Ares had his first pinewood derby this past weekend. He had a good time, although was a big shy at first. Only two boys from his den showed up, but he got first place of the two. The other kid, Kyle had a cool football car.
He is really proud of his trophy, but we had the luau right after this, so the happiness was very short lived. Ah well, a nice trophy to put on his shelf - next to his car.
(I still hate this program and it's lack of letting me put photos where I want them)
Ares designed the car on his own. It averaged about 196.5MPH on the track. The winners for the older boy were closer to 203MPH. We learned a few things.
1-having only 3 wheels working isn't a bad thing
2-The lower the vehicle, the better, also, the thinner the vehicle, the better. Really a Flat triangle shape might be the best bet.
3-We should probably shellac or gloss next time
and lastly
4-weight is good.
5-Boys love jello. The jello jigglers I made were the first things to be gone. Even faster than the Oreos. At first I tried to cut out with shapes, but the squares went just as quickly. Last time I made 6 boxes, they were a little thin (in a baking pan) but maybe 8 would be better. Get them at Aldi =)
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