Add a DIY college survival kit to the packing list of any teen headed off this year to college. This is the week for me y’all. My oldest daughter is headed off to college on Friday. It is a time of mixed emotions but I am so excited for her. Between the excitement, the craziness, and the to-do lists there are so many things I almost forgot. So I came up with a little DIY College Survival Kit for her to carry with her. I thought I would give y’all a peek and list of contents. Just in case your baby is off to college. You could even give this one as a gift to a new college student. It is just the basic essentials. The things that you are bound to forget. Cause really…who remembers to buy band-aids? Me that is who!
The contents of my College Survival Kit include:
- cough drops
- cold medicine
- band-aids
- allergy meds
- Tylenol
- migraine meds
- antibiotic ointment
- peroxide
- rubbing alcohol
I put it all in a plastic storage bin
with a lid. My kid will be the one in the dorm room with everything you need when you get sick or scrape your knee. Hey, I won’t be there to kiss the boo-boos anymore. This is my way of kissing them from across the miles.
What else can you include in your version of this dorm survival kit?
- vitamins
- essential oils
- acne medications
- moleskin
- ibuprofen
- Midol
- cough syrup
- foot spray
- anti-fungal cream
- eye drops
- nose spray
- throat lozenges
- tweezers
- nail clippers
- sewing kit
- or you can find more college essentials here
Any other tips for a mom of a soon-to-be college freshman? Advice? Or you can just commiserate with me in the comments below. Then make a shopping list for your own college survival kit. You will be so glad that you did!
Love this college survival kit and want more ideas? Try the links below!
- Healthy College Care Package
- Finals Survival Kit — a college care package!
- Back to College Gift
- DIY Lap Desk
- Freshman Dorm Gift Set
ohhh, how I remember when Jamie went away to college. It was tough to drive home 3 hours and leave her behind. My only saving grace was IM and emails. Cell phones weren’t the main source of communication back in the day (12 years ago)
Good luck to you both. I know it’s going to be tough, but as parents, it’s our job to send them on their way. 🙁
gail
My guys are so little… it scares me to think of them leaving the nest one day! I still remember when my mom dropped me off at college. We drove there, unpacked the car, toured the campus, grabbed a bite to eat… and then she was on the road again. I walked back into my dorm room, closed the door and BAWLED! It isn’t just mommas who have a tough time letting go! 😉
I would add cotton balls and q-tips if she doesn’t use them in her beauty routine. Good for sharing the ointments etc. Perhaps something for digestive issues. You both will survive this transition!
What an awesome idea! My cousin just left for college I should make her one of these baskets… all things she could always use!
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I know this was posted almost a year ago, and my kids aren’t anywhere near entering college (just starting 2nd & K), but I had to add Bug Spray and anti-itch cream. These college students are going to be walking through the grass a lot and (if they are anything like my dd) that means the potential for many bug bites! Hope this helps someone.
I would also suggest ace bandages. I have rolled my ankles so many times from walking up and down hills and working out. It’s always safe to have one for wrist or ankle injuries that you can’t get in right away a doctor to check them out. I have as a college freshman used it to more times then I should
Love this page, my daughter is currently attending a college near home but is transferring in the fall, so she will be moving into an apartment with three other girls. I am so sad, but know I must let her go and do everything possible to make this transition as easy as possible. Will use these ideas….Thanks all…