Residential school trip

**singingcactus** · 16-05-2016, 01:04 PM

For those of you who have had sons go on residential trips during years 5 and 6, do any of them take teddy bears?

**FloraDora** · 16-05-2016, 01:27 PM

As someone who spent 30 years taking children on residential trips I can say that they do.
To avoid any issues though I always put it on the kit list to take and I took a teddy too.....so it was expected that everyone would have something.
These were great then for throwing around the dorm when lights out time came!!

If you think it might be an issue chat to the teacher leading the trip and see what usually happens on their school trip and how she/ he could encourage everyone to think positively about benefits of having something to cuddle when you are in a strange bed and possibly away from home for the first time.

**BallyH** · 16-05-2016, 01:37 PM

Oh yes, each son too one. No problems.

**singingcactus** · 16-05-2016, 01:38 PM

Thank you flora

We are moving and will only have arrived at the new school 2 weeks before a residential trip. So my son won't really know anyone, has never spent the night away from me, and sleeps with a gazillion snugglies. Oddly enough the teddy bear thing was the biggest panic, even more than the knowing no one, cos I know the teachers will treat him well being the new kid, but to do it without a teddy would be unbearable for him and me.

Thank you xx

**loocyloo** · 16-05-2016, 01:39 PM

DS took his muslin away with him on residential school trip at Easter - He was a couple of weeks off turning 14. He was sharing a room with 3 other boys - only one of them didn't have something to cuddle/comfort!

DD (11) has gone away on a residential today ... she took a couple with her, as did all her friends, ( and I heard that a lot of the boys did too ( whilst chatting to other mums about how much stuff their children had packed

)