July 30, 2009
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Ole Amigos!
Fiesta weekend was NOT the time to take a siesta from camping, I tell you!
The weather was great – and we had mucho recreation to share with all my camping buddies. Mexican bean games, horseshoes, sombrero and maraca making
relay games, bingo, jewelry making and so much more!
Saturday night, was our Fiesta Party. Yeah, you heard me, a FIESTA PARTY! I couldn’t believe how many campers showed up. At least two quadrillion and three! The playing field was full, full, full!
When Tami brought me I didn’t know which game to choose first.
Then I saw my favorite.
The bouncy house.
But Tami was right behind me saying, “blah, blah blah.”
No. Really. She was saying, “Maxx! You know better . .. no bouncy house for you.”
When I pouted and scuffed the dirt with my sneaker, she said. “No worries, Maxx. There’s lots of fun things for a big moose like you to do.”
She took me to the Mexican Jumping Bean game
and then to the ring toss
Some of my friends suggested we go see Nancy at the dart game
I didn’t try that one, ’cause . . . well . . . moose don’t have fingers and I didn’t want to send a dart flying into the trees. So I went to the pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey game!
First I got my eyes covered
Then I tip toed ahead until I felt the donkey poster under my hooves. I pinned the tail and was only a liiiiiiii-ttle bit off. My friends thought I did great!
I watched Alex give out some tattoos. I wished for the forty thousandth time that they’d get the ones that stick to fur.
Tami said, “Yeeeee-ah. I’ll get right on that.”
Then Tami and I went to see Debbie and Ron who were cooking up sopa pias . . . fried dough!
They said they fried up 160 of them! Some people put honey and some put cinnamon sugar . . . some used both. They were so yummy, I gobbled down three. Shhhhhhh! Don’t tell Tami, ’cause she said I could only have two.
Finally, we went to the pinata breaking.
Bryant is a brave, brave kid, let me tell you!
Three pinatas were broken and lots of treats were given out. One of my little friends even shared her winnings with me! That red candy was yummmmmmmy!
Now I’m off to find my cape and mask so I join my crime fighting friends as . . .
Dah . . . DAH . . . DAAAAAAAH
MIIIIIII-GHTY MOOSE!
July 27, 2008
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Tami here with the Fiesta Weekend report:
What a blast! Debbie and Bryant played South of the Border Games, had story time with a chocolate mousse snack, tossed horsehoes, played bean games, had a penny hunt, then made sombreros and maracas at Arts and Crafts
Of course the highlight of the weekend is our big Fiesta Party in the playing field Saturday night. We had carnival games . . . like throwing darts at balloons
Pin the tail on the donkey
Getting a tattoo
and the jumping bean game.
There were rides by Ricco Suave the donkey
and the bouncy house was a huge hit as always.
Once Maxwell heard all the fun, he begged his handler to bring him to the party too!
Debbie made fried dough for the very hungry party goers
While Bryant helped the kids crack open the hand made pinatas
It takes a lot of volunteers to run a party like this one . . . so I’d like to take a minute to really thank everyone who helped! We couldn’t do it without you. And even though I know we worked some of you so hard, you dropped where you stood . . .
I’m sure the kids enjoyed every minute of our Fiesta celebration! Don’t you think so Maxwell?
Especially this little guy, who just had to show me all his prizes from the games, and the candy he broke out of the pinata
We still have spaces for week stays in August, and even a couple of sites to book by the month. But you should call fast, because the phone has been ringing like crazy. The upcoming theme weekends are Medieval Weekend, with the magic of the Steelgraves on Saturday night; two weekends of Halloween, Super Hero Tryout Weekend and Labor Day.
September and October is a little lower key, but beautiful. Warm days, and cool nights. The call of the loon and great fishing . . . to find out more about our off season rates, give us a call.
March 19, 2008
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Tami and Ben have been sick with the flu for a week. So, I trudged through the snow to check in on them.
“Maxwell,” Tami said between coughs, “I need you to do me a favor.”
“Sure! Anything!” I put my hand . . . um, hoof . . . over my heart. “Your wish is my command. Clean the bathrooms? Answer the phones? Play with Ben? Take Cookie for a walk?”
“I need you to blog for me. There’s been no new posts since the 11th. My customers will think I’ve given up on it already.”
“Blog? Me?” I paced back and forth in front of her, scratching my antlers. “But, but, Tami . . . what’ll I say? What’ll I do? Who’s gonna want to read a moose post?”
“Your fans would, sweetie.” Tami patted my head and kissed my nose right before she sneezed, once, twice, three times. Flopping back on the couch and covering up with a blanket, she mumbled, “Write about what you do best, Maxwell. Fun and games.”
Yeah! I can do that!
Recreation is one of the best things about Poland Spring Campground! It’s why I hang around. Every day in July and August is loaded with awesome things to do. There’s arts and crafts at least once a day where you make stuff like catapults, boats, candles, princess hats or super cool glitter glasses
We play volleyball, basketball, bocci, horseshoes, relay races, water balloon slingshot, penny hunts, ping pong and pool tournaments for teens, bingo, flag football. We have ice cream making once a week. Pool games. Hayrides! Bingo! Jewelry making! Bubble play! Trash Bag Theater! Story time with moose feed!
You can see a sample of our recreation schedule here, on our website.
Every Monday night we have candy bar bingo. Tuesday has free pony rides
Thursday night brings popcorn over the campfire with scary stories told by the kids.
We theme every weekend too!
Pirate Weekend was new last year and an instant hit!
Here’s a scene from a skit Alexz wrote called Who Wants to Be A Pirate. Bryant and JMoney showed all the pirate campers how it’s done and then swore them in by reciting the pirate code.
Medieval weekend is always a lot of fun too! Jousting with noodles, Viking ship races, and a porridge eating contest are just a few of the awesome things you’ll find on our schedule that weekend.
Let’s not forget Christmas in July
Halloween in August
or Fiesta Weekend with a big South of the Border Party, donkey rides on Ricco Suave, pinatas and the bouncy house
But you know what I can’t wait for this year? Our brand new theme -
Super Hero Tryouts Weekend!
Who are you going to be? I think I’m going to dress up as . . . da-da-DAH . . .
Super Moose!
Shhhhh! Don’t tell anybody, but I’ve been practicing my jumping and running so I can try out at the silly Olympic events. Tami says there’s gonna be a toilet paper tie up contest and water balloon target practice too! There’s so many cool weekends, I can never choose just one favorite. But I think Super Hero Weekend is going to be top of my list.
What’s your favorite weekend?
