Pinewood derby, round 1

The Pinewood Derby was this morning!

Before I tell you about it, I have to tell you about what a great guy John is. His specialty is in aerospace. Which means he is rather good at making things aerodynamic. Left to his own devices, I'm sure he could built a wonderful derby car. However, this experience wasn't about John. He made this about the kids. He helped them with designs and made suggestions. When they said, "no", he listened. When they wanted something, he tried his best to make it happen.

William wanted a dinosaur car with spikes. We did that.

Amelia wanted a zigzag design at the back end of her car and nothing else. We did that.

This was NOT a dad project that left the kids out of much. They weren't allowed to use the power tools, but they had a hand in almost everything else.

So, this was one race from the first round. Each car got to race in each lane of the track, so there were 6 races in round 1. In this race, William's car is the second car from the left.

William did really well in his first round and advanced to the next round.