skillful.

They love playing with these cars and of course they went to school Friday for Show & Tell!