Health & Fitness
Dorm Sweet Dorm - Don't Forget the Tool Box
When packing for college, don't forget the tool box. Here's a list of basic items your students will be grateful to have on move-in day and all year long!
So your kid is off to college, and you have worked hard to give them all the tools for success - laptop, iPhone, textbooks. But, you may have forgotten a basic necessity - a tool box. We teach our kids lots of life skills - how to drive, balance a check book, cook up a simple meal - but what about the DIY skills?
As you are unpacking and setting up that spacious nook called a dorm room, recall the Boy Scout motto. Be prepared. I'd have to guess that you have not raised a junior McGyver, so arm your sons and daughters with a simple set of tools. They may be the most popular kids on their hall when they have the gadgets everybody needs.
I suggest you head to Home Depot, my fav, and gather up the following basics. You don't have to invest in the top of the line, but skip the dollar store quality tools. You want them to last all four years!
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- Small hammer, (stubby handle is great for small jobs and fits in compact tool box)
- Screwdriver set (rachet style with interchangable head is great for things that have various kinds of screwheads) approximately $5 and a great investment
- 3M command strips - bring a variety of sizes and styles
- Flashlight
- Surge protector
- Tape measure,
- Gorilla Glue
- Needle-nose pliers,
- Painter's tape (don't use masking tape on walls)
- Sharpie (lots to label)
- A collection of nails and screws
- Standard Phillips and slotted screwdriver.
Of course, don't forget the Allen wrenches for that DIY furniture assembly!
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