Taking the Stress Out of the Summer Camp Send-Off with Mabel’s Labels

~ Disclosure: Mabel’s Labels is a client of Influence Central.

The days and weeks leading up to the annual summer camp send-off prove fraught with emotion for most parents. From endless shopping trips to the never-ending piles of clothes and toiletries to the collection of bags scattered throughout the house – from plastic to duffle to sleeping – the sheer number of packing logistics continues to be exhausting. At the same time, we also have to deal with our own anxiety over our kids leaving home for the summer – including how we’ll miss them or worries about how they’ll cope being away from home – whether they’re attending camp for the first or fourth time.

Yet no matter how early or late we begin packing, we always find ourselves making last-minute runs for must-have items such as more bug spray or the latest battery-operated fan, or combing the camp website for the little nuggets of information – from the list of forbidden items to the elusive check-in schedule – that all the other parents seem to have memorized long ago.

But despite all of the late-night efforts that go into packing our kids up for summer camp, one fear persists – that none of the carefully purchased and packed gear will make it home. Whether lost in the laundry or mixed up in the general cabin chaos, summer camp bunks have become a black hole for our expensive purchases. My husband still talks about how his brother – despite traveling to camp each year with all the required clothes and gear – always came home with a “flat” duffle bag containing little else than a few grungy t-shirts.

Fortunately, Mabel’s Labels offers up a solution to this packing dilemma with its full line of labels and tags, all designed to help our kids stake a claim on their own gear – even in a crowded cabin. With labels that either iron-on or adhere with adhesive, Mabel’s offers labels for nearly every camp scenario. Skinny-Minis can help kids keep tabs on smaller items such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, while Tag Mates and Iron-Ons affix to clothing using whichever method works for you and your kids. Mabel’s even features waterproof Shoe Labels that can keep all of those flip flops paired up with their rightful owners.

In addition, Mabel’s Labels created a series of combination packs – including The Limited Edition Camp Label Pack– that feature a variety of labels that can help keep track of whatever your kids bring to camp, in whatever size. These kits make it easy for you to ensure that nothing leaves home without your child’s name on it.

Packing up kids for camp will always be a challenge – and putting them on that camp bus will never be easy – but Mabel’s Label’s can help us ratchet down our packing stress levels and focus on what really matters: helping our kids get the most out of their summer camp experience.

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