Poland Spring Campground

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.

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?