Best College Care Package Subscriptions

Sometimes there is no time to make a care package and College Care Package Subscriptions offer the convenience of knowing that your college student will always have something on the way.

College care package subscriptions also offer items that you may not be able to easily find in stores such as samples of products that are not available yet. They will always be neatly and carefully packaged and give parents a great way to support their college student. Discover the Best College Care Package Subscriptions below!

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Best College Care Package Subscriptions

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Best College Care Package Subscriptions from Kites and Ivy

Kites and Ivy is a best college care package subscription specifically for college girls. They are sent according to this schedule: Back to School box – end of September, Winter Finals box – late November, Spring Fever box – end of February, Finals Survival box – end of academic year. Contents of each box include bath & beauty products, fashion accessories, school supplies, snacks and other exciting gifts! 

Cost:  Kites and Ivy subscriptions start at $34.99 per month.

Best College Care Package Subscriptions from Etsy

Etsy is a wonderful place to look for college care packages, whether subscription or one-time. Most of them have a personal touch from small vendors. You can find a college care package for any occasion like holidays, exams, and sickness.

Cost:  Most are in the $30-$40 range, but there are choices in every budget.

Best College Care Package Subscriptions from Faith Box:

Why Faith Box is one of the Best online subscriptions for college students: Faith Box delivers a collection of uplifting Christian books and items to encourage your college student in their spritual journey while away at school.

Cost:  These boxes are in the $30-$50 range, but include items that are more expensive (like books) than in many other care package subscriptions.

Best College Care Package Subscriptions from Munchie Crate

MunchieCrate    is a best college care package subscription because it delivers a box of 15 snacks for the one studying in the dorm and ready for a late night pick-me-up. These are the snacks the kids grew up with and will be excited to see. Sometimes they just want snacks, no frills, not healthy, just snacks.

Cost:  Munchie Crate  subscriptions start at $14.99.

Best College Care Package Subscriptions from Annies’ Crochet Kit Club

If you haven’t heard, crocheting is the hot thing with college kids. They are crocheting for fun and stress-relief. Annie’s Crochet Club has 5 monthly kits to choose from including beginner kits and afghan kits.

Cost:  Annie’s Crochet Kits are $19.99/month.

Best College Care Package Subscriptions from Love Goodly

Why Love Goodly is a Best College Care Package Subscription: I included Love Goodly in this list because their care packages are vegan, non-toxic, eco-friendly, and organic. I know how important these qualities are to many consumers and want to share an option for my vegan readers.

Their care packages mostly include toiletry and beauty items, but boxes in the past have also included jewelry, snacks, and leather items. BONUS: They have limited edition boxes for MEN!

Cost:  Love Goodly is on the pricey-side with a single box costing $39.95. (The men’s limited edition box is $26.95.) A 6 month subscription which includes 3 boxes delivered every other month is $96. 

Best College Care Package Subscriptions from Rachel Zoe Box of Style

Why Rachel Zoe is a Best College Care Package Subscription: Zoe Box of Style is a quarterly high end subscription box containing 5 luxurious items for less than $100. The current box contains a beautiful leather crossbody and card case, a gorgeous statement necklace, a Marc Jacobs lip gloss, and skin serum.

Cost:  Rachel Zoe Box of Style is $99 for a single box or $349 for a VIP yearly membership. Use code FALL25 to receive $25 off your fall box.

Best College Care Package Subscriptions

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Fall Care Package

Why wait until Halloween for your first care package? Send your college student a Fall Care Package now to celebrate the change of seasons and to encourage them at the start of the semester.

Since it is 2020, I don’t know if there will be football, but fingers-crossed, maybe…. So, I made an alternate box top that says “sweaters” instead. Perfect if there is no football or if your student does not like football anyway.

This adorable care package has FREE PRINTABLE box decorations available in the Almost Empty Nest Printables Library. Follow the link above or below this post. 

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I have a new fall care package available over at my new home – Next Phase Parenting.

The Monday Box is a great site to check out for seasonal and packable homemade treats. Wendy has created a Fall Care Package with printables, ideas, and recipes.

More Halloween Care Package Ideas and Printables

The Halloween care package is my favorite care package of the year. There are endless possibilities for decorations and SO MANY fun items are available to put in them. Halloween also falls around mid-terms, so it is perfect timing for a surprise from home. Keep reading for More Halloween Care Package Ideas and Printables.

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An awesome care package starts with fun decorations. Just opening the box should give your college kiddo a lift. The box decorations are sized for Medium Priority Mail boxes. The boxes are free and are available at the post office. All of the box decorations and item tags needed to make this care package are available for download as part of A Year of Care Package Printables. Sign up below to receive the FREE download.

Other Ideas to Include:

Quarters for laundry machines

Coffee K-cups

Items to remind them of home or a favorite product they can not get in their college town.

