Photo by Joshua McCoy/Daily NewsNathaniel Robb,7, kicks around a soccer ball Tuesday afternoon at Camp Big Red. Children spent time at the camp attending field trips, playing games and exercising.

Taylor Kinnarney loves attending Camp Big Red at Western Kentucky University each summer.

&#8220We go on the high dive next Friday at the Preston Center,” the 8-year-old said as she had lunch with fellow campers and Bowling Green residents Olivia Moore, 7; Stephanie Haley, 11; and Demi Oldham, 12 at the Downing University Center on Thursday.

Her friends were excited about the camp, too.

&#8220We play games,” Stephanie said.

&#8220And get to see our friends,” Demi added.

&#8220And go swimming,” Olivia threw in before remembering camp also included bowling, and more.

Then, Stephanie rattled off her day camp morning schedule.

&#8220At 9:30 we go swimming and at 10:30 we have a snack,” she said.

&#8220And usually, we get to eat cookies,” Demi said.

All the girls said they would recommend the camp to other kids &#8220because they get a chance to have fun and meet people,” Demi said.

She’s attended Camp Big Red – for 6- through 12-year-olds – the past six summers, while Stephanie and Olivia are in their fourth year and Taylor is working on her third.

Hartsul Bratcher, 8, of Louisville is attending one of the two-week sessions of the camp for the first time this summer and yesterday said he was enjoying it &#8220because of the food and we have fun games.”

He now hopes to come back next summer &#8220because they have stuff that I want to do here.”

He’s especially fond of playing pin dodge, which is a form of dodge ball that finds the competitors trying to knock down pins instead of each other.

Alvin Futrell, one of the counselors at the camp, said he enjoys the activities, too.

&#8220It’s a good break from football,” said the WKU senior and Hilltopper football team strength coach from Nashville. &#8220The kids are having a good time, you swim, have arts and crafts and field trips and get paid for it. Next week, we got to Greenwood Skate Center and (Mr.) Gatti’s and Cumberland Science Museum in Nashville.”

To find out more about Camp Big Red, which features four more two-week sessions this summer, check out www.wku.edu/IMRec/CampBR/campinfo.htm