Top Ten College Bound Must-Haves for Moms
1. Call Your Mother Wall Decal by Wonderful Graffiti – On a wall or on a fridge, this Graffiti was designed to get your phone ringing. Although you should be prepared for requests for money when it does ring.
2. Cookie Care Packages and Final Exam Packages from by FromMom.Com – This family-owned business has sent many a student off to college. Their enormous care packages are a perfect way to say “I love you – even if I’m still doing your laundry.”
3. Take Spot with You Pillow – One of our very favorite blogs, Wise Craft, came up with this fabulous pillow idea that is perfect for students who are having a hard time leaving Fluffy behind. You will love it.
4. Homemade Bedding or Bedding that Feels like Home – No matter how much or how little sleep your student gets – you want him or her to feel a piece of home every time. I cannot tell you how many of my dormies cried themselves to sleep at night due to home sickness, boy troubles, or failed exams. You want their bed to be a place of comfort when you can’t be there. Check out Pottery Barn Teen’s throws. They are super chic and soft.
5. A Fabo Alarm Clock – Get two of them. You are paying for them to go to college. Not to sleep in and miss class. Enough said.
6. Hanging Toiletry Kit – Much more practical for boys. They don’t want to be hauling a tub of things to the shower. They can hang this on the shower rod.
7. Freshman First Aid Kit from Hip Kits – The must have gift for College Freshmen. The Freshman Survival Kit combines first year essentials with cool supplies, stress relieving toys, and items students forget to bring like band aids (in the first aid kit) and shower shoes.
8. Pictures from Home – College students get homesick from time to time. Having a few frames or a bulletin board with family pictures adds a nice touch of support from the family.
9. Dorm Decor: Remake Your Space with More Than 35 Projects – Gone are the days of packing a single duffel for fall. Dorm D cor shows these budding designers how customizing store-bought items can transform a drab dorm room into a plush home away from home. Stylish lampshades oversize floor pillows cool bedding curtains message boards and more add style organization and comfort to otherwise cramped quarters.
10. Post-It Pinboard by Pottery Barn Teen or a Preppy Pocket Board – A must-have in any organized room, this fun and functional pinboard gives you the perfect place to post notes, pics and to-do lists.