See College Care Package Ideas for more items to include.

I hope these Halloween care package ideas and printables have been super helpful. Download the printables below. Enjoy making your care package!

Treat Yo Self Halloween Care Package

Grab the chance to send your college student a Treat Yo Self Halloween Care Package. The Free Printable Halloween Care Package Message: Treat Yo Self  and the other box decorations are available to print in the Subscriber’s Library. You can access the Subscriber’s Library by subscribing below.

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How to Make your Treat Yo Self Halloween Care Package:

I start all of my care packages with a Medium Flat Rate Priority Mail box. The boxes are available for free at your post office. They ship for $15.50 regardless of the weight of the package. The Printables are created to fit these boxes.

All of the care packages I have made before were for my sons, so they have not been girly. I decided I wanted to buy things for my daughter, a senior in high school, this time. The halloween package printables will work for anybody – just adapt the items inside for the recipient.

I started with the latest Bath and Body Works fall items – Marshmallow Pumpkin Latte body cream and hand soap and a purse-sized hand cream. I also included a Bright Autumn Blooms shower gel and a cute hand sanitizer. A scented candle is another great seasonal idea. (However, most dorms do not allow candles, so only send if your student is off campus.)

I found the mummy mug at my grocery store. I added some Tazo Chai pumpkin spice tea and a Starbucks gift card, so she can grab a Pumpkin Spice Latte. And of course, a girl has to have some chocolate. Dove has some adorable orange pumpkin foil wraps for the season.

Boys could also use shower gel and hand soap or other grooming products. They would also appreciate a fun mug and a Starbucks card. Other ideas are seasonal socks, snacks, paper products, and holiday decor.

Halloween coincides with midterms and the arrival of colder weather. It is a great time for a treat from Mom to encourage them that they can make it to Thanksgiving break.

Whether you send food, Halloween decor, grooming items, school supplies, or gift cards, kids always appreciate a fun package from home!

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Easter Care Package

Wishing you could send an Easter Basket to your college kid who can’t come home for the weekend? Send an Easter Care Package instead.

Use these Printable Easter Care Package Box Decorations to make an Easter Basket. Fill it with Easter goodies to complete the care package. Even if you can’t be there, the Easter Bunny can still send a box decorated like an Easter Basket to celebrate the occasion.

The Easter Care Package Printables, as well as ALL of the Care Package Printables featured in Almost Empty Nest posts are available for FREE in the Subscriber’s Library. You can sign up below.

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How to Make your Easter Care Package:

I start all of my care packages with a Medium Flat Rate Priority box. The boxes are available for free at your post office. They ship for $15.50 regardless of the weight of the package.

Easter Care Package Printables

An Easter Care Package may be the easiest of all care packages to make because the stores are full of colorful Easter items to make your package a gift to remember.

Place your Easter care package printables on your box. Then add some Easter Grass! Put this in the bottom of the box. It also acts as packing material.

What to Put in an Easter Care Package

Add some Plastic Easter Eggs. For my son’s packages, I stuffed each egg with money. One son has to use coin operated laundry machines, so plastic eggs are a great place to put quarters.I also made a box for a relative who is serving oversees in the military. I put candy in his plastic eggs.

And no Easter basket or care package is complete without a Chocolate Bunny.

Finish off your care package with any other Easter themed items you would like. I used Goldfish crackers and other candy. Seasonal school supplies, scented candles, or bath items would also be great – anything that brings some beautiful color to the box.

You will have them hopping around their dorm room or apartment on Easter morning with a few treats from you to remind them how much you love them.

For more fun ideas of what to put in an Easter Care Package: Gift Guide for a Teen’s Easter Basket

Spring Finals Care Package

Summer is almost here! But, first the college kids have to take their finals…. Send the college student in your life a Spring Finals Care Package. This post has all of the box decorations, tags, and stickers to make the perfect care package. The Spring Finals Care Package Printables are available in the Year of Care Package Printables set above and below this post.

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Supply List:

White Cardstock

Sticker Paper

Cute Ribbon

Tissue Paper

USPS Medium Flat Rate Box – available free at the post office

Sunmaid Raisins

Sunscreen

Cereal

Chips

Bubbles

Sunflower Seeds

Encourage them to BLOW THOSE TESTS AWAY!!

It has not been a fun semester for these kids, but they have chipped away at this online school thing and are ready to be done!

You cannot put too much SUN or FUN or corny puns in this spring finals care package. 

Consider printing and slipping in a Bible Verse or two or twelve from 12 Bible Verses for College Students.

Consider printing and slipping in a Bible Verse or two or twelve from 12 Bible Verses for College Students.

All of the care package decorations I create fit a USPS Medium Rate Flat Rate Box, which ships for $15.50, regardless of weight.

The box decorations, tags, and stickers are available for download in the Year of Care Package Printables set.