Write better, funnier, more interesting letters to your camper
A variety of resources can help you to write the best letters to your sleepaway campers. Today we’ll look at a few national organizations as well as summer camps themselves. In part II (tomorrow), we’ll look at what parenting experts and bloggers have to say.
Continue reading ‘Write Better Letters, From the Experts, part I’
Did you know that writing funny letters to kids at summer camp is the top challenge for letter-writers? The good news: relief is sight…
One of the best ways to amuse your summer camper is to include a joke or two in your letters and emails. Following is our updated list of kids joke sites, most of which have clean jokes that you can send to your younger campers.
Jokes are like a gift that keeps on giving: once you share a joke with your camper, they can share it with their friends too. And it will give you something to talk in your letters as well. Continue reading ‘Kids Joke Sites’
That very most dreaded Monday morning has arrived. Not because of work. Or the start of another week. Or that important appointment. Or because your in-laws are stopping by. No, today is dreaded because you have to write YOUR VERY LETTER TO YOUR OVERNIGHT CAMPER!
I know the feeling. And it’s OK, you can do this. Of course you can! (Yay you!)
Every Monday, campers’ parents and family people desperately search for tips on how to write letters to their sleepaway campers. But it’s OK, because letter writing (do people actually do that still?) is easier than you may think. Read on for the recipe for great letters. Continue reading ‘Relax!’
When I was growing up, kids didn’t have the constant electronic tether to their parents that they do today. It caused the inevitable problems of course – for instance, never knowing where my brother was at dinner time (and having to call everyone in the neighborhood to find out), going to the wrong mall entrance to get picked up and missing our mom, not knowing when she’d get there to pick us up, etc.
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Our first two CampLibs™ (Wake Up and About Your Room) were so popular that we’ve created our next CampLib in the series, Toilet Trouble! Continue reading ‘CampLib #3: Toilet Trouble!’
Let’s face it, some things are better left at home. Same goes for letters to camp. A few years ago, I wrote the “Letters to Camp Packing List” post. Now here are a few things NOT to pack in your first (or any) letter:
It’s the middle of July and, well, your letters may be getting just a bit stale. How many times can you tell your camper about the wonderful dinner you had, or the not-so-new dress you wore, or the latest goings-on at the neighbors’ house. It’s time to take action! It’s time to add a little humor to your letters. And it’s easier than you might think – and you can do it in 5 easy steps! Continue reading ‘Funny Letter 5-Step’
Letters to Camp 
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