232 Old North Road   ■   Barkhamsted, CT 06063   ■   860-379-0124
Our mailing address is: - P.O. Box 617 - Winsted, CT 06098

Activities

2009 White Pines Campsites Recreation Schedule

View information on the 2009 Make a Wish Foundation Xmas Tree Auction

April 15, 2009 Opening Day at White Pines
Join us for coffee and hot chocolate in the Family Room. Welcome back for a fun season.
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April 17-19 Opening Weekend, Fishing Season Begins
Fishing season begins and the pond is stocked. Fisherman's breakfast, Saturday 4am to 8am. Fishing Derby is Saturday at 7am. Coffee and Hot Chocolate available to all participants. Crafts, egg toss, scavenger hunt and pot luck social on Saturday. Sign up and bring a family sized dish for all to share. Game night Saturday evening.
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April 24-26 Craft, Kite, Balloon Mache and Bingo Weekend
It's a weekend of all kinds of crafts, kite making, paper mache balloons, cardboard boat craft, bingo, more bingo, horseshoes, hayrides and fishing. Click here for schedule.

May 1-3 Tenth Annual Birthday Bash Weekend
Happy birthday to everyone this weekend. It's all our birthdays and what better way to celebrate them together at camp. Karaoke with the Kool Kats, Bounce Slide, party, games, egg toss, bingo for adults and kids, hayrides, flashlight candy hunt, scavenger hunts, horseshoes and bike parade. Decorate your bike, wagon or golf cart and join in on a fun parade. Click here for schedule.

May 8-10 Mother's Day, Tag Sale & Make a Wish Auction
Bring tag sale items to sell and set up your tag sale at your site. Auction on Saturday benefitting the Ct. Make a Wish Foundation. Crafts, Bingo, hayrides, baking contest games, bingo and Philomena's Fried Dough. May 9th is deadline to deliver Ct. Make a Wish trees and light posts for display in the family room for auction. Bidding starts May 9th through July 18th. Winner need not be present, Please see rules at camp for details.
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May 15-17 Backwards, Super Hero's and RC Weekend, part 1
How fun is this! Wear your costume, bring your remote control vehicle and join us on the Backwards Lunch Bonanza. Lot's of fun and activities for the entire family. Ees uoy ereh. :-) Click here for schedule.

May 22-25 Memorial Day Weekend
Three days of activities, entertainment and more. Bingo, horseshoes, kickball, basketball, ice races, pet costume contest and more. Entertainment Saturday at the pool and on the pavilion at night. Entertainment Sunday night. Don't forget to sign up for the great Philomena's Fried Dough Special..(we'll even deliver large orders to your site :-))
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May 29-31 7th Annual RC (part 1) & 70's Weekend
Bring your remote control vehicles for a fun time at the RC track. Scheduled races. All kinds of activities plus tie dye. Bring a light colored shirt or whatever you'd like to dye. It's the 70's all over at White Pines. Fun for everyone. Dress up; take pictures, movie fun, bingo, tween & teen center. Pot luck Social on Saturday. Bring a dish for all to share!

June 5-7 Bingo Mania and Kids Weekend
Bingo Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Kids fun Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tots, youth, tween and teen activities. Card games, special swim times and more. Meet here for a great weekend.
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June 12 & 14 Caribbean Island Surprise of White Pines
It's at the islands of White Pines for a fun time with activities, tween & teen baking contest, youth face paintings, volley ball, tug of war, swimming contest, and bounce slide. Pot Luck Caribbean Social at 4pm Saturday; bring a dish for all to share, at night entertainment and Caribbean Surprise fun for all ages. Dance and have fun on the pavilion, special magician entertainment, enjoy the Island of White Pines. Decorate your island site. Surprise for the best seasonal island site and guest island site. Join in on the cardboard boat race craft too! Sign up for it all :-)
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June 19-21 Father's Day and Las Vegas Casino Weekend
Friday night starts are pasta special, bring dad for a great dish of pasta (dad's eat free) at the snack bar and move on to fun family bingo. Saturday, wake up dad, time for fishing at the fishing derby at 7am. Help dad make a craft (bring mom, gramma, grampa, auntie, uncle, brother, whoever you'd like to bring). Each participant please bring a white or light colored t-shirt.. Have dad bring a hammer to the craft fun too! Cannonball and ice race fun and more!
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June 26-28 Disney Character Fun Weekend at White Pines.
Who's your favorite character: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Mrs. Potts, Minnie and more will be here for lots of fun. Bring your Disney characters and join in on the Disney parade, music at pool area during Disney, crafts and games, Lego table fun, bocce ball, bingo and more. Face painting and costume parade. Create your costume or bring one and join in on the fun. Bring your favorite stuffed animal to the parade. Tea Cup races and Potluck Social Saturday. Sign up:-) Bring a family sized dish for all to share.
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June 28-July 5 Fourth of July Vacation Week
Your vacation is all planned for you this week at White Pines.

