DIY Athlete College Care Package with FREE Printable Tag
My oldest nephew is heading off to college in the next few weeks for the first time. Every time I start to think about it, I get a little choked up. I can’t imagine what my sister and brother-in-law are going through right now. I know my nephew is not only going to have a blast in college, but I really do believe that this is the beginning of his amazing adult (gulp, sniffle, sniffle) life.
To send him off for his early soccer conditioning, I thought I would make him a DIY Athlete College Care Package. Hopefully with everything in this package, he will survive those first two weeks of conditioning before school actually starts.
What you will need (these are just suggestions):
- Container to hold all your products
- DIY Athlete College Care Package Printable (see below)
- Ribbon
- Tape
- Tissue
- Water misting fan
- Athletic tape
- Reusable cold-hot pack
- Wet Ones
- First aid kit
- Motrin
- Neosporin
- Sunscreen
- Bug spray
- Smartwater
- Clif bars or protein bars
- KIND bars or protein bars
- Milk Duds or any other candy
- MIO Energy Liquid Enhancer energy drink
- Gatorade squeeze water sports bottle
- Gatorