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Happy Camper: Organizational Guide for Summer Camp Packing

 

Keep your campers happy by following these tips to achieve an organized, neat, + tidy trunk

 

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School is  out for summer!  Are you preparing your children for summer camp?  Here are some simple organizational tips to help you and your campers prepare for overnight camp.  

 

 

Label Everything

Keep your labeling simple by using iron on labels.  I purchased these from Starlight Labels from Amazon which offers quality that lasts.  I have discovered that iron on lablels reduces the time it takes to label personal items.  I remember when my mom would have to hand sew cotton labels when packing me for summer camp at Chimney Corners Camp.

 

 

Personalize It

Eliminate the towel confusion by ordering personalized beach towels.  These colorful towels from Pottery Barn Teen standout from the crowd, allowing Brooke to identify her towels quickly without hassle.  Colorful and custom towels prevent mix ups at the cabin, lake, or pool.  Personalize it means no more trips to the Lost + Found.

 

 

Bag It

My trick to organize my camper’s trunk is to pack daily outfits in storage bags.  Each bag is labeled by day and includes clothes, socks, and undergarments.  I love these 30-Count Quart Storage Bags from up & up purchased at Target.

 

 

Tidy

My camper is happy when I use Tidy Snap to keep her trunk neat and tidy.

 

 

Extra, Extra

Storage bags and  Tidy Snaps are the essential tools I use to achieve stress-free packing.   These tools help me to achieve an organized trunk which creates extra space.  The golden rule to summer camp packing is to include extra socks, undergarments, layers, and outfits. Tightly packed items use less trunk space offering more room for additional items.

 

 

Hello Mother, Hello Father

Don’t forget to write!  Happiness is receiving a handwritten note from my camper.  I love these personalized note cards from Pretty Paper Club.  My mom kept all of the letters I wrote from camp.  I recently read my letters, which reminded me of fond memories from Chimney Corners Camp .

 

 

Camp Spirit

Pine Cove or Bust!  Make sure you have Window Markers to show your camp spirit as you arrive on drop off day.  It’s a tradition for our campers to decorate the SUV the morning of drop off.  We show our Pine Cove pride as we caravan down I-20 to East Texas. 

 

Check The List, Check It Twice

Make sure to check your list twice.  I’m sorry Cricket and Clover, you are on the Do Not Pack List.

 

I hope these tips were helpful. Happy trails to you and your campers this summer!

 

xoxo,

 

Leslie

 

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