Theme Weekends 2008

March 22-23: Easter Weekend
Color Easter eggs. Easter egg hunt with prizes, church services, Dominic’s karaoke, Buttons the Clown and Friends do face painting and balloons.

March 29: Dance with the Campers
Competition with your neighbors in Dancing with the Campers, like Dancing with the Stars. Prizes and a wonderful time to be had by all.

April 19: Sock Hop
Fishing derby fund-raiser. Come join the fun and help out a great cause.

May 10-11: Be Nice to Mom Weekend
Extra prizes at candy bingo and pictures with frames for Mom at kids’ crafts. Treat Mom to a steak dinner on Saturday night, then Tony Lopez will serenade her all evening. On-Sunday-skids-be-nice-to-Mom hour, Mom against the family golf tourney, free cake for all moms at the ice cream social.

May 17-18: Armed Forces Weekend
Let’s support all those in our military. Commemorative kids’ craft and coloring contest. Come stand up on our rolling log if you can! Learn the challenges of our battlefield golf course during our tournament.

May 24-26: Memorial Weekend
Get patriotic on our rolling log. Dominic’s family karaoke entertains everyone, and we’ll have a teen dance and a red, white and blue kids’ craft, coloring contest, scavenger hunt, water ball toss and family golf tournament.

June 7-8: Rootie Tootie, Fresh & Fruity Weekend
Hey let’s get healthy! Join our banana-eating contest, bobbing for apples and watermelon-seed spitting. Bust our fruit piñata, then enjoy a banana split at our ice cream social. For those who need to gain a few pounds you can always play candy/cookie bingo.

June 14-15: Be Nice to Dad Weekend
Extra prizes at candy bingo and pictures with frames for Dad at kids’ crafts. Treat Dad to a steak dinner on Saturday night, then enjoy some family togetherness with Marlin’s karaoke. On Sunday kids-be-nice-to-Dad hour, Dad-against-the family-golf tourney, free cake for all dads at the ice cream social.

June 21-22: Fishing Derby Weekend
 Whether you’re lucky or not, throw your line in the water and participate in our annual fishing derby. If you have no experience you can always learn from some of our regulars. Prizes awarded for the largest fish, etc. If fishing is not your thing there are many alternatives. Everyone is lucky at our Casino night with Wilderness Lakes money and a drawing for prizes.

July 4-6: Fourth of July Weekend
Challenge our rolling log, patriotic kids’ craft, fireworks at surrounding parks, Dominic’s family karaoke, coloring contest and scavenger hunt, adult dance and DJ teen dance. Buttons the Clown & Friends do face painting and balloons, then it’s time to decorate your bikes for a big band parade.

July 19-20: Let’s Relax Weekend
Kick back at our campfire and create s’mores. Relax by the pool, get lunch from our kitchen and let the kids cool off. Pull up a chair and fish for awhile. Play some candy bingo for a bit of energy so you can dance to Tony Lopez’s Highway 91 DJ. Take a mellow cruise on our hay wagon, shoot some pool and learn some new shots from our regulars. Maybe practice a few hoops after dark. All our court lights stay on until 10 p.m.

July 26-27: Mini-Golf Weekend
Putt Putt! It’s a “family affair” mini-golf tournament with prizes awarded. Play candy bingo to get all the energy you will need to survive. Golf ball painting for kids’ craft. Roll around on our hayride or take a break on our train ride. Family togetherness with Marlin’s karaoke on Saturday, and everyone can cool off at our ice cream social.

August 2-3: Luau Weekend
Do a little hula on our rolling log. Buttons the Clown & Friends will be here with face painting and balloons, and we’ll have a mermaid piñata for the kids and make Hawaiian items for kids’ crafts. Wine tasting for those 21 and over, Hawaiian dinner, Hula Hoop contest, best Hawaiian dressed couple, dolphin ring toss, and Polynesian dancers perform.

August 16-17: Family Water World Weekend
Let’s get together! Activities for the whole family all weekend. Waterball toss or cool off in the pool, play candy bingo, basketball, baseball, mini-golf and billiards. Try the challenging rolling log. Share a banana split at our ice cream social.

August 30-September 1: Labor Day Weekend
Come join in all the fun for the end of the Summer! Marlin's Karaoke is fun for the whole family. Who knows you might be discovered for American Idol. E & E Animals will bring different types of critters you don't see on a day to day basis. Hit Men Band will have you dancing up a storm with their live music. Buttons the Clown & Friends will paint faces, make balloon figures and lead the Big Band Parade. Sunset Entertainment D.J. will provide a Teen Dance (for those 13 to 19 years of age) with contests. Don't forget our special Coloring Contest, Red, White & Blue Kids Crafts and even a waterball toss to cool off.

September 6-7: Grandparents Weekend
Extra prizes at candy bingo, picture frames for Grandma and Grandpa at kids’ crafts. Treat the grandparents to a steak dinner on Sat-urday night, then enjoy family entertainment with Tony Lopez. On Sunday it’s family-be-nice-to-grandparents hour, then a grandparents-against-the-family golf tourney.

September 20-21: Western Days Weekend
Buttons the Clown & Friends do face painting and balloons. Candy bar bingo, western roper show and bluegrass band, chili cookoff with prizes. Play blackjack with Wilderness Lakes money at casino night and win prizes.

October 18-19: Octoberfest Weekend
Knockwurst and sauerkraut dinner. beer mug races. German beer tasting for 21 and over, root beer tasting and pretzels for the rest. Oompah music and more with Coyote Country DJ.

October 31-November 2: Halloween Weekend
Haunted House, Buttons the Clown and Friends do face painting and balloon figurines. Decorate your own pumpkin, trick-or-treat, join our costume contest, coloring contest, dance to spooky music and more.

November 11-12: Veterans Weekend
A salute to our soldiers and all veterans. Anna-Maria with JAMN Country will perform a tribute to our veterans. Free cake for all veterans at the ice cream social.

November 27-30: Thanksgiving Weekend
Thanksgiving dinner, coloring contest, adult pool tourney, family mini-golf tourney,  turkey kids’ crafts. Dominic’s family karaoke is fun for the whole family.

December 20-31: Winter Wonderland Week
Santa arrives December 20—have your picture taken with him! We’ll have special crafts all week for adults and kids, along with holiday caroling, fireplace burning and hot chocolate, coffee, tea and cookies. Enjoy the singalong hayride and our New Year’s Eve party with entertainment, snacks, games, party favors and a midnight toast.