Dream Big Day Camp

Week 9 at Dream BIG!

George — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:26:45 +0000

Hard to believe that the summer of 2010 is “in the books”! But we sure finished with a bang. Our Session 3 Pennies for Pets Project yielded $644.43 for the Dumb Friends League so thank you to all campers, staff and parents who contributed. The Koalas led the way with $77.47 and earned themselves a big fat pizza party as a result! We are thrilled to have won the Denver tooth losing competition yet again by edging out 3 other local summer programs! Thursday was a fantastic day highlighted by all of the campers performing in Peter Pan accompanied by several dance performances. We climbed 14,593 feet this week to bring the final number for 2010 to 137, 038 feet! That’s almost 26 miles climbed by our campers this summer! WOW!

The final Special Event of the summer was Counselor Cabaret, our staff talent show. The staff really got into it and made it a memorable event for the whole camp! And we never complete a session without launching rockets produced by the campers…an awesome site to behold for sure! We’d be remiss if we did not thank all Dream BIG staff members who worked so tirelessly this summer on behalf of the children. Their commitment, dedication and relentless energy was absolutely awe inspiring!!! To campers, staff and parents….we will miss you and thank you for making this summer so special for all of us at Dream BIG!

Week 8 at Dream BIG!

George — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:01:59 +0000

What a week it was! We climbed more than 18,000 feet to bring our season total to more than 118,000 feet! That’s more than 22 miles! Coolinary featured what appeared to be mini hamburgers and fries, but in reality they were sliced apples and peppermint patties with vanilla wafers on top…an exact replica of hamburgers and fries by the very inventive Chef Curtis! We kayaked in a big tank this week which was tons of fun! Jason Richardson of the Phoenix Suns helped us hand out Fuzzies on Tuesday and the week was capped by our Olympiad featuring the teams of Red and Blue. Events included the Nose Dive where you put vaseline on your nose and try to pick up cotton balls and then walk and drop them into a bowl. On the Magic Carpet Ride campers had to get on a burlap sack and scoot themselves around some cones in the hallway. The Elephant March had all the campers walking together attached by nothing but stockings around their heads!

Week 7 at Dream BIG!

George — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:25:31 +0000

Here we go…Session 3! A little toasty this week but nothing that couldn’t be solved by getting wet at Splash and devouring unusually large popsicles! Preparations have begun for Peter Pan which is sure to be a hit! We made our very own salsa and guacamole in Coolinary – look out Chipotle! The Grizzlies and Koalas braved the wilderness and did some great team building on their overnight excursion with Outward Bound. We are raising lots of dough through our “Pennies for Pets” endeavor. All dollars will be donated to the Dumb Friends League. Our Buddy program continues to be a big hit as we pair older campers with younger campers for some quality time each week. We climbed over 13,000 feet for charity this week to bring our season total to over 104,000 feet! We capped off the week with Western Day, a big highlight here at Dream BIG. Seed spitting, branding, old time photos, sack races, gold digging and more! It was awesome!

Week 6 at Dream BIG!

George — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:07:28 +0000

A very busy week at camp accentuated by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and a fabulous dance performance orchestrated by our very own Jada Blankenship! The Lego Engineers were back so campers had a chance to build, construct and enjoy their creations! Coolinary featured an ice cream parfait…YUMMY!!! We climbed another 16,000 feet to bring our season total to over 90,000 feet climbed this summer. WOW!!! As we always do to culminate the end of each session we launched several rockets thanks to our Rocket Man, Lincoln Anderson, who was very ably assisted by Granger Atkeson. Special Event Friday was Beach Day! Snow Cones, Dunking Booth, Beach Volleyball, Football, Face Painting and more! Another stellar job by our Head Counselors who engineer all of the special events at Dream BIG! We are moving at a rapid clip…Session 3 is already upon us…stay tuned…

Week 5 at Dream BIG!

George — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:46:12 +0000

Another action packed week at Dream BIG capped off by every camper making their very own pizza! Are we in Denver or Provence? Huge kudos to Pasquini’s Pizzeria for bringing in the dough, sauce, toppings and an actual wood burning oven. In Coolinary campers learned about making gazpacho and pasta from scratch. We climbed over 16,000 feet this week to bring our season total to over 75,000 feet or almost 15 miles climbed for children less fortunate. Wow! We made volcanoes this week too. Our special event of “Around the World” taught the campers about different cultures around the globe. Our overseas staff from the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand really got into this one! Lest we forget about all the other neat things happening on a daily basis at Dream BIG…ceramics, art, dance, tennis, golf, archery, rocketry, hoops, baseball, hockey, “splash”, science, yoga, karate, rollerblading, gymnastics and more! It could make you dizzy! More to come in Week #6…

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Week 4 at Dream BIG!

George — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:10:10 +0000

Session 2 started with a bang! Lots of new faces and plenty of returners from Session 1 as well. The staff continue to infuse tremendous amounts of energy into camp. Their passion and commitment is so inspiring! Rarely does a second pass without hearing one of the groups cheering, chanting or singing as they parade down the hallway! Check out the stellar work of Diana Toebbe, our amazing photographer, and her weekly montage at www.dreambigdaycamp.com.shutterfly.com/5779

Another awesome week of climbing as we climbed more than 14,000 feet as a camp. Parents came in to meet and greet the staff on Friday. The Grizzlies and Koalas spent the night in the great outdoors at Chatfield State Park climbing, swimming, kayaking, singing and roasting smores! Our special event was Harry Potter Day and our Head Counselors brilliantly converted Dream BIG into the Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft. Many campers dressed up in Harry Potter-esque attire. Can’t wait for week 5!!!

Week 3 at Dream BIG!

George — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:36:12 +0000

A wild and wacky week at camp highlighted by Carnival and the performances of Alice in Wonderland. We also saw some great dancing in and after each show. And what about the Rocket Launch? Our campers worked hard assembling rockets and then got to blast them off into the sky on Friday! So cooooool!!! Crazy Hair Day, Superhero Day and the Lego Engineering workshops were awesome! In Coolinary we went to the healthier side of life with how to prepare dressings for fresh cut veggies. We also started our Buddy program in which our oldest campers are paired with our youngest campers for some one on one time of reading, playing and just hanging out together. The campers absolutely love it! The Hummingbirds won a pizza party for donating the most items to our School Supply Drive! Yippee!! Our climbing total for this week was 14,064 which brings us to an astounding 35,655 thus far this summer! We bid goodbye to those campers only with us for Session 1 and hope they have a fantastic summer. We’ll miss you!

Week 2 at Dream BIG!

George — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:47:07 +0000

The Grizzlies and Koalas braved unchartered waters as they set out on Dream BIG’s very first overnight excursion to Chatfield State Park! Kayaking, swimming, climbing, smores and more for our eldest campers who had a ball! Several Grandparents came to hang with us for Grandparents Day. Coolinary this week featured Sugar Pie Cookies with strawberries, cream cheese and other tasty ingredients! Lots of group theme days included Pirate Day, Princess Day, Sports Jersey Day, Mustache Day and more! Of course we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that Fuzzies are being distributed in mass quantities due to so many campers doing so many kind and terrific things at camp each and everyday! For Special Event Friday the girls had a Slumber Party and the boys had World Cup Soccer! While George was slicing up watermelon for the whole camp, Mary made sure the Slumber Party stations were bangin’ on all cylinders! Stay tuned for more after Week 3!

Week 1 at Dream BIG!

George — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:53:42 +0000

The summer of 2010 got to a great start as 250 campers and 85 staff participated in everything from archery, art, baseball, basketball, blading, ceramics, dance, gardening, golf, gymnastics, karate, science, soccer, tennis, theater, wellness, yoga and more! “Coolinary” kicked off the summer by Chef Curtis of Vesta Dipping Grill introducing Blackberry Honey Lime Smoothies…YUMMY!!! Our Klimbing for Kids Campaign which raises money for underprivileged children also got off to an auspicious start as the campers collectively climbed over 8,100 feet! The 4 big slides, water balloons and super soakers were out in full force for “Splash” as we all got pretty drenched. For Special Event Friday the groups slugged it out in Dream BIG’s version of “The Amazing race”. We were also entertained by the always humorous magic and comedy of Magic Rob!

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Kids Day Camp Giving Kids Head Start On Nutrition – ABC News 7

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:40:35 +0000

Dream BIG was featured on ABC News 7! Check it out:

DENVER, Colo. — “Being healthy doesn’t have to be difficult,” Julie Hammerstein told kids at the Dream Big Day Camp, a Denver-based kid’s camp where nutrition and lifelong health is the focus.

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