Peter's Pinewood Derby was today. For those of you unfamiliar with this, it's a yearly Scouting event where, theoretically, the boys build model cars out of a block of wood and race them. In the process they learn a lot about handling tools, sportsmanship, etc.
In reality, the Dads tend to do a lot of the work, and the boys learn how to.....let their Dads do the work! Competition is high, definitely.
Peter has always done his own work, with guidance/training by me. This year was a challenge, as he had a broken arm, and I only had the kids two weekends between the time we got the car kits and the actual derby.
Peter had decided that he wasn't going to go for speed this year; he just wanted to make a cool looking car that he liked. He wound up deciding to do a midieval battle scene, with two knights and a dragon. He added some fake vegetation, and it looked really, really cool. (sorry, no pix -- I'm sadly without a camera at the moment)
The car ran. Not great, but all that's required for PWD is that it runs! It took 4th in 7 of it's 8 heats, and 3rd in the 8th! But, it's moment of glory came when the awards for most original were announced: First place, The Dragon's Revenge, by Peter Cohen! YAY!!!!
Peter is very excited -- this means he gets to go to the district competition, which he's never done before, and which is very cool.
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