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| Marni and her daughter Abby (Kingswood Camper!) |
My ten-year old daughter, Abby, is leaving on June 25 to spend 3.5 weeks at Camp Kingswood and she is so excited, which means that I am so excited too! Most of the parental pre-camp prep revolves around making sure Abby has all of the “stuff” she needs, which includes all of the clothing on the list Camp KIngswood provides, necessary toiletries and sunscreen, and proper stationary and reading materials. I have already ordered washable labels with her name on them, taken the opportunity to go through her clothing to sift through what still fits and to determine what we still need to purchase. I unearthed her duffle bags from the basement which still hold her critical camp-only items (clip-on fan, clip-on book light, random bunk games, leftover stationary, laundry bag, sheets, sleeping bag and comforter) to be used once again this summer. This week we will begin taking out her clothes, labeling them and making sure she has some of those precious thematic items that will add so much fun to her summer – tie-dye t-shirts for “Tie-dye Fridyes,” nice outfits for Shabbat, a backpack for the Funtown Splashtown outing, something red-white-and-blue for July 4, etc. (for new campers, please note that she had NONE of those things last summer and had an absolute blast).
Last but not least, instead of focusing on how much we will miss Abby, we look at the camp video, reminisce about great memories from last summer, mull over which activities she will try this time around, and guess which musical the camp will produce in the first session. I know that even though we tried our best to send Abby with everything she needed last summer, we probably forgot some things and she barely used half of what we sent - she had fun because of friends, activities, freedom, ruach (spirit) and all of the other delightful things kids can only find at overnight camp. Therefore, much more than collecting all of the “stuff” she needs during these last two weeks, we are gathering excitement for what will surely be another fabulous time at Camp Kingswood!
Marni and her family live West Newton, MA. Marni's daughter, Abby is an incoming 5th grader and second year camper at Kingswood.
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