 Countdown for Camp: What you need to know this week For returning campers it is a good time to revisit last year's experience and make a checklist of all the things they'll need this summer. Something you might want to think about is pre-ordering a Treasure Box. A fun mid-week treat delivered to your camper with a special note from you!
Above all, don't forget to head to the Camp El Tesoro website and download the medical form. Summer camp physicials can pile up, so make sure you get your child in to the doctor and get that medical form completed.
Before you know it, you'll be driving that familiar road with your family to El Tesoro! |
Tips From Toni
1. Have your child spend the night with friends a few times before sending them to camp. This will get them use to staying away from home before staying a week at camp.
2. Have your child look for things with a flashlight one night. The sun is the only source of light in our cabins so when the sun goes down, the lights go out and we rely on flashlights!!
3. Have your child help you pack for camp. This will let them know exactly what is in their bag and will make it easier for them to pack on Friday when they go home from camp.
(Helpful Hint: pack each day's clothes in a separate plastic bag labeled with the day.)
4. Send a shower caddy! Traveling to/from the shower house, little things get dropped! A caddy helps them keep up with their belongings.
5. We only have showers (no bathtubs). Showers can be scary especially in an unfamiliar place. Have them practice using a shower at home before coming to camp.
6. Remember to LABEL EVERYTHING!! Living with other people, clothes can start looking the same! Please send old clothes.
Hopefully these tips will help make your child's stay at camp a little easier and more comfortable. This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to learn responsibility and be self-directed while being away from home (with a little help from their counselor, of course)! |
