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Originally Posted by idontknow
I just finished stuporvising the kids building their cars. One thing I do like about this cubscout pack is that they really do try to let the kids do the work. None of the cars the kids bring are bought or kits. When we send kids cars to regionals, you can really see the difference from parent built cars and kid built.
One way this scout pack keeps parents hands busy is to have a parents only unlimited class. You should be able to tell which ones mine.
10 year old in front.
8 year old next.
moms is next
mines in the back. |
I agree with you and have seen that as well... that said, I think kids canbe taught a lot during this process and that is what I have always tried to do. By the time our cars are built, my boys do not ever want to see sandpaper again... at least until the next Pinewood anyway.
Kids can do a great paint job with guidance, but the trick is using the aerosol cans. Hard to get a good finish with a brush. The one thing I do for my guys though is the axles. I wish the Scouts would sell them as a pre-polished deal. What a pain id the rear to get those things deburred. I am not sure a 8-10 yo would have the patience for it. I barely do at 40.
As it turns out, we got waxed. My younger son won the first 2 and then got beat twice in a row. Older son did not when a race, yet his ET's were juat lower than the final race's winner. Those cars were slowing down, but not fast enough to help us. He raced the wrong guys at the wrong time. This was my 8 yo's first one and he is extremely competitive. He wanted a perfect chinup bar for Christmas this last year. 8 years old... He got one, and we have created a monster. He rips off 10 chinup's every time he walks past the thing. The other day my wife called me at work to tell me I needed to have a talk with him. He came into her room and says, "Hey Mom, look at these guns!" I have NO idea where he got that from... really. Man, I must be in a talkative mood, way off track. Anyway, back to the drawing board for 8 yo. This was 10 yo's last one...