Monday: Crafts, Bingo, Pool Fun, Hayride. Tuesday: Hayrides, bounce slide, crafts, bingo. Wednesday, Bus Trip to Lake Compounce, children must be accompanied by adult, sign up early please. Thursday: Pet show, baking fun, and movie. See line below for weekend. Thanks.
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July 3-July 6 or July 4-July 7 Fourth of July Weekend, you pick the dates

Friday night adult bingo, kids prize bingo and penny auction. Saturday: activities, crafts, games, bounce slide, hayrides and Karaoke, Sunday: Talent contest at the pool, scavenger hunts, pool bingo,hayrides, pool side hot dog roast and more :-) Water Display by the Riverton Fire Dept. this weekend too!

July 10-12 New Orleans Mardi Gras Party Weekend
Big New Orleans BBQ roast block party, Costume and Mask party, Jazzmusic, bounce slide, party, party, party. White Pines name the punch contest, and more. Bring your mask, or make one with us at the craft, plus street sign painting. Fun, fun, fun. Kids, create a video and let's watch it on the large outdoor screen. Sign up sheet in store. And yep, all you tweens and teens are already on the list :-) Late night Smore Roast and Starlight Adult Bingo.

July 17-19 Christmas In July & Candyland Fun & More Weekend
Ho, Ho, Ho! Santa is ready for all kinds of fun this weekend. Friday night is holiday family bingo, popcorn ball making and Candyland DVD fun game. Saturday, breakfast for all the hard working elves and join in on a fun meal, Christmas crafts, let's decorate the holiday hayride, auction of our beautiful theme trees; which are on display in the family room to benefit the Ct. Make a Wish Foundation, funtastic Jell-O contest and tug of war, and then, let's meet Santa, Saturday at 4pm for our tremendous Christmas party hot dog, mac & cheese & baked potato roast. Stay on as at 8pm, Steve Wronker, Hypnotist is here to hypnotize you and make you laugh more than you've ever laughed before. Adults, please bring a wrapped gift with child's name on it to the camp store no later than 11am Saturday, $10.00 limit please. Decorate your site for the Christmas Holiday. Prize for the best Christmas decorated Seasonal and Guest Site.

July 24-26 Battle of the Bands Weekend & RC Weekend
Bring your band to White Pines, create a band at White Pines and Let the Music Begin. All kinds of music, all kinds of fun. Contact the Recreation Director at White Pines Campsites for further information. Activities and Music galore. Bring your remote vehicles too for the Fun at the races at the RC Track. Sign up your RC car for the drag race on the front field..

July 31-Aug. 2 Indian Casino and DVD Game Weekend
Hear the drums beat, see the Indians travel on the stagecoach hayride. Bingo, Friday night, tween & teen center fun. Saturday, pool fun, crafts, horseshoes, bounce slide and Saturday night Casino night for adults on the pavilion and sign up your children for the youth,tween and teen party during casino night. And our new Candyland dvd game, Nascar dvd game, $100,000 Dollar Pyramid dvd game and High School 3 Musical dvd game Ages 21 and up for Casino night. Thanks.

Aug. 7-9 Wedding Weekend
Plan a wedding at White Pines Campsites or have your vows renewed. (Call Recreation Director for details). Justice of Peace on premises. Wedding potluck social, so sign up, bring a dish for all to share. Fun activities, hayrides, bingo, horseshoes, craft, entertainment, food, wedding cake and more. Karaoke Saturday night. Lots of family fun.

Aug. 14-16 Friends & Family RC Weekend, visit from Easter Bunny, Site Tag Sales & Hypnotist
Come in on Thursday for half price, Friday and Saturday regular rate. Friends and family fun all weekend. Bingo, hayrides, Easter Bunny Visit and egg hunts with designated times for tots, youths, and teens. Age groups must meet at designated times according to Rec. Schedule.

