We leave in less than two weeks! 

Final Meetings:
Bring your packed suitcase!
- Boulder High= Friday, March 7 
- Peak to Peak= Monday, March 10 at 4:30 in the art room next to the cafeteria

Italy Art Trip Packing List

Clothing:

  Shirts/blouses. Bring up to five short-sleeved or long-sleeved shirts or blouses Shirts with long sleeves that roll up easily can double as short-sleeved. Look for a wrinkle-camouflaging pattern or blended fabrics that show a minimum of wrinkles. Synthetic-blend fabrics (such as Coolmax or microfiber) often dry overnight.

  Pants/shorts. Bring three pairs: one lightweight cotton, another super-lightweight pair, and one pair of jeans.

  Modest skirt/ dress (females)

  Sweater or lightweight fleece. Warm and dark is best — for layering and dressing up.

  Jacket. Bring a light and water-resistant windbreaker with a hood.

  Tie or scarf. 

  Underwear and socks. Bring five sets (lighter dries quicker). Bamboo or cotton/nylon-blend socks dry faster than 100 percent cotton, which lose their softness when air-dried.

  Sleepwear/loungewear. Comfy streetwear — such as shorts, leggings, T-shirts, tank tops, yoga pants, and other lightweight athletic gear — can be used as pajamas, post-dinner loungewear, and a modest cover-up to get you to the bathroom down the hall.

  Shoes. Bring one pair of comfortable walking shoes with good traction. For a second pair, consider sandals in summer. Flip-flops are handy if you'll be using bathrooms down the hall. Whichever shoes you bring, make sure they are well broken in before you leave home.

Documents & Money:

Money belt. This flat, hidden, zippered pouch — strapped around your waist and tucked under your clothes.

Small day pack. A lightweight pack is great for carrying your art supplies and camera.

Money. Bring your preferred mix of a credit card, a debit card, and an emergency stash of hard US cash.

Documents. Bring your passport and 2 photocopies of your passport.

Address list. If you'll want to mail postcards, consider printing your mailing list onto a sheet of adhesive address labels before you leave. You'll know exactly who you've written to, and the labels will be perfectly legible.

Small notepad and pen. A tiny notepad in your back pocket or day pack is a great organizer, reminder, and communication aid.

Toiletries and Personal Items:

  Toiletries kit. Because sinks in many hotels come with meager countertop space, I prefer a kit that can hang on a hook or a towel bar. Before cramming it with every cosmetic item you think you might use, ask yourself what toiletries you can live without for a short time. Pack your own bar of soap or small bottle of shampoo if you want to avoid using hotel bathroom "itsy-bitsies" and minimize waste and garbage.

  Medicine and vitamins. Keep medicine in original containers, if possible, with legible prescriptions.

  Small First-aid kit. 

   Glasses/contacts/sunglasses. 

  Sealable plastic baggies. Bring a variety of sizes. In addition to holding your carry-on liquids, they're ideal for packing leftover food, containing wetness, and bagging potential leaks before they happen. The two-gallon jumbo size can be used to pack (and compress) clothing or do laundry. Bring extras for the flight home.

  Small packet of tissues. Stick one of these in your day pack, in case you wind up at a bathroom with no toilet paper.

  Spot remover. Bring a few Shout wipes or a dab of Goop grease remover in a small plastic container.

  Travel alarm/wristwatch. If your phone or watch doesn't have a built-in alarm, pack a small travel alarm clock. At budget hotels, wake-up calls are particularly unreliable.

  Earplugs. If night noises bother you, you'll love a good set of expandable foam plugs. They're handy for snoozing on trains and flights, too.

  Headphones/ earbuds. These are a must for listening to music, tuning in to audio tours, or simply drowning out whiny kids on the plane. (I never travel without my noise-canceling Bose headphones.) Pick up a Y-jack so you and a partner can plug in headphones at the same time.

  Chargers and batteries.

  Plug adapter(s).

Art Supplies:

  Sketchbook

  Pencil set: HB to B and charcoal

  Stump blending tool

  Eraser

  Pastels

  Colored pencils

  Digital Camera: remember extra batteries and SD cards

  Small watercolor set with brushes

Optional:

  Inflatable pillow . 

  Water Bottle

  Duct tape. 

  Small flashlight. 

  Tiny lock. 

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