The kids have been building pinewood derby cars, the boys with Mike during the Father/Son program, and Maddie during Pioneer Girls. They came up with their designs, cut and painted their cars, added wheels and weights {all with help}, and it all led up to the big race day!
They were all so proud of their cars! This was their first go at designing cars, and they were all going for fun colors. And I love that they did most of the design and work themselves, just getting help with the big tools.
Maddie's group was up first. Sweet girl was just happy to be with her friends, which was good because her little car was just not very fast haha. I'm so thankful she didn't seem to mind and that she had a great time!
I love seeing her with her little friends...but why is she so tall??
The boys were up next! Both of their cars did fairly well, with Eli's winning a few heats. Both boys were also just excited to be part of the race, and they had fun too. Eli came in 3rd place overall, and I was a little surprised that Aiden wasn't further up in the rankings, based on the heats he won. Poor little guy was pretty upset that he didn't get a trophy, but it was a good opportunity to learn good sportsmanship, and he did a great job cheering on his brother and the other boys.
Overall, the kids had fun building and racing their cars, and they are looking forward to racing next year!
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