College Care Package - We Think the World of You

The first care package has been sent to Sophia at college.

She received it earlier this month, and was both surprised and excited about getting a box filled with lots of little presents.

To make the care package, I first took apart the box so it folded out flat. Then I covered the inside of the box with white gift wrap paper.

I used green masking tape to tape the edges to the backside of the box.

The next step was to use clear packing tape to seal the box on all the sides except the top.

Now the box was ready to be filled.

I laid out all the items on the tape and removed the price tags or crossed off the price if it was on the product.

The theme was "We Think the World of You" and had items that were made in different parts of the world. These are the 16 countries and 20 items that were in the care package:

Belgium
- Dark chocolate with shortbread and sea salt

Canada
- Maple candy
- Chamomile lavender herbal tea

China
- Fan
- Notebook
- Hello Kitty lucky stars candy
- Mini-panda stapler

France
- Bonne Maman jam

Germany
- Milk chocolate cookies

Guatemala
- Worry doll

Iceland
- Icelandic chocolate

Italy
- White soap

Japan
- Super lemon candy

Netherlands
- Stroopwafel

Portugal
- Cactus pear scented soap

Slovakia
- Cassis black currant candies

Sweden
 - Anna's Swedish thins

Switzerland
- Toblerone candy

Thailand
- Pocky

United Kingdom
- Posing Pandas game

The next two pictures are sideways, but they show how there were two layers of gifts. First the lower level:

Then the upper level of items.

I finished off the flaps with images of globes (from the Dollar Store) and a printed message. The box had a letter from us on the top.

The postage was a bit expensive (a little over $13), but it was worth it to hear how surprised and happy Sophia was when she received her first care package at college.