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Pool Day in Eldo!

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

We had an awesome day at the pool in Eldorado Canyon today! We sang “Titanic” on the bus, and then began our day at Mesa Trailhead, where we sang “The Hippo Song” and “Let Me See Your Funky Chicken.” Then, we played an awesome game of Zebratonicus tag–ask your camper how it’s played! Each group then discussed how to be safe at the pool before heading off to the Eldorado pool at 10 .a.m.!

Once at the pool, everyone changed into their swimsuits, got a snack, put on some sunscreen, and headed up to the pool! After doing their swim screens, the campers had a great time swimming until lunch. They went off the diving board, played in the “hot tub,” and went down the slide! After lunch, the campers drank lots of water before heading up to the pool for some more swimming and craft time. Lots of campers had a great time doing lanyards, making yarn art, and creating some friendship bracelets! Other campers had a fun time in the pool, playing with the noodles. :)

At the end of the day, we changed back into our clothes and had some delicious watermelon for snack. Everyone was pretty tired from a great day in the pool! We finished up with some quieter afternoon songs, including ” I love the Mountains” and our standard, “On Top of Spaghetti.”

Tomorrow, we’re heading to Walden Ponds to fish and then back to Base Camp to climb on the MDC/AO rock wall! See you there!

First Pool Day of Session 5!

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

We enjoyed the cool cloud cover this morning as we sang morning songs at South Mesa Trailhead.  The oh so fun Hippo Song serenaded the world around us followed by the classic Swimming Song.  Our morning game of Commonalities brought campers together as they found others who shared the same favorite ice cream flavor, book, movie, camp activity, etc.    After reviewing pool rules in order to set up a fun and safe day we loaded the bus and headed to the pool where we enjoyed the cloud cover until after lunch.  The following sums it all up: big red slide, oodles of noodles, a bouncy diving board, marco polo, lanyards, friendship bracelets, popsicle stick creations, and making new friends! The sun hid behind the clouds until after lunch.  We enjoyed juicy watermelon for afternoon snack.  After singing about sneezing and meatballs we loaded the bus with gear and campers and made our trek back while playing Sleeping Bunnies on the bus.  What a wet, refreshing, fun-filled day!

Pool Day in Eldorado Canyon!

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

We had an awesome pool day in Eldorado Canyon! We began the day at Mesa Trailhead–we sang some energetic morning songs, including “The Princess Pat” and “Washerwoman.” Then, we played a fun morning game of amoeba tag–when a camper gets tagged by the amoeba, they have to join the amoeba! We discussed pool rules, then hopped on the bus to go to the pool! Once at the pool, everyone changed, sunscreened, drank water, and jumped into the pool!

All of the campers had a great time playing with the MDC noodles and enjoyed the sunshine this morning. The diving board and slide were both big hits! We all hopped out for lunch, during which we all made sure to drink lots of water. After lunch, the Dolphin Horses did their cabin group shield, which goes on the MDC bus forever, and the Mysterious Grubby Greens did some amazing-looking lanyards. The afternoon was great–the campers and all of the counselors put on a show at the diving board, doing all sorts of fun, funky dives and jumps!

We ended the day with some delicious watermelon for snack–it was wonderful! We ended by singing “I love the mountains” and our favorite song, “On Top of Spaghetti.” We got on the bus just in time–we beat the rain by about 30 seconds!

Tomorrow, we’re headed to Walden Ponds! We’ll see you there!

Pool Day in Eldorado Canyon!

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Today was our first pool day of Session 4 in Eldorado Canyon, and it was awesome! We began our day at Mesa Trailhead (the Eldorado Springs pool doesn’t open until 10 am), singing songs and playing some fun games. After getting woken up and well-hydrated, we hopped back on the bus and headed to Eldorado Springs pool!

Once at the pool, we all changed into our swimsuits and headed to the pool for the swim screen–all of our campers swam like fish! We stayed nice and cool in the water all day, hopping out only for lunch and a few afternoon crafts. The campers really enjoyed the pool’s slide and diving board, and our MDC noodles were a big hit! The campers also loved doing lanyards, making bead crafts, and gluing together popsicle stick creations when they weren’t in the pool. But mostly, everyone stayed in the pool, getting out only for water and more sunscreen!

We ended the day with some delicious watermelon for snack and some fun water-drinking games. We also sang “The Canoe Song” and our old favorite, “On Top of Spaghetti.” What a great day!

Tomorrow, we’re back in the canyon for more awesome activities and crafts! See you tomorrow!

Last Eldorado Pool Day… so bittersweet.

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

As we all know, today was the last day that Mountain Day Camp will all be at the Eldorado Pool together this summer. It is fun knowing that we all have great memories there, but sad knowing that camp is coming to a close. We started our day how we usually do on pool days, at Mesa Trailhead, since the pool doesn’t open until 10. We sang songs, played a fun game of “the sun shines on…”, and heard about what pool day entails by our counselors. 

We hopped on the bus to head for the pool, and once we got off we felt the heat and we were all hyped up to jump in and cool off. We swam and swam until it was lunch time. We rejuvenated our bodies and then we headed back to the pool with some crafts for those who were too tired to swim. Ask your camper how many times she or he went down the awesome slide!

We were sad when it came time to pack up, but we had a nice snack of juicy watermelon, and sang “On Top of Spaghetti” before loading up the bus. When we all got to our drop off places, we were beat with rosy cheeks from the sun beating on us all day.

We will miss Eldo Pool, but we will be there again next year! We look forward seeing everyone tomorrow… be ready for some awesome, new crafts!!!