5. ALLOCATE SPENDING MONEY
Most camps do not allow campers to keep cash with them. Therefore, the camp may ask you to allocate spending money for your child to purchase items at the camp store, buy projects at the arts
and crafts shop, pay for out-of-camp trips, and so on. Some camps include spending money in the registration fees; others ask you to make a deposit when you register. If the camp does not publish a suggested amount in their information packet, ask the director how much spending money is adequate. You’ll get back whatever is leftover at the end of the session.
After registration, decide as a family how to spend this money. If the camp has a store that sells camp merchandise, consider buying these items together on opening day. Having some camp clothing or other paraphernalia can help increase a new camper’s sense of belonging, but parents like to have a say in these purchases. Bring a laundry marker to label anything you buy. Three hundred identical camp T-shirts have a way of getting lost more quickly than socks!
Most camps do not allow campers to keep cash with them. Therefore, the camp may ask you to allocate spending money for your child to purchase items at the camp store, buy projects at the arts
After registration, decide as a family how to spend this money. If the camp has a store that sells camp merchandise, consider buying these items together on opening day. Having some camp clothing or other paraphernalia can help increase a new camper’s sense of belonging, but parents like to have a say in these purchases. Bring a laundry marker to label anything you buy. Three hundred identical camp T-shirts have a way of getting lost more quickly than socks!
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