Dylan earned his Wolf Badge in Scouts (I have photos although I am having trouble uploading them) and he also made the infamous cake for the Blue and Gold Dinner. His Scout Master had emphasized that the boys were to make their cake for the cake walk and I had to work the night before the dinner so Mike helped him. When I came home and saw the finished product I took a deep breath and wondered if I should bake another cake and then have Dylan decorate it after school after completing homework and his chores. I decided to not redo the wonder cake since they had asked that the boys do the work. When we arrived at the dinner I was shocked to see all the cute adorable cakes that the "boys/parents" had made. Many were obviously decorated by the parents and were beautiful. For a moment I was embarrassed and then the thought came that Dylan had done the work alone and he was proud of his cake and so I proudly sat it in front of all the cute cakes hoping to get my pie pan back. Dylan's cake won the award for the "Wildest Cake," and after the dinner Mike and I talked about how he thought the cake was fabulous and was proud that he had decorated the cake himself. We all learned a great lesson about letting the kids learn from doing and not completing the assigned task for them since this is how they build self confidence. In the end, Mike and I were both happy we had not made another cake.
No comments:
Post a Comment