Do you want to brighten the day of a college student or missionary? I have 2 great ideas for Care Packages.
Being away from home is hard. Having a child away from home is hard. Right now I have 1 child serving a mission in Kentucky and 1 child in college at BYU. It's hard on me and it's so hard on them. One thing that has helped us both is care packages.
I usually try to send a care package about once a month. The packages don't contain anything big or fancy, just little things to remind my kids how much I love them.
Sunshine Care Package
The box of Sunshine included: DOTS candy, small bottles of Sunny D that I placed into baggies in case the bottle leaked, yellow glow sticks, yellow socks, hand sanitizer (also placed in a baggie), smiley face stickers, smiley face ball, carmex, and plastic jumping frogs.
I cut yellow wrapping paper to size and glued it to the inside of the box. Then I wrote "A Box Full of Sunshine for my Fave Missionary," on the inside. I closed the box and shipped it off to him. BTW - I have a post about shipping here.
My son was thrilled to receive this gift. It cheered him up and reminded him that he is loved.
Orange Care Package
Ideas for what to put in care packages
Some things my kids have enjoyed receiving:
- candy
- cookies
- hand sanitizer
- gum
- jerky
- nuts
- trail mix
- hand lotion
- Chapstick
- card games
- balls to toss around
- stress relievers like silly putty or squeeze balls
- small toys
Of course Amazon has tons of ideas for treat boxes and you won't even have to pay for shipping. I sent this one to my son last year when he was in college and this one for his birthday. (affiliate links)
Sending Care Packages to Missionaries or College Students is a great way to send your love to your kids (or even nieces, nephews and friends).
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