If your college student is attending university relatively close to home, you might think about hand-delivered care packages for college and picnic baskets rather than shipped care packages. While your student may not appreciate an impromptu visit, he or she will be less put out if you come calling with a laundry basket or other useful container filled to the brim with goodies.
Benefits of hand delivery
Additionally, hand-delivered gift baskets and care packages are a great way to get heavy and bulky necessities into the dorm room with ease.
Heavy or otherwise hard-to-ship items:
School-related gifts
When it comes to college care packages and gift baskets, just about anything related to a computer or schoolwork will be put to good use.
Gift basket containers
When hand-delivering a college care package, a traditional woven basket works well, but what works even better is a laundry basket.
A laundry basket will definitely be used again. A word to the wise, however: don't let your child talk you into taking his or her dirty laundry home with you and bringing it back next week clean and folded. The visits are great, but you have your own laundry to worry about.
Additionally, a small dorm-size refrigerator, filled with perishables, would be perfect. The fridge makes an excellent container and the gifts inside could range from beverages and fruit and vegetables to milk and cheese and a generous portion of your favorite party dip.
Reusable containers:
Regardless of the type of container you use, the important thing to remember is to make sure you deliver it filled to the brim with items your college student wants, as well as some items he or she needs. Perhaps you could make the basket your "Personal Visitation Basket" and use it each time you drop in for a visit.
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