Overnight camp swag is what campers remember. The welcome-bag tee, the counselor end-of-session hoodie, the closing-night souvenir crewneck. These three programs together represent most of the apparel a residential camp prints in a year. Below is what to put in each, how to budget for them, and the design choices that hold up across cabin tees, staff gifts, and souvenir pieces.
Every camper arriving on opening day gets a welcome bag. The bag itself is unbranded (most camps reuse drawstring bags). Inside are the items that set the tone for the session.
The tee is the piece campers wear that night, all week, and back home. Budget for the tee inside the tuition. A 120-camper session at $19.88 per cotton tee is roughly $2,386 in welcome-bag tees, usually covered in the supply line of the camp budget.
Counselors usually get two pieces over the summer. A staff polo on training week, and an end-of-summer hoodie or crewneck at the closing banquet. The staff polo is the daily uniform piece. The end-of-summer gift is the thank-you piece.
| Item | VIP base | When |
|---|---|---|
| Staff training polo | $34.88 | Pre-season training week |
| End-of-summer crewneck | $34.88 + staff name embroidered | Closing banquet |
| Returning-counselor hoodie | $36.88 | For staff returning a second or third year |
The closing-night souvenir tee is the piece campers and parents buy at the end of the session. It is distinct from the welcome-bag tee. Different design, often with the session year and theme. Parents who watched the session through update emails open their wallets on closing night.
We print every apparel piece. Tees, long sleeves, hoodies, crewnecks, joggers, shorts, leggings, tanks, polos, hats. We do not produce branded water bottles, branded canvas bags, branded sunglasses, or branded sunscreen. For the non-apparel items in the swag bag, most camps source unbranded versions through a separate supplier or skip them entirely and focus the budget on the apparel piece campers actually wear.
Welcome-bag tees with camper names, staff polos, closing-night souvenirs. All under one shop, all no minimum, all free shipping.
Start FreeYes. Each piece prints individually so each tee can have a different name with no extra setup fee.
Two to three weeks before opening day. Ship time is about a week, allow buffer for size confirmation with families.
A cotton tee at $19.88 plus a hat at $25.86 is roughly $46 per camper for the printed pieces. Most camps absorb this in tuition.
Yes. Set up a separate counselor-gift shop section, send the link to staff, each counselor picks her size and fit.
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