| With our lives being so hectic, the economy down, us | | | | Using some scrap wood and some old tractor tires |
| Dads are strapped for time and seem to become | | | | you can whip together a go kart on a weekend! |
| adrift from our kids. | | | | The major thing about working on a go kart is that it is |
| I remember as boy growing up the fondest memories I | | | | new territory, unexplored terrain. One of the biggest |
| had were of doing things constructive with my Dad. | | | | challenges with go karting is working with stuff you |
| Whether is was planting trees, mowing the lawn | | | | don't know anything about. An engine for example: |
| together, making beehives, or just plain building bird | | | | How does it work? |
| houses, I remember every time as instructive and | | | | That alone is priceless educational time, especially |
| provided me with skills that I use even to this day. | | | | when you have to break out the books and search |
| Times like those your son or daughter will remember | | | | out the problem. |
| for a life time. The same goes for working with your | | | | Don't do the following blunder, however. Don't get |
| son on a go kart project. Get greasy, get grimy, make | | | | frustrated and try to solve it all yourself. Get your |
| some blunders, but do it. Get in and work with your | | | | children involve with the problem solving process. Half |
| kids, they will remember it for the rest of their lives. | | | | of the memories are in the discovery, so learn |
| You may be thinking, "A go kart is so pricey!" A go | | | | together, make mistakes together. |
| kart does not need to be pricey, in fact you can make | | | | A mistake is only a learning exercise. |
| a go kart for 50 bucks. I am not kidding. $50! | | | | |