Cub Scouts: Handyman

We started working on Handyman with the boys on Wednesday.  I can't say enough how much I love that the weather is warm enough that we don't have to trap the boys inside (especially now that we have 6 boys in our den)!

We headed outside to work on our car.  The boys were seriously shocked when we told them that they were going to change our tire.  That is something that I love about the scouting program.  Helping to turn these boys into men.  They loved that we were trusting them with something like our car.

First Aaron showed them where the jack is in the trunk of the car.  Then he asked them to find a good place for it under the car.

This is him checking to make sure they put it under metal, which they did!

He told them why that was so important.  Then the boys took turns getting the car off of the ground.  Aaron had to finish the last part himself but the scouts were so proud of themselves for getting the car up so high.

Then Aaron showed them how to take the nuts (or is it bolts?) off.  He started it up for them since they were pretty secure.

When they pulled the tire off, Aaron asked them to point at different things and he would tell them what it was for.  They all really enjoyed learning about the brakes and the suspension.

I have really grown to love the scouting program.  I especially love watching Aaron work with the boys.  He is such a great man and the boys can see that and they want to listen to him and learn from him.