HELP!!! Care Package Ideas

[KristiMarie]

Sooo ladies, many of you have been through this. I have already sent John-Mark 2 care packages. Honestly though, it has been the things he ASKED me for. Like TP, soap, razors, specific food, baby wipes, things like that.

I made him peanut butter fudge today to try and send him (we are not sure how well its going to work but this is a trial to see if I should send it again or just have some waiting when he gets home for RandR). Anyways, MERE gave me a great idea like travel games (so I got some wheres waldo books because HE loves seek and find things) But I have NO clue what to send him. Besides the obvious

So far I have for his box
- Peanut Butter Fudge
- Play Doh
- Seek and Find Books
- A letter from me
- Picks (both good and dirty)
GOT any other ideas of some fun things to send, I think between me and his family the food and personal items he needs are taken care of?!?!

[ashandbrons]

I know this is food related but my dad and I make homemade jerky and send that. ummmm I have sent Hubby his fav. magazines, catalogs, scratch off tickets. I will think of some more stuff!

[KristiMarie]

ohhh scratch off tickets... good idea... but he cant exactly cash them in if he wins lol

[ashandbrons]

LOL yea, I guess I just sent them to remind him of home! How about a shirt that you have worn that smells like you! Put it in a ziploc so when he opens it, its like your there!

[ReginaCherie]

i send things like

silly string
magic cards
are you smarter then a fifth grader.
water guns and ballons

just simple stuff...

mainly i walk around the dollar tree and wlmart and just what grabs my attention.

[ashandbrons]

I never even thought of stuff like that! I bet fake poop would be a fun one!

[KristiMarie]

haha well he has a bottle of my perfume... I just mailed a FULL bottle brand new that I bought the other day lol im such a nerd


Butt I did find a bag of like 100 GI JOES the other day... i think i may buy them for him... lol

[ashandbrons]

I bet he would love those!! My hubby is so bored over there that he browses the internet all day and buys stuff!

[ReginaCherie]

i sent scott a bunch of fake spiders at the very being. he STILL uses them!

all they want are stuff to keep them busy. cause they get bored fast.

[KristiMarie]

haha GI Joes it is! and BUBBLES!!!

[ashandbrons]

Who doesn't love bubbles!!!!!! OMG!!! Bryson has this bubble gun, it looks like and olden day pistol and the bubbles go in the holster. You stick your gun in and pull it out and pull the trigger and blows bubbles!!!!! bahahaha you should send one of those!

[KristiMarie]

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?!?!?


sorry i got a 5 lb container of bubbles my parents sent it for finals week. so needless to say after JM deployed and I had a week before i had a final I played with bubbles!!

[Spahr]

you should also try the sudoku/crossword/wordsearch books. Of course go to the dollar store and check out the toy section! Squirt guns are always fun!

[ReginaCherie]

oh i sent scott sudoku. he always made fun of me for playing it and now hes hooked!

[ashandbrons]

Ok lol!!!!!!!! Don't laugh at me!!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Card-Party-Outlet-405008/dp/B000O1HA1W/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1243998175&sr=8-6


I jsut found it here. My MIL actually got it for my son!

[ashandbrons]

OMG!!! I can't believe I forgot this! Before Brons left he would read the funnies and the Parade out of the Sunday paper every week so I send him those!!!

[littleurban]

Lets see....here are a few things I sent Matt--a lot of them are the same as what the girls mentioned:

coloring book and crayons (spider man) LOL
silly putty
I bought him one of those brain books--I don't remember what they are called but they are supposed to help you remember or something like that. LOL

My favorite books
Joke books ( they had one at barnes and noble about women..I thought the guys would like it)
This unforbidden book at barnes and noble..I don't remember the title now but it had stuff like how to break out of jail, how to make moonshine...stuff like that

I rip out the confessions in Cosmo and also the for your man part ( I tell him that he while he is deployed he can learn stuff about what we (women) want) LOL

Lots of candy, jerky

Porn (LOL)

I do themed packages now too :)

oh geez...that's all I can remember at 3am!

[KristiMarie]

ohhhhh man. i dont get the newspaper :( lol

[Mouse]

i send books and magazines. especially tattoo or piercing mags with centerfolds.
porn haha
i sent him a new pillowcase and towel that i washed so it smelled like home when he got it. even if he doesnt bring it back he appreciates it now.
movies and music.
snackies
cards dice travel magnet games.
matchbox cars water balloons and squirt guns play-doh a gameboy and games to play
disposable camera for him to use and send me back
cards and letters from my family and our friends here.

sent him a book called F*#k the world that is pictures of the F word stuck on signs posters etc. its funny. and in the back there are all diff size stickers of the F word to make your own. lmao he had so much fun with that

i know there is more but i cant think of what. lol

[KristiMarie]

im going to have to look up fuck the world.. it sounds funny

[MrsJoey]

alyssa posted a really helpful Sticky in 'Links & Resources'

ima copy/paste the link here, hopefully itll work-if not go over to that forum and find her post, shes got reallllllly good ideas!

http://www.marriedtomyhero.com/showthread.php?t=1350

[ashandbrons]

Those are good ideas!!!

[KristiMarie]

eek! thanks kelly!

[ReginaCherie]

those all great ideas.

but its kind funny that they put you cant send animals. its like umm duh. but whats sad is someone somewhere most have done that.

[ashandbrons]

I know!! I bet someone did!!!!!!!! I sent Cream soda to Brons and it was in glass bottles. They took it out and inspected it! They must have thought it was beer!

[ReginaCherie]

i send scott coolaid squeze drinks

[ashandbrons]

Yummy! I love those! When I sent the soda I had to wrap them invid. and put them in a rubbermaid container!

[KristiMarie]

how often do they really inspect that stuff?

[ReginaCherie]

umm...i just dont tell them. lol. im bad.

[KristiMarie]

haha well cause in the customs form i put like food, personal items, games, books, letter stuff like that lol