I am about to move my second child into her college dorm at The University of Alabama in the fall of 2023. I have a little experience with this because I moved my oldest daughter into her dorm at Penn State University in 2020. I can still remember ordering so many items we ended up not taking them out of the packaging all school year long. It was a waste of money. But what did I know?? It was my first time moving my daughter into her dorm and I was overwhelmed. She was raised in the sunshine state of Florida and was moving 1008 miles away to a cold state where it snows, Pennsylvania. As a parent, all I could think of is how do I make sure she has everything she needs when she needs it?.?. This lead to overbuying and wasting a lot of time + money. Let’s not do that this year, lol.
This type of post is necessary for parents who are first-timers or just want to have a good foundation come move in time. I tried to keep this gender neutral but I am a girl mom so it was sort of hard. I’m surrounded by pink + girly things most of the time so naturally I sway in that direction. I will link a printable list of items so you can have it for your son/daughter. Click this link for the printable version here.
Everything is linked for your convenience and I thought it would be a good idea to categorize each one by room. I hope this is helpful or at the very least a great starting point for you all. I wish you all the best on your exciting journey!! And for all my parents out there I’m so happy to share such a proud “parent” moment with you.
If you see anything you like please feel free to shop it on my Amazon storefront here – I have linked everything in these collages for your convenience.
Shop everything in the collages above here!!
