We told Simeon that he was in charge of his car. We would help him, but he needed to ask. He drew his design on paper, dad cut it, Simeon sanded it and got it ready to paint. The Wednesday before the derby their scout meeting was a "get your cars ready night". Very good idea! They brought a saw, paint, weights and drills to get the cars ready. Simeon took his there and painted it. He had someone drill some holes in it for him to put weights in. One of the holes went all the way through his car, so he had a sun roof in his car!
By the time I got there he was already out of the race. He was a little down about it. They had a new fancy track that was electronic this year. The electronics weren't working, but it still was much smoother and nicer then the wooden track of years past.
We feel that boy scouts is for the boys to make and do the activities. They learn when they do it themselves, and not when their parents do all the work for them. I'm ready proud of Simeon for being on top of getting his car ready, and for following through on getting it done. Each year he learns something else that helps his car be faster. This year he added weighs to make it heavier to help it go faster. Next year he may change the design to see if that helps it go faster.
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