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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How Can I Write Funny Letters to My Child at Sleepaway Camp?
Published July 31, 2025 Artificial Intelligence - AI , Funny letters , Letter ideas , Letters to camp , Overnight camp , Overviews Leave a CommentTags: AI, ChatGPT, Children, Claude AI, Funny, funny letter ideas, funny letters, Google Gemini, Imaginary Crisis, Jokes, Letters to Camp Blog, Microsoft Copilot, Overnight camp, riddles, Secret Code, sleepaway camp, Top 10 Lists
Reflections on the Guadalupe River Flooding in Texas Hill Country
Published July 8, 2025 Letter-writing advice , Letters to camp 1 CommentTags: Guadalupe River Flood, Heroes, Letters to camp, Overnight camp, sleepaway camp, texas, 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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Published July 21, 2015 Educational , Inspiring Your Camper , Letters to camp , Sending packages to camp , Traveling 1 CommentTags: #GirlsCan, Books, Care packages, Citra Tenore, Letters to camp, Letters to Camp Store, Maddie Siegel, Meredith and the Mean Girls, sleepaway camp, Summer camp, Summer With a Twist
#GirlsCanWrite
Every year parents labor over what goodies to send their kids in a care package. Stickers? Card games? Stationery? Pens? Autographable pillowcases? Candy (if allowed by the camp)? Ah the possibilities are endless (and several are available in the Letters to Camp Store powered by Amazon).
How about this: send your camper a book, written by a kid like them. As it turns out, I am acquainted with two such authors, Citra Tenore (age 12) and Maddie Siegel (who wrote her book when she was age 9).
(See important note at the bottom of this post)
Write Better Letters, From the Experts, part I
Published July 13, 2015 ACA , Homesickness , Letter ideas , Letter-writing advice , Letters to camp , Links to other sites Leave a CommentTags: ACA, Advice, American Camp Association, Camp Deerhorn, Camp Greystone, Camp Towanda, Homesick & Happy, Letters to camp, Metropolis of Detroit Summer Camp, Overnight camp, sleepaway camp, URJ, URJ Camp George
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.
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Kids Joke Sites
Published June 29, 2015 Funny , Funny letters , Jokes , Letter ideas , Letters to camp 1 CommentTags: Clean Jokes, Funny, Jokes, Kids Jokes, Letters to camp, Overnight camp, riddles, sleep-away camp, sleepaway camp, Summer camp
Humor: the top challenge when writing to kids at summer camp
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’
Relax!
Published June 22, 2015 First letter , Letter ideas , Letters to camp Leave a CommentTags: First letter, Letters to camp, Overnight camp, Recipe, sleepaway camp
Recipe for a Great First Letter
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!
You Can Do It!
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!’
A Good Disconnect
Published July 19, 2012 Electronics , Letters to camp , Musings , Opinion , Overnight camp , Parenting 1 CommentTags: Cell phones, Email, Hollee Actman Becker, Kidsicknes, Letters to camp, Mashable, Musings, Overnight camp, Parenting, Slate, sleepaway camp, Suburb Babble, Summer camp, Time
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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