Summer always seems to go so fast and August brings a range of back-to-school emotions for parents and students alike. There are the little ones off to kindergarten with moms shedding bittersweet tears as their babies start off on a years-long journey of learning and growing. There are the pre-teens and teens going back to continue along their journey of learning and maturing. And there are the young adults heading to college to plan for their journey into independent living. Now that brings tears to both mom and student!

Last year we helped one family ease the realm of emotions - excitement, pride, longing, occasional sadness - with a series of college care packages, sending year round love from all.

We planned for a care package to go every six weeks or so, and scheduled them around school year milestones, each with its own theme and contents unique to this well-loved college student.

Working directly with Mom, we chose products geared to favorite snacks, personal interests and lifestyle. We started by sending Mom a list of suggested products, both food and non-food. We then worked together to finalize the right mix of products. With an initial set budget for each basket, we were able to roughly plan current and future baskets. 

And this was the result:

September featured favorite snacks like Skinny Pop and much needed athletic socks.

October - While you can't see it in these photos, we featured a Best Friend picture frame with a photo of her dog, who she missed as much as her Mom!

December - Also not viewable in the photo, but here we featured some Christmas treats along with a custom made cookie decorated with her favorite local sports team!

February featured Valentine treats and more.

April featured a spring mix with grown-up coloring book.

May featured My Sweet Reward chocolates to celebrate the end of finals, and luggage tags with travel journal for her summer European travels!