In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response
Well, my son has left for college and he is doing great. He has started a new job, met a girl he really likes, loves his classes and his advisor, and gets along well with his room mate. As his mother he is still my little boy so I will be wanting to send him a care package sometime soon.
So today's question is: what would be good to send to my son in a care package? I can use all the help I can get on this as he is my first child that went to college
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Food! Homemade cookies and brownies, microwave popcorn, fun things, money. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jennifer food! something he loves. Gas card or gift card for more food. Pictures of friends. Razors, deo, mints, candy. Ok my care package is getting huge.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely food! Other things, those Purex 3 in 1 sheets would be awesome if he is doing his laundry there. Anything that he enjoyed at home... like your cookies, games, etc.
ReplyDeleteLike the others snacks are always a big hit but my son liked when I sent him things that could substitute for meals too. Sometimes he just didn't feel like trudging down to the cafeteria, especially on weekends. So things like soups,spaghetti o's, micro meals in pouches, tuna, etc. He loved all that. Boys are super hungry!
ReplyDeleteMy first care package when I was at college had all of my favorite treats, fun postcards of my hometown, a little note signed by all my family, and a pair of warm pajama bottoms. My mom had taken me shopping dozens of times, but that's the first time she ever picked something out for me. I loved it!
ReplyDeleteGift cards - maybe to a grocery store near the college. Food is BIG! LOL. Also, maybe toiletry stuff like toothpaste, new toothbrush, mouthwash, shaving cream, etc.
ReplyDeleteHis favorite sweets, some pictures of family, some food.
ReplyDeleteI would say Gift Cards to Safeway or grocery stores. You can't beat that and Food is such an essential. LOL. And then maybe gift cards to KMart or Wal-Mart or Target...so he can get things he needs for everyday life. I think that would be the way to go myself :)
ReplyDeleteCan't go wrong with his favorite homemade cookies!
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone, homemade food that he might miss. Toiletries can be nice also :)
ReplyDeleteOK, I cried when we left our son at college, as if it were Kindergarten all over again!
ReplyDeleteThey LOVE care packages: candy, snacks, microwave Mac & cheese, etc. They will share with roommates, so send plenty . . . also homemade cookies!
See if your son's college has an arrangement where you can send a cake and balloons or whatever for birthdays or special packages during exams. They love that!
Brownies, cookies, magazines or sudoku puzzles. Cans of yummy fruit and candy! Don't forget his favorite candy. :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe throw in some Beef Jerky too. lol
Gift cards to the places he enjoys. I know it's not a care package but when my daughter was in college she loved gift cards so she get the things she wanted.
ReplyDeleteI remember my friends getting packages and since my mom lived 30 minutes away...I never got one!
ReplyDeleteI think you should totally send him homemade yummies like brownies, cookies, fudge!
yeah, food...that is what my friends always got and I would ask to share :)