<section id="camp-activities-inquiry">
  <h1>Camp Activities Inquiry</h1>
  <form action="/submit-form" method="POST">
    <label for="activity-select">Which camp activities are you most looking forward to?</label>
    <select id="activity-select" name="activity">
      <option value="">--Please choose an option--</option>
      <option value="hiking">Hiking</option>
      <option value="canoeing">Canoeing</option>
      <option value="fishing">Fishing</option>
      <option value="crafts">Crafts</option>
      <option value="archery">Archery</option>
    </select>

    <label for="food-allergies">Food Allergies (if any)</label>
    <textarea id="food-allergies" name="food_allergies" rows="4" cols="50"></textarea>

    <label for="additional-info">Additional things the counselor should know</label>
    <textarea id="additional-info" name="additional_info" rows="4" cols="50"></textarea>

    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
  </form>
</section>
:root {
  --green: rgba(2, 80, 2, 0.966);
  --white: #f5f5ff;
  --black: #222;
}

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 10px 30px;
  font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  background-image: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkECZUHjNiUvR84NDQe28UGqdaCPfgLMnncyaHm8rM6W-lBJBoTQNcFCgddgSmtbOlOzdHama-hje6s5CTuxqPyKylIa6x4md27E1I7eJHi4rvNskNACVALHJiYtnAMGa9ijcJfDsX6Q/s1600/0_11ef60_5b7db618_orig.gif);
  background-position: top left;
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-color: var(--white);
  color: var(--black);
}

h1 {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 10px 0px 40px;
  color: var(--white);
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 12px #aaa;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  background-color: var(--green);
  color: #fff;
  transform: rotate(4deg);
  border-top-left-radius: 30px;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 30px;
  font-size: 15px;
}

form {
  display: grid;
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  backdrop-filter: blur(30px);
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 12px #aaa;
  padding: 40px;
  font-size: 13px;
}

label {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-weight: bold;
}

span {
  font-weight: lighter;
  position: relative;
  top: 10px;
}

select,
textarea {
  resize: none;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 30px;
  border-top-left-radius: 30px;
  padding: 10px;
  font-size: 0.9em;
  margin: 10px 0px 20px;
  caret-color: var(--green);
  outline: none;
  border: none;
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 12px #999;
}

textarea:focus,
textarea:hover,
select:hover {
  transition: all 0.3s;
  border: 2px solid var(--green);
  outline: none;
}

select > option {
  background-color: var(--green);
  color: var(--white);
}

button {
  z-index: 1;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 1.1em;
  font-weight: bold;
  line-height: 1;
  padding: 12px 80px;
  border: 2px solid var(--orange);
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.5s;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  background-color: var(--green);
  border-top-left-radius: 30px;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 30px;
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 12px #aaa;
  transform: rotate(-5deg);
  cursor: pointer;
}

button:before,
button:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border: 5px solid;
  -webkit-transform: rotate(360deg);
  transform: rotate(360deg);
  transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

button:before {
  bottom: -15px;
  left: 5px;
  border-color: transparent transparent transparent #fff;
}

button:after {
  border-color: transparent #fff transparent transparent;
  position: absolute;
  top: -15px;
  right: 5px;
}

button:hover {
  color: var(--green);
  opacity: 1;
  transform: rotate(0deg);
}

button:hover:before,
button:hover:after {
  border-width: 70px 220px !important;
  -webkit-transition: 0.5s ease-in-out;
  transition: 0.5s ease-in-out;
  z-index: -1;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 450px) {
  form,
  h1 {
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  form {
    padding: 20px;
  }

  body {
    padding: 10px 20px 15px;
    background-size: 250px;
  }
}
//CHARACTER COUNT FOR TEXTAREA INPUT
const textarea = document.querySelectorAll("textarea");
const submitBtn = document.querySelector("button");
const form = document.querySelector("form");
const counter1 = document.createElement("span");
const counter2 = document.createElement("span");
const labels = document.querySelectorAll("label");

counter1.innerHTML = "(0/300)";
counter2.innerHTML = "(0/300)";

labels[1].appendChild(counter1);
labels[2].appendChild(counter2);

textarea[1].setAttribute("maxLength", "300");
textarea[0].setAttribute("maxLength", "300");

function charCounter(e, whichCounter) {
  const target = e.target;
  const maxLength = target.getAttribute("maxlength");
  const currentLength = target.value.length;
  whichCounter.innerHTML = `(${currentLength}/${maxLength})`;
}
textarea[0].oninput = (e) => charCounter(e, counter1);
textarea[1].oninput = (e) => charCounter(e, counter2);

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