Kids off to college? Visit Sears Campus Ready

This post was sponsored by Sears. All the opinions are mine.

Get your son or daughter set for college by visiting Sears CampusReady and taking a look around. Here you can find inspiration for everything from bedding and furniture to appliances and storage designed specifically for dorm life!

I found this to be a very useful site for those parents unsure about what their kids need for college. It’s divided into several different sections.

• Your first option is to shop by dorm room, where you can see a suite of coordinating dorm room products and design ideas. Is your daughter’s taste more vintage chic or haute couture? You’ll find those design inspirations and more!
• The Interactive Shopping Checklist lets you check things off as you shop online. You can also print out a PDF checklist if you prefer to shop in-store.
• Shop By Need is probably the most practical section of the website! It lists everything your child will need for their first home away from home in straightforward categories – eating, sleeping, studying, playing, and cleaning.
• Money Sense provides financial tips to encourage your kids to spend wisely. My favorite tip? Buy used books! Such an easy way to save big bucks. You can also apply for a Sears credit card on this page.
• In Fill My Closet you can find apparel must-haves and links to categories of clothing your kids will need for college life

Visit CampusReady on Facebook! Sears has also created a Facebook app to help ensure your college freshman has an easy transition into the college arena. It features a ‘Gift Getter’ where your child can choose what he or she needs and let their friends and family pay for it, a ‘Dorm Room Designer’ that lets them design their dorm room virtually before even stepping foot on campus, and a ‘Roommate Matchup’ that lets them see what they have (or don’t have) in common with their roomate.You can find this at http://www.facebook.com/campusready.

And lastly, we all know that college tuition costs continue to rise… so enter for your chance to win money toward your child’s college tuition from Sears and Upromise! A total of $25,000 will be awarded. Upromise members are automatically entered with a sears.com purchase through Upromise.com, or enter free at sears.com/campusready. See sears.com/campusready for full rules and complete details.