Send some of your caring through the mail to your college student. It will help you and them with missing each other.

Difficulty Level: easy      Time Required: 30 minutes

1. Nonperishable food items, such as breakfast bars, ramen noodles, and coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, are a must.
2. Recent pictures of the family or pets always bring a smile.
3. Favorite soaps, shampoo, and other toiletries come in handy.
4. Check out what is near their college and add a gift certificate, like to Pizza Hut.
5. Practical items, like new undies and socks, will be appreciated and make a good joke for their room mates.
6. Snacks, snacks, and more snacks.
7. New supplies for school will help their budget and cleaning supplies for their room are probably needed.
   

1. Pack it all in a storage container that they can reuse.
2. Make sure you send a personal note or a card with the gift.
   

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