Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas* to all,
And to all, a good race!
Peace Pineheads!
*insert holiday preference of your choice -- no offense intended to anyone!
And to all, a good race!
Peace Pineheads!
*insert holiday preference of your choice -- no offense intended to anyone!
TDean
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Re: Happy Holidays!
Same to you TDean, and all pineheads out there.
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Re: Happy Holidays!
Aw...I thought you were going to continue with a cool Pinewood Derby poem. You know...somthing like, "Visions of District Champion dancing in his head" . Merry Christmas, all.TDean wrote:Merry Christmas* to all,
And to all, a good race!
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You mean, like this one? (Found in several places on the web, without attribution.)Gavin Chafin wrote:Aw...I thought you were going to continue with a cool Pinewood Derby poem. You know...somthing like, "Visions of District Champion dancing in his head"
'Twas the night before Pinewood;
His car still needed lead.
He had done his very best
When his Mom yelled "Get to bed!"
As he climbed under his blanket
His car wasn't ready to race.
The Pinewood Derby was tomorrow;
There was a frown on his face.
Just as his eyes had closed
He heard something spin:
It was old Scout Saint Nick
Coming to help him win!
As he peeked from under the covers,
Scout Saint Nick started to drill
To help his car speed
On its way down the hill.
He splashed on some paint
And stuck on some wheels.
He put the car on its stand
And clicked his boot heels.
This woke the young Scout;
He had a smile on his face!
A happy Pinewood to all,
And to all a good race!
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Re: Happy Holidays!
That poem was excellent! Was this an original poem?
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No. Like I said, I found several versions on the web. None of them attributed the source.Gavin Chafin wrote:That poem was excellent! Was this an original poem?
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Re: Happy Holidays!
Our Wolf Cubs used this as a skit two years back at our Packs' derby. They were nervous at first but it turned out great. They made the scenery and costumes (except for St. Nick's). Everyone loved it!
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We have a strict rule that there's to be no advancements, skits, etc. at our Derby. The kids are VERY antsy and they just want the Derby. The whole thing ends up taking nearly 2 hours as it is.Da Graphite Kid wrote:Our Wolf Cubs used this as a skit two years back at our Packs' derby. They were nervous at first but it turned out great. They made the scenery and costumes (except for St. Nick's). Everyone loved it!
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Re: Happy Holidays!
We used to schedule an hour for registration, an hour for a potluck and entertainment/program (during which the design judges inspected the cars), and two hours for the derby (hoping to use only an hour and a half).Gavin Chafin wrote:We have a strict rule that there's to be no advancements, skits, etc. at our Derby. The kids are VERY antsy and they just want the Derby. The whole thing ends up taking nearly 2 hours as it is.
The last couple years, we've had the cars registered and impounded on the previous Wednesday night, and the judges have inspected the cars at leisure sometime Thursday or Friday. That gives us a lot more flexibility on Saturday (derby night). We still have a potluck, but we no longer have to prolong the end of the potluck artificially if the judges aren't done yet. Plus, we no longer force the judges to miss the potluck, or to eat by themselves before/after the main potluck.
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Re: Happy Holidays!
Since we never know how many Cub Scouts will actually show up to race and since we also have to borrow the facility in which we race; some pre-race activity is in order. We are limited in what we can do but we do try to avoid presenting badges, etc., but will do so if the boys have earned them.
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