This year, with the condition of the economy, the Nelson family decided to have a fun activity since there would be fewer presents under the tree than in years past. The activity we decided on was a Pinewood Derby race. Jarrod is a scout-leader or something in his ward, so he had access to borrow the track and they set it up in Mom & Dad's basement. Each of the kids designed and made a car, and a few of the "big" kids did too...(Jeff, Lila and Dad)...Jarrod didn't have time to do a car for him, so he borrowed his neighbor's winning car (which didn't win in our races! haha!)
Our girls decided on a "bug" theme. Shelby's car is a bumble bee that says "Shelbyzzz" on the side, Shaylee's is an ant that she painted little flowers on, and Sami wanted a Love Bug, complete with flower and butterfly stickers.
Below, from left to right, Lila's carved flower car, Shaylee's ant car (she removed the antennas to make it more aerodynamic), and Jarrod's borrowed car.
Below, I think Madison's car is first, then Shelby's bee (how cute are those wings? She made them out of dryer sheets...all her idea!), and Preston's garbage truck. The WM stands for Waste Management. Jarrod hollowed out almost the entire center and filled it with lead, so it was one heavy garbage truck. It was a big winner!
Below, Sami's love bug, Spencer's shark, and Paige's car. Paige won 1st place for her paint job!
Sami's car ended up winning like six times or something! The video above shows her excitement at winning.
Jeff and Dad were the only ones that designed their cars with speed in mind. Dad had his powered by a mouse trap, and Jeff had some sort of motor that was activated by pulling a string. Jeff ended up being the winner as far as speed was concerned. His car didn't even compare to the others. But we had such a good time, and Mom and Dad had candy bars & ribbons for everyone that participated. We had so much fun that it didn't matter who won. Well, unless if you ask Sami...she was pretty proud!
3 comments:
That is the best idea ever! Your girls did a great job.
Jen,
It looks like you guys had a great Christmas. I love the cars, they are all so cute, what a good idea. I am so glad that you wrote on your blog.
The flowers in your girls’ hair are adorable.
Cheri
Those really are cute pinewood derby cars! I'll have to host a girl pinewood derby when my girls are a little bigger. Cute blog! Shaylee is such a sweetheart at Activity Days!
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