Dorm room list from a mom

Dorm Checklist

Electronics/Video games:

______ Laptop with cords

______ Mouse

______ Mouse Pad

______ Tablet with cord and pen

______ TV (Flat screen)

______ TV remote

______ Coaxial cable

______ Switch with cords

______ Games/cords/Game Machine

______ Headphones

______ Movies(My daughters dorm had cable plus she had netflix and prime didnt need movies

______ Surge protector power strip

______ Air filter plus new filter (Good for allergys or white noise)

______ Lantern (Small we got ours from Walmart incase of a black out)

______ Flashlight

______ Cell phone cords

______ Desk lap

______ Clip-on fan

______ Rechargeable Batteries with the kit to charge it

Clothing:

______ T-Shirts 

______ Long sleeves/sweater for colder months

______ Tank tops for cooler months

______ Nice blouses/dress shirts for awards, church, dates.

______ Dress pants

______ Pants

______ Warmups for working out being comfy

______ Shorts

______ Skirts (girls)

______ Leggings (Long and short) (girls)

______ Pajamas (top and bottom) (2)

______ Bra’s(girls)

______ Underwear

______ Swimsuit (Most schools have a pool)

______ Dresses (Girls)

______ Rain jacket (A must)

______ Jackets

______ Dress jacket

______ Vests

______ Socks

______ Sneakers

______ Boots (Include rain-boots)-This was a must at my daughers college.

______ Dress shoes

______ Costumes for events they have on campus

______ Jewerly (Be careful with expesive stuff)

______ slippers (bathroom slippers if sharing bathroom)
______ Cold weather -Thermals-Gloves, hats, scarfs.

Remember Trips home can switch out clothes via semester, but always have a jacket especially where my daughter was at days were hot in desert but at night it was chilly.

Bedroom:

______ Comforter

______ Pillow

______ Pillow cases

______ Mattress protector

______ Mattress topper

______ Flat sheet (2) (Can make do with only one)

______ Fitted sheet (2) (Can make do with only one)

______ Throw blanket

______ Electric blanket (If easily cold or roomate keeps it cooler in room)

______ Bed/Back Rest pillow (sitting on bed make it more comfortable

______ Decorative pillows ( My daughter had a sofa, so she thru a throw over it and some pillows because it was very uncomfortable.

______ Chair cushion desk chair

______ Bed bands to hold down sheets

Kitchen:

______ Microwavable plates 2 (My daughter had a kitchen but had to use bathroom sink to wash dishes. Some perfer to just use throw away plates.

______ Microwavable bowls 2

______ Microwavable casserole dish

______ Microwavable soup bowl

______ Mini crockpot(daughter liked to make her own meals otherwise not necessary.

______ Microwavable raman bowl

______ Microwavable potato dish

______ Chip bag clips

______ Can opener (A must)

______ Paper plates to put in fast food

______ Paper towel holder

______ Microwavable spatter cover

______ Microwavable egg cooker

______ Forks 2

______ Spoons 2

______ Knifes One cutting, one larger

______ Small cutting board

______ Small mixing bowl(great for popcorn

______ Mugs

______ Water filter-Even with this water filter was horrible so daughter went with water bottles instead.

______ Water bottles
______ Zip lock bags, containers small to put in leftovers

Bathroom:

______ Shower tote

______ Towels at least 3

______ Small towels 2

______ Hand towels

______ Toothbrush holder

______ Shower flip flops

______ First aid kit Diff Bandaids, stuff to clean small wound, wraps for sprains, thermometer

______ Make-up (Girls)

______ Make-up remover (Girls)

______ Toothpaste

______ Toothbrush

______ Floss

______ Mouthwash

______ Hair brush

______ Hair ties

______ Hairband

______ Razors

______ Nail clippers

______ Tweezers

______ Cotton swaps

______ Small mirror (Daughter roomate hogged the bathroom even though the bathroom had separate shower sink she would still hog both so the mirror came in handy.

______ Deodorant

______ Shampoo

______ Conditioner

______ Lotion

______ Hand soap
______ Laundry bag. 

______ Toilet paper(Lots! It expensive where my daughter was at to buy it)
_____ Detergent The pods work best. We didnt take bleach made daughter not have any white clothes so she didnt have to separate. It was hard to get a washer dryer to wash clothes. One or two loads once a week worked out good.

