Extras that you may want to Bring

One of the comments we hear from brand new counselors is that they wish they had brought some additional items (that are not on the official camp list.)  Luckily, Martha (pictured at left) remembered her handy dandy wild woman bone.  lol!  Just kidding.  (Have we really scared off all of the new counselors now?!)  Martha had the “honor” of being the Wild Woman for the circus.  Who knows what you might have the honor of doing this summer?

So, just to help you know some of the “extra” stuff that we might bring, here’s the start of a list:

Extras that you might want to bring to camp:

1. Construction paper for note cards (to write notes to your bunkies) – one of those multi-color “pads” is perfect.
2. Markers (for the construction paper notes), and/or paint pens (which can be used to decorate anything from a plastic cup to a flip flop.)
3. A book for yourself, and one to read to your cabin at devotion time.
4. Ipod speakers (battery-operated) so you can all listen to music as you clean up.
5. Crazy hats
6. 4th of July colors (shirt, hat, etc.), if you are here during 4-week.
7. A crazy costume if you have one….never know when you might need it!
8. Musical instrument if you play, to sing your bunkies to sleep (no pipe organs, please).
9. Extra non-uniform clothes for running, free day, days off, “after TAPS” (see your counselor notebook), and pre-camp.
10. A pair of sneakers or water shoes that you don’t mind getting totally soaked.
11. A small spiral notebook that you can record info about your campers. This is used in writing letters home to the parents (called “Mama Letters.”)
12. A sweatshirt, as it can get chilly at night, and last but not least,
13. A great sense of humor and fun-loving spirit!

But please know that you don’t HAVE to bring any of these extras, and there will be plenty of all of these around camp.

Start your packing…..Camp will be here before you know it!