YW Camp Survival Kit

We focus a lot on the YW for girls camp because, duh its for the Young Women.  But if you've ever been to YW camp as an adult, you know it takes a lot of effort to go.   So as a thank you for the adults who attend Young Women's Camp here is a YW Camp Survival Gift.  

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I have been to camp as a camp chaperone, a ward YW leader and a stake leader.  I know the amount of work that it takes to give the young women a fun yet spiritual experience.  The adults have to take time off work or get childcare.  They also have to be available to the YW at all times, help with the activities, function on little sleep, have a good attitude and most of all, they have to love the young women. 

I think it's important to thank the adults that make the sacrifice to attend camp.  I especially like to use humor and try to bring the spirit, so that is why I created YW Camp Survival Kits with a spiritual message.

YW Camp Survival Kit

The survival kit is a fun tongue in cheek way to acknowledge the hard work required at YW camp.  In the kit, I used small inexpensive gifts with printables attached.  

Small Gift Ideas and Saying

• candy:  Always Speak Sweet Words (Although chocolate would be my first choice to gift, it is summer in TN, so I chose to do candy that would not melt.)

• wipes:  Wipe away Tears and Messes

• bandages:  Fix Boo Boo's and Hurt Feelings

• glow stick:  Bring the Light of Christ to Every Situation

• bubbles:  Bubble Over with Love for the Lord and His Daughters

I printed the small cards on white cardstock in wallet size.  You can print them larger or smaller as needed.  I put a link to a single and double copy for you to choose whatever size works best for you.

Individual Printables

• Things You Need at Girls Camp Label  Trust in the Lord:  single   double
• Bandages  Fix Boo Boo's:  single   double
• Bubbles  Bubble with love:  single   double
• Glow Stick Light of Christ:  single   double
• Candy  Sweet Words:  single  double
• Wipes  Wipe away tears and messes:  single   double

To attach the cards to the gift, I stapled the ones that could be and for the others I used a small hole punch to make a hole in the card to tie it onto the gift with white yarn.  I gathered all of the individual items into a cellophane bag and stapled the label to the front.  

To make the giving of the gifts easier during the chaos at camp, I placed the survival kits into a large zippered bag.  I labeled the bag with:

• when the gifts were to be given
• who the gifts were for
• how many were in each bag

The labeled zippered bag made giving the gifts out much easier!

Survival Kits for the adults at YW camp are a fun way to thank them for the effort they have made to be at camp!