Sick Box:

The nurse was great on campus even went to my daughters dorm when sick, but its good to have a sick box cuz unless they take vitamins and have a good immune system they will get sick at least once I guarantee it.

______ Soup (Fav soups for days they are sick Microwaveable our the best)

______ Crackers (Single packs) Otherwise they get stale.

______ Stuff olives with garlic (We liked these garlic is great for colds)

______ 7-Up or Ginger Ale

______ Tissues (Three boxes at least)

______ Cough drops

______ NyQuil

______ DayQuil

______ Pepto-Bismol

______ Eye drops

______ Garlic tablets (We love these when people are sick around you works better then airborne I think.

______ Vaporizer

______ Sunscreen

______ After sun/Aloe-vera

______ Cold eye mask for migranes

______ Ibuprofen

______ Heat pad

______ Melatonin (Sleep Aid)

______ Asprin

______Vitamins

______Cold meds for sore throat
______ Tooth ache meds
______ Stye Eye meds
______ Lip sore meds
______ gadorade 
______ Allergy med daughter didnt need it in the desert not much allergy but we put some Allergy incase of a scorpian sting.
_____ Airborne (Daughter liked the gummie bear one

Laundry:

______ Stain stick

______ Laundry bag

______ Dryer sheets

______ Detergent packs

______ Wrinkles sprays

______ Lint roller

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Decorations:

______ Curtain

______ Rod for curtain

______ Removable hooks for curtain

______ Removable stick-on wall art

______ Table mats

______ Posters

______ Rug

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Cleaning:

______ Duster

______ Dish soap

______ Clorox wipes

______ All-propose cleaner

______ Paper towels
______ Liquid drano (We found out this came in handy)
______ Lysol spray to spray and clean the mattress along with wipes

______ Trash bags (The ones that smell pretty worked great)

______ Small vacuum(Roomate may have one already if you can reach them.

Miscellaneous:

______ Poster strips

______ Back scratcher

______ Small trashcan Liners we liked the ones that had scent

______ Books for fun

______ Hand sanitizer

______ Sparkling drinks (non-alcohol)

______ Ramon

______ Snacks

______ Medication

______ Reusable bag

______ Small sewing kit

______ Dry erase board

______ Umbrella

______ Hand fan

______ Playing cards

______ Clip-on car air freshener

______ Locks for foot locker (Even though they may have own room, sometimes they have to share for a bit if over booked. In daughters case she was not an A room so the B and C had to share for a few weeks till they got everyone situated.

Storage:

______ Hanging shelf

______ 3-Drawer cart

______ Over-The-Chair shelf

______ Over-the-door shoe shelf

______ Magnetic hooks (Sometime only fridges will need it

______ Jumbo hooks

______ Over-the-door hooks

______ Medium removable hooks (Commandos)

______ Large removable hooks (Commandos)

______ Hangers for closet

______ Little containers to organize desk

______ Coat tree came in handy that can be taken apart. Ordered from Amazon.

______ We used a collaspable wagon it came in handy kept in car or closet

______We used Paper collapsable storage containers you can find at Office supply store. You can mark on them to use again and use again. They have handlers on it to lift.

School:

______ Notebook (For each class)

______ Binder (For each class)

______ Mechanical pencils

______ Eraser (Refill for mechanical)

______ Lead (Refill for mechanical)

______ Erasers

______ Rulers

______ Books (For class)

______ Book covers

______ Grid paper

______ Scissors

______ Tape

______ Stapler

______ Staples

______ Calculator

______ Color pencils

______ Sketchbook

______ Flash drive

______ School bag

______ Laptop bag

______ Pencil sharpener

______ Pencil case

______ Sharpies

______ Pens

______ Inking pens

______ Blenders

______ Compass

______ Calendars

______ Small printer but they do have printer to use at library. Daughter didnt really need one.

Favorate snacks and food

Popcorn
crackers
Dips/Chips
apple sauce
Peanut butter
Cookies
 Fruit cup
Spam singles
Salt/Pepper/Sugar

Romi
Vienna sausage
Microwaveable soups/macroni and cheee/Rice/Pasta
Fast breakfast-granola bars, Breakfast carnation drink, ceral, Oatmeal packs,
Puddings
Cheese sticks
Nuts
Micro cakes diff flavors
Daughter liked cans of corn and greenbeans just to snack on cuz the cafeteria made things to spicy