Aug. 21-22 Around the World & the American Idol Camper Show & A Visit From Scooby Doo
Ethnic Potluck Social, Bring your families heritage dish, (sign up in store). Create a dish for all to share. Music at the pool. It's your families' country flag craft, heritage baking contest, games and sports from around the world, bingo, horseshoes, hayrides and sign up for Saturday's American Idol Camper Show. Bring your singing talent and join in on the fun contest. Participants will get a list of instructions at time of sign up. Scooby Doo is here to visit you at camp on the hayride and at some of the activities. Oh my gosh, it's Scooby Doo.

Aug. 28-30 Science Fun Weekend
All kinds of Science fun activities and learning. Hands on fun and learning in crafts, games, entertainment, and the stars. Bingo,horseshoes, music fun at the pool, hayrides (and how many kinds of hay are there and how long does baking flour lasts?? Science scavenger hunt and more. See you for this fun great time.

Sept. 4-7 Labor Day Festival & 7th Annual Benefit & Miss White Pines Pageant Weekend.
Bingo, crafts, horseshoes, tug of war, egg toss, ice race, cannonball contest, monkey sponge toss, tie dye (bring something light in color to dye), hayrides, RC fun, Lego fun, entertainment in the evening, music at the pool, jail and bail to benefit the Ct. Make a Wish Foundation and calling all gents to sign up for our Annual Miss White Pines Pageant on Sunday evening. This event will make you laugh until tears roll down your cheek. Please contact the Recreation Director for all instructions regarding entering the pageant, You Sir, may be the next Ms. White Pines. It's a hoot!!

Sept. 11-13 Halloween and Lost Bones of Mr. G.B. Ostrom Weekend Part 1
Mr. G. B. Ostrom is lurking the campground. One moment you see him, the next he's gone. The Haunted house of Borgoff is a place of mystery, fright and screams. Do you dare, just beware; Mr. G. B. Ostrom is out for the scare. During the day youth activities bright and funny, during the night, you'll be running. Great fun for all. Food, entertainment, games, bounce slide, pet costume parade, trick or treating by day, costume parade and best decorated guest and seasonal site. Judges no taller than 5 feet tall. Don't be dragging, take a tour on the Halloween Wagon. Boo!

Sept. 18-20 Halloween and the Scorn of the Black Widow's Treasure Part 2
The apple pie will suit your eye, the pumpkin treat will curl your hair, scavenger hunts will prove no despair, but search the area carefully and swift, don't get lost if you get my drift. Fun events for youths during the day, Halloween craft, bingo and WAIT, did you get your ticket at the gate?? The Black Widow has candy for Trick or Treating, at night she'll travel, your heart will be beating. Food, games, bounce slide, and Eve's apple bobbing, but yet there's no water, how could this be. The strings of warlocks will come your way; it's strange that these characters lurk in the trees. Come and join us, we're waiting for you.

Sept. 25-27 Thanksgiving Weekend
We're cooking the Turkeys for the Thanksgiving Day potluck social. Bingo, hayrides, horseshoes, and our Kentucky Turkey Race Sign up for the potluck social; bring a dish for all to share. Drop off your favorite Thanksgiving recipe in the store for our White Pines Campsites cookbook. This is one beautiful weekend to spend together.

Oct. 2-4 Fall Bingo Mania Weekend
It's Bingo, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Adult Bingo, Family Bingo and Candy Bingo.

Hayrides, egg toss, horseshoes, scavenger hunts and our funtastic Flashlight Candy Hunt.

Join us for this fun weekend. B 3, BINGO. I won :-)

Oct. 9-12 Columbus Day & 3rd Annual Columbus Boat Race
Activities, entertainment, man made cardboard boat race on pond (we've got the cardboard), pet show, checker competition in the Family Room by the cozy fire. Horseshoes, hayrides, boat craft, cedar craft, RC fun at the RC track. Join us outside for the community fun, old style soup bake. What a way to spend a beautiful Fall weekend.

Please note: Due to circumstances beyond our control, this schedule is subject to change. Remember to check the website, www.whitepinescamp.com for detailed weekly schedules, bus trips, bingo schedules, contest schedules, and special events during the 2009 season. Activity changes will also be posted on our Recreation Board. Thank you.

Season: Opening Day is April 15, 2008 --- Closing Day is October 14, 2008

SEASON: OPENING April 15, 2009      CLOSING October 14, 2009

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