Theme Weekends 2008

May 3: Cinco de Mayo
Kids, come learn the Mexican hat dance, make your own salsa for the chip and salsa feast, then join the piñata party before your siesta. In the evening we’ll have a Mexican feast with Ray & Friends. Ole!

May 17: ‘50s Celebration Weekend
Bring your pom-poms, wear your poodle skirts, and learn initial embroidering so you’re ready to hop the night away at Al’s Diner. Our theme dinner and sock hop with Potsy and the Fonz is sure to be a big swinging affair.

May 24: Memorial Weekend
It’s a Red, White and Blue celebration, with a Friday night campfire and marshmallow roast (betcha can’t eat just one s’more). Join us Saturday for a picnic lunch and family backwards baseball and volleyball and eat barbecue ribs with all the trimmings. All day Sunday we’ll have “Kids in the Pool” water volleyball and relay races with a poolside dinner of grilled hamburgers and Polish dogs. Monday morning, pancake breakfast starts the day, followed by horseshoes and water games for the kids, pickleball and card bingo for the entire family.

June 7: It’s a Bug’s Life
Come create frog thermometers and beetle yo-yos as we put together our own anthill and beehive. A scavenger hunt helps to collect lots of Arizona bugs. Join us for pu-pu platters and bat wings as we celebrate our life as a bug.

June 14: Father’s Day Weekend
Join us for a special treat-making day of special gifts for your special dad. Bring your dad for a nine-ball pool tournament at the pool lodge to win him a free dinner.

June 21: Ancient Olympics
Start the day with a torch-lighting parade, dress in a toga and compete in games of ancient mythology to win the gold, bronze and silver medals. Kids’ award ceremony to follow at the pool lodge patio with a hot dog and marshmallow roast.

June 28: Life’s A Beach
Be creative and join the fun in the sand castle competition, cool off with water games, bring the whole family over for “beach ball” baseball and end your day with shell and rock painting.

July 4-5: Fourth of July
Friday, July Fourth fireworks show and festival in Cottonwood at the fairgrounds, with free food, water slides, pie eating contest, music, games and fun for the entire family. Saturday we’ll have a marshmallow roast an Uncle Sam face painting. Spend the evening feasting on barbecue ribs with all the fixings. After breakfast on Sunday, join in on the swimming pool games, then hang around the pool for our Sunday night poolside barbecue, with grilled burgers and hot dogs. Monday we’ll have red, white and blue pancakes for breakfast.

July 12: Harry Potter Mystery
Clues are hidden all around the pool lodge for a full day of mystery to solve the “who done it, where and why.” Solve this and be cloaked as the new Harry Potter.

July 24: Charlie Brown Weekend
Baseball, free-throw basketball, football, picnic lunch—these are all of the “Peanuts” favorites, but let’s not leave out Snoopy! Bring your family pet for our “best of show” dog show and “lookalike” contest. Give your best performance in playing Linus on the piano/keyboard. “It’s up to you, Charlie Brown.”

August 9: Jungle Book Weekend
Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Monkey door knockers, snake bookmarkers, safari hike and scavenger hunt, tree climbing and much more. Can you survive in the jungle? Help us build a shelter using just twigs and ferns, then sit back and relax as we roast marshmallows and sing.

August 30: Labor Day Weekend
End of summer cookout with a marshmallow roast, night water sliding, kids’ dance and barbecue on the pool lodge patio. Sunday we’ll have swimming pool games, baseball and a poolside barbecue chicken dinner. Don’t forget to join us on Monday for a hearty breakfast before you hit the road and the beginning of the new school year.