Kum-Bi-Yah ‘Round the Campfire
Undoubtedly many of you are preparing to pack Junior off to summer camp this month. Be it day camp or sleep-away, it can be a really formative experience for many kids, being away from home for the first time and learning to negotiate a daily routine with a mass of one’s peers. Granted it’s not for every kid, but personally I loved it. Of course it was a scary and at times, like Lord of the Flies with counselors. But by the end of the week you hopefully figure out the system, learn the silly camp traditions and leave with a pack of great cabin-mate friends. So in memory of Camp Hiawathas everywhere, I’ve pulled together a mini sampling of some fun and smart camp products.
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Check out this Camp Kit that contains a journal full of camp songs, ghost stories, trivia questions, jokes, magic tricks, and more; postcards and stationery to keep in touch with family and friends back home; stickers; a star chart to track the constellations; and a four-color pen for writing letters. Best of all, the kit has a handle for easy toting or hanging from a bunk bed! $22.00
Camp Stationary Kit Each set includes 40 colorful sheets of send-and-seal stationary for writing home to mom, a camp journal that will help Junior properly pack, store addresses, learn to tie a knot, study the stars, stash keepsakes, and record his daily doings, along with an album to fill with photos of summer friends. $25.00
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Camp Cards Each kraft gift box contains 24 fill-in-the-blank postcards and a chunky twig pen. $12.00
Camp Photo Albums at Madallie, a great children’s travel shop. Two styles to select from, $12.95 each.
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Minimus.biz is a very clever concept store filled entirely with little sample sizes of a hundreds of products. You can purchase tiny toothpastes a la carte, but even better they also have prepacked theme collections including the Summer Camp Kit containing everything from all the bathroom basics to a one-time use camera. This is a sure fire way to make certain all of the essentials accompany your kiddo to sleep-away camp. $41.66 You’ll also find laundry kits and snack kits which would make a great care package. Bookmark this site, it’s a great resource for any trip.
