Archive for the 'Letters to camp' Category

Our Favorite Clean Kids Joke Sites

A joke a day can be part of a good letter-writing strategy for you and your camper. Since it can be difficult to find clean, kid-friendly jokes, we have updated our famous list of joke sites. Here are our favorites for 2025!

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How Can I Write Funny Letters to My Child at Sleepaway Camp?

Here at the Letters to Camp Blog, we are always looking for new ways to add humor to letters to your camper. So we scoured our favorite AI tools, free Google AI search, free Microsoft Copilot, free ChatGPT, and the paid version of Claude. We’ve included sources where available. Following are our top selections that are unexpected, engaging, and fun.

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Write with Intention

Your letters to camp can have a big impact on your child. Take the time to consider what you want to achieve so you can help your child to thrive at overnight camp.

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Reflections on the Guadalupe River Flooding in Texas Hill Country

Today we’re taking a break from our usual light-hearted posts to offer some thoughts on this tremendous tragedy. We will also offer important suggestions on your letters to camp in light of this tragedy.

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Can AI Help You Write Better Letters to Your Camper?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPTClaudeGoogle Gemini, and Microsoft CoPilot can help you craft thoughtful letters to your camper. Here’s how to use them effectively.

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Go to Camp, See Better

Camp is great for so many reasons… fostering independence, learning how to make new friends, learning skills… and now, it may also be good for your kids’ vision as well.

Turns out that that the more time your kids spend in sunlight, the less likely they are to develop nearsightedness. Sure, some kids are going to develop nearsightedness regardless of how much time they spend in the sun. But the typical child will be less likely to develop it if they spend time in the sun, according to The Wall Street Journal (requires subscription).

I’m not a medical expert, but I’m sure that sun-exposure has to continue through the year, not just in summer. The good news is that even cloudy weather will suffice. But at least during summer, you’ll know that your kids are getting good sun exposure – even if just from going from building to building, and more likely from playing land and water sports, and just hanging out outside.

So go ahead, send your kids to camp. You’ll be amazed at what they see.

The Ballpont Pen

I’ll admit that when it comes to writing letters to camp, nothing beats the immediacy and ease of email.

Bic biro pens

BUT there will always be a place for hand-written, personal letters to your overnight camper. So today, I’d like to introduce you to the man who began producing the ballpoint pen in 1944, Ladislao José Biro. Today would have been Biro’s 117th birthday.

Here’s an excerpt from the UK Telegraph:

He created a ballpoint nib which was coated with a thin film of ink from the cartridge as it made contact with paper and spun in its socket.

Read more here

Photo CREDIT: WIKIMEDIA


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