Being away from home for the beginning of the holiday season can be difficult! Especially when you’re a college student and are experiencing this feeling for the first time. As a college student myself, I can say that nothing cures homesickness like receiving in the mail a care package from friends or family! Christmas care packages are also great to go under your Christmas tree for your student to take back to school!
In this post, I’ll show you some great Christmas care package ideas. Themes range from winter weather scenery, to classic Christmas movie favorites!
Before we get down to designs, here are some ideas for filling Christmas care packages!
- Hot Chocolate
- Marshmallows
- Candy Canes
- Christmas Cookies
- Santa Hat Hershey Kisses
- Hand/Feet Warmers
- Winter Hat
- Mittens
- Warm Socks
- Red or Green Nail Polish
- Christmas Window Stickers
- Hand Lotion
Christmas Countdown Care Package
This is a great design for those students and families who are counting down the days until christmas break! You can fill this box with any goodies and essentials that your college student may need to finish of the semester!
Snowman Care Package
This snowman care package is a great idea to keep your college student warm during these cold months! It also incorporates a big favorite among college students…Anything microwavable!
The Grinch Care Package
This Grinch theme is a super creative Christmas care package idea! This is a really heartwarming idea that is sure to make the recipient smile and feel some Christmas joy!
Merry Christmas Care Package
Here is a traditional yet creative Christmas care package idea. These colors and sweet details are just what a homesick college student needs to make it through the final stretch of exams!
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Another Merry Christmas Care Package
Here is a Christmas care package decorated vibrantly enough to brighten those dark winter days. This unique care package contains many favorite holiday themes!
Tis’ The Season Care Package
Tis’ the season for a care package like this one! This Santa Clause and Reindeer design is so cute, yet so simple to nail! Include some winter treats to help your college student through those late night study sessions!
A Christmas Care Package For Your Boyfriend
This is a great Christmas care package for your girlfriend or boyfriend! This can be a great gift for a long distance relationship, or just a sweet surprise for couples that go to the same school.
Another Couples Care Package
This is a super cute and detailed care package for your girlfriend or boyfriend. Fill this box with some of your partners favorite knick knacks and snacks!
One More Girlfriend/Boyfriend Christmas Care Package
A simple, sweet, and snowy care package for your boyfriend or girlfriend. This one is easy, yet still so creative! Fill this care package with winter themed treats or some small keepsake gifts!
I hope you liked these Christmas care package ideas! Of course, you can change them up however you would like, or even create your own from scratch. I promise you that it will make the day of whoever you send it to!
What great ideas for holiday care packages! The hot cocoa package was especially adorable!
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These are so creative!! Such a neat idea to pick a theme!!
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Well these are the cutest Christmas packages I’ve ever seen! Such wonderful and adorable ideas!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
This is such a nice idea Emma. Love them all, but my fav is Tis’ the season care package.
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awe i love the idea of care packages for the holidays! such great ideas!
I love these! I’m the type to just throw everything in a box, but these are great. My faves are definitely the first two.
This is so cute! I love gifts like this because they are so thoughtful and unique. I need to put something like this together for my brothers that live far!
These are so fun and creative! You just gave me some great ideas for some gifts that I needed to finish!
Thank you! I’m so glad that this was helpful!
I love all of these ideas! College was a long time ago for me, but I used to love when my family sent me packages!
I absolutely love these Christmas care package ideas. Thank you for sharing, you’ve given me so many great ideas.