It's Pinewood Derby time! Ben designed a taxi this year.
Official weigh-in!
4 7/8 oz. The rules state the car has to be 5 oz. or under.
Doesn't he look excited?!
The competition...
And they're off! Each Den raced among themselves, with each car racing against all the other cars and in each lane. I'm glad I wasn't the one keeping track of the races.
A tight race!
Ben consistently came in 3rd or 4th, with a few 2nd places. Not the outcome he would have liked.
Trying to keep up a happy face...
Ben was disappointed, but there were no tears from any of the boys this year. Some years there's a few boys who just can't keep in their disappointment and frustration. We try to teach them good sportsmanship and that having fun is the most important part, but it's hard to have fun when your car isn't winning. The winners were very good sports, though, and that really helps. The overall winner (one of my Bears) was giving high-fives to all the boys who raced and didn't get overly excited every time his car won (which was EVERY time!) He was graceful and down-played his excitement. I was very impressed with all of my Bears!
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