Tell a joke Kids love jokes, riddles, and funny stories. You can write your own jokes and riddles. Or grab a few online – simply cut and paste them right into your typed or email letters. Check out this great list of kid-friendly joke and riddle sites.

And he says…

A monkey walks into a bar

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How to Write Funny Letters to Camp

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Top Letter-Writing Challenges

We asked readers of the Letters to Camp blog about their biggest challenges with writing letters to camp. Turns out that 30% of readers said that writing funny letters was their biggest challenge. Campers love humor! [Most] kids love to laugh – and funny letters get kids laughing without losing their focus on camp. Laughter makes a good day great, and a challenging day better. Whether sharing funny true stories or jokes, or just mixing it up, humor helps build a lasting bond between you and your camper. It’s Easy! So, how do you write funny letters when you’re not a stand-up comedian? Try these easy suggestions – and click on the links to get more details.

Imagine it Let your creative juices flow! Letters can be whatever you want them to

be. Write a true story. Or a fictional story. Or a funny story. Create funny pictures and drawings. Add silly captions to your photos. If you can imagine it, you can do it! Click for more ideas.

Change Your Perspective It’s amazing what a new point of view can do for a letter. I love to write letters from my dog’s perspective. You might prefer to write a letter from your cat or your parakeet. Or your baby.

Be Unexpected Who says that letters to camp have to be the same old same old? After all, you’re unique – and so is your camper. And your letters should be unique too! Try a few of these ideas for unique and unexpected letters. Next time you write a letter, use a fill in a CampLib (silly fill-in-the-blank letter), fill-in-the-blank letter or even, a multiple choice letter. Or write your own.

So I was taking a walk…

And I said…