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Just a comment, as fun as PWD can be, don't be that parent that clearly did all the work. The purpose is not to make a car NASA would be proud of, but to make t
by CIPHERSTONE 11y ago
Just a comment, as fun as PWD can be, don't be that parent that clearly did all the work. The purpose is not to make a car NASA would be proud of, but to make the car with your son to end up with a car he made and is proud of.
Usually this results in a car that looks like and reflects the age of the scout (e.g. a Tiger Scout's (Kindergarten) car does not look like a Webelos (5th Grade) car.
Seriously suggest to your pack leadership that they add three races:
-Adult/Sibling
-Adult Scouter
-Adult Vintage
The first give you and your other non-scout kids an opportunity to be a part of things. You can make your NASA approved car that ultimately loses to the simple block of wood that five year old suzie makes.
The second gives the scouts a chance to cheer on their den leaders.
The third let's them see what PWD cars from pack in the day looked like.
Just some suggestions from an old Cubmaster.
- strictnein 11y agoOh, I won't be, my comment was mostly tongue-in-cheek and also remembering how my the creations of my father and I never did that well. Obviously you have to help a 6 or 7 year old to a degree, but I plan to be as hands-off as possible, when the time comes. I like your idea of multiple races. I'll have to go and find my old PWD cars. They're somewhere...
- CIPHERSTONE 11y agoIt's really a blast to see the old cars, and the adult race is fun because then you can see some really great adult designs.
- georgeecollins 11y agoThumbs up to this. My son did a pinewood derby when we were living on the peninsula and many (if not most) of the cars looked like they could only have been made by an adult. Not just like an adult helped, like everything was too polished to be made by a kid of the appropriate age. It just misses the point.