Wind ’em up!  That is the trick for Space Derby held in early December.   Scouts race “rockets” that they built themselves from balsa wood blocks, propellers and rubber bands.   Just make sure you keep track of the number of rotations, too tight and that rubber band will snap and you’ll miss your heat!  01-Space_Derby_kit Just as with Pinewood Derby cars, the designs are creative, unique and sometimes downright wacky!  The rockets race along a track of fishing line — watch them “fly”.20111203_space_derby_010

Along with the Space Derby we hold our Holiday Craft Fair.  Kids (siblings included) get to make a variety of neat holiday crafts, like ornaments, pencils, key chains, magnets among others which they can wrap and give as gifts to someone special.