Nostalgia for summer camp is thick this time of year. And who can forget the accompanying homesickness or how quickly it was quelled by a letter or care package from home? Now it’s your turn to send kids away at camp some love with our favorite goodies. Here are the essentials:
- Protein-packed ALT bars (great on-the-go fuel for campers, especially those with food sensitivities since, like most LÄRABARs, they’re gluten- and dairy-free)
- Cascadian Farm organic granola and granola bars (we’re loving the new crunchy bars in peanut butter or oat and honey)
- New earbuds for rainy days and quiet nights in
- Novelty bandages for scrapes, cuts and bug bites
- Recycled-paper notebook to capture camp memories
- Moisturizing lip balm made with vitamin E, jojoba oil and shea butter
- New sunnies (to replace the pair lost in the bottom of the lake when the canoe tipped over!)
- Reusable glass water bottle that’s both lead- and BPA-free
- Easily portable games that are perfect to play with a bunkmate or all cabin-mates, indoors or out
- Organic soap and sunscreen (the FDA recommends those with broad spectrum SPF values of 15 or higher) to restock a health and beauty caddy