Your college student may be nearly done packing for school. Even if they’re taking fewer things than they might have in years past, there is still a pile of their belongings growing higher every day in the corner of their bedroom, in the hallway, or both! Before you load up the car, make sure you have not forgotten these much-needed items.
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10 Last-Minute Things to Remember for a College Packing List
1. Watertight Packable Rain Jacket
For years my kids ran from the school bus or car into their middle school and high school and never once wore a rain jacket. At some point your kid will need to walk across campus in a deluge.
For women, this rain jacket from L.L. Bean get’s high marks, with five sizes, five colors and three fits – petite, plus and regular.
And for men, this is a very affordable and durable rain jacket from Columbia and it is available in an array of colors.
2. Digital Thermometer
Since our teens were babies, we have functioned as their human thermometer laying our hand on a hot forehead; this year it will be crucial for your teen to have – and know how to use – a thermometer.
3. Shout Color Catcher Dye Trapping Sheets
Yes, we have coached our kids on why they have to wash whites and darks separately but sometimes, that just won’t work. With these ingenious sheets, they will never have to worry about that red t-shirt making all their white t-shirts pink.
4. 10 Foot Phone Charging Cable
Students want their phones by their beds and this durable, extra long and extra fast charging cord makes that a reality, especially when plugged into a surge protector.
5. Medical Insurance Card Information
When students get sick, “where is my insurance card?” is one of the first questions they will call to ask you. I had my kids take a picture of their cards – front and back – to keep in their phones. BTW, here is where you can learn about the HIPPA law and paperwork to sign to be able to be involved in any medical decisions that may arise when they are at school.
6. Food Storage Containers
With more grab and go options at dining halls, your teen may want and need to eat in their dorm room and store food in a min-fridge. This set of plastic containers with lids, by one of our favorite brands, OXO, can store food, snacks, or even meds or makeup.
7. Games
One of my kids showed up with chess and suddenly there was a crowd. Board games (like Catan shown below) card games, frisbee and, yes, video games are all great ice breakers at the beginning of the school year.
8. Extra Set of Sheets (Disposable)
We would like to think that our teens would never reach for a set of clean sheets only to discover, instead, that the back-up set is at the bottom of an overflowing and disgusting laundry hamper. A set of disposable Beantown bed linens, packed away for emergencies, might be $20 well-spent, especially for any laundry-challenged teen. Made from plants, they can be used for days or weeks and can be recycled or composted when no loner needed.
We ordered a sample and were surprised at how soft it was…not like the paper examining gowns that we imagined they would feel like. There is a subscription service available too, at frequencies of one, two or four weeks.
9. Water Bottle
They can fill up at stations designed specifically for filling water bottles while saving money and minimizing plastic waste, too. Hydro Flask is a top brand.
10. Command Hooks
Blank dorm walls are dreary. Bring a banner, a poster, or pictures of the family dog, all of which can go up in an instant with Command Strips or Command Hooks. Note: check with the Residence Life section on the college website, first, to see what is prohibited in the dorm where they will be living.
And one final idea, is this cute reminder, a Call Your Mom pillowcase.
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