25+ of the Best Pinewood Derby Photo Booth Ideas
Find over 25 Pinewood Derby photo booth ideas in this post! From simple to elaborate, you’re sure to find the perfect photo background for your pack.
Have you ever thought about having a Pinewood Derby photo booth? It’s a fun way to commemorate the most anticipated Cub Scout event of the year.
I still remember the first Derby I attended. The excitement is infectious!
Over the years, our Pinewood Derby evolved from simply showing up and racing your car to a fun family event with activities and snacks.
We decided to add a backdrop for taking pictures. This really added to the event. Parents could get cool pictures for posting on social media or sharing with grandparents.
25 Pinewood Derby Photo Booth Ideas
In this post, I’m sharing 25 Pinewood Derby photo booth ideas. You’ll find lots of suggestions from simple to elaborate and from DIY to ready-made.
These were collected from several sources including some of my Facebook followers.
Thank you to everyone who agreed to share their pictures.
Note: Where possible, I’ve linked to the original source of this image, but I couldn’t find the sources for all of them. If one of these pictures belongs to you and you want me to link to your site or you don’t want it featured, please email me at [email protected], and I’ll take care of that. Thanks!
This is my family. That year, we all made Pinewood Derby cars–even my husband and me!
For this Pinewood Derby photo booth, we used a plastic checkerboard tablecloth for the background.
One thing we learned was that plastic wasn’t the best material because the light reflected off of it causing a glare.
One of the parents in our pack had a connection to someone who owns a race car, so she got the gas cans for us.
Side note: Those cans are called dump cans. If you’re a NASCAR fan, you probably know that already.
This year, we decided to use a black cloth backdrop to avoid the glare. It worked a lot better.
This is probably my favorite from our pack. We used tires, an old gas can, and a traffic light for this Pinewood Derby photo booth. We also used a white backdrop.
I love this simple and inexpensive backdrop! A colored sheet and checkerboard bunting is all you need.
Using old tires for your Pinewood Derby photo booth adds a realistic look. Check out how they placed the trophies in front of the tires.
I’m not sure how Pack 194 made their sign, but it’s a great way to show off your pack number while standing in front of the checkerboard door covering.
You can purchase this awesome photo frame and have it personalized for your Pinewood Derby! It’s a bit pricey, but you can store it to use for several years. I love it because 3 or 4 people can be in the photo at once.
Tires, flags, traffic cones, oil cans, and traffic lights make up this snazzy backdrop.
Stephanie Ortiz shared this fun photo. Check out the jumper cables! I haven’t seen those in any other backdrops.
The Pinewood Derby winners from Wendy Hassler’s pack 781 in Cool, CA are showing off their trophies in front of this fun backdrop.
Check out this fun photo frame! It looks easy to make.
Angie Nolte-Jarvis from pack 599 in Oklahoma City, OK shared this super fun display! You’ll see a Scout sitting on one of the stools in the next photo.
The Scout can put his or her car on the other stool.
Amy Reber from pack 30 in Douglasville, GA shared this huge photo frame.
It looks like they may have set it up on a table so that it’ll stand up by itself.
You can purchase this photo frame from Etsy. The seller can personalize it for you, so you can change “Happy Birthday” to “Pinewood Derby.”
Check out this balloon display by Orange County Balloons. ! I love the “traffic light.” I’ll bet you could show this picture to any local balloon store and they could recreate it.
Kathryn Hannon from pack 303 in South Hadley, MA shared this fun Pinewood Derby photo frame! I like how the Cub Scout is holding both his car and his trophy.
Check this out! I’ll bet their pack number is 1161.
Brian James shared this creative idea! Paint your pack number on an old tire.
You can make this photo frame from black foam board and letter stickers.
Looking for fun Pinewood Derby printable activities? Check these out!
Shana Snyder from Pack 10 in Groton, NY took a photo of an actual New York driver’s license. She photoshopped it with a new name and address then had it blown up to poster size and printed. After gluing it to poster board, Shana cut out the rectangle. Very creative!
The red, white and black balloons really add to this fun Derby photo booth.
You can make your own car photo booth using these instructions from Vicky Barone at A Little Moxie.
This big photo frame is awesome! I’m not sure if this is the Cub Scout’s dad or den leader, but it’s great to have an important adult in the picture.
Love, love, love the balloon arch! And the Winner’s Circle sign really adds to this Pinewood Derby photo booth.
Another fun photo backdrop!
This isn’t a backdrop, but these are so cute! They look like they’re baseball cards. Love that they the photo of the car and the Scout with their names on it.
Check out this huge tire! How fun would it be to have your picture made while you’re standing in the middle of a tire!
I love this shot of all the parents taking pictures! 🙂 It looks like their photo frame is big enough for their entire den.
Amanda Nally from Pack 351 in Spring Hill, TN shared this with us.
So, what do you think? Did you find a Pinewood Derby photo backdrop for your pack? Share a picture with us!
Yours in Scouting,
Sherry
261 responses
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This would be a great tool. I could make use of it for recruitment, pinewood derby, blue and gold and be able to show what our troop does throughout the year. The black one would be great. Thanks
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As a new scout mom and den leader, I would love the black one. I would use it for camping, all events, service projects and even den meetings, it would give the scouts memories to take home.
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I love the Luna Pearl Sprocket! Our pack would definitely use it for Pinewood Derby, Blue & Gold Banquet, our pack Christmas party and probably every other special event! As a parent of Scouts, I would love the keepsakes!
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As a new scout mom and den leader, I would love the black one. I would use it for camping, all events, service projects and even den meetings, it would give the scouts memories to take home.
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I like the noir and I will use it for my next Pinewood Derby so I can give the kids an instant picture.
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I am from Pack 28 in Morris and Warren Connecticut. We are a small Pack, but mighty.
I would live the Hp printer for our pack.
The possibilities are endless. It would be amazing for the pinewood derby. What a great memory to be able to have.
But we could also use it for all sorts of crafts. Pictures for parents in frames for woodworking.
It would be great for pictures at our blue and gold banquet. What another great addition to the ceremony to have a photo on our amazing bridge that they can take instantly.
We could also start journals for the younger kids and they could add pictures each year as they progress through scouts.
We could also use it at campout a to make a real time memory board of what is going on.
The possibilities are truly endless and this would be a great addition to our Pack.
I think if I was to pick a color it would be the Noir. Classic, would stay clean longer lol.
Thank you for this opportunity. And thank for for your posts and help with exciting scout programming! -
Pack 3652 here from Oak Lawn, IL. We would have so much fun with a Sprocket. Love the Noir color. From Pinewood Derby to our Raingutter Regatta and events in between. Thank you for giving us a chance to win.
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Awesome giveaway for the sprocket. I like the noir best. I’d love to use this with not only our sweet amazing little Lion den but also the pack! The little memento from out derby’s or outings, our achievement ceremony Blue & Gold Banquet and on and on. Is there really a bad time to use it with these amazing kids? Me thinks not!!!!! Thank you for the super site, awesome emails and this great opportunity. Happy Thanksgiving to EVERYONE!!
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The Sprocket Studio would be an amazing addition to our scout troop. I LOVE all the examples of Pinewood Derby photos you showed. It would also be great for our Blue and Gold and Raingutter Regatta. I also serve on our PTO and we do events where we give pictures to all the students and this would be perfect. Thanks for sharing such a great item. I’m representing Cub Scout Pack # 221 from Indiana.
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I think these are pretty cool little gadgets. I would stick with black or white because I’m a “classic look” kind of person. As a den leader of 3 years, I could see a whole lot of applications for this. However, in my experience, my ideas pail in comparison to what my scouts could dream up. They are a constant reminder of how creative young minds are and help to keep me feeling younger, too. The first order of business, though, would be to create a Thank You collage and send it back to you to show our appreciation!
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I like all the colors but Lilac is my favorite. This would be great to instantly print pictures after PWD, Raingutter Regatta, Blue & Gold. Heck we could use it at any event we take pictures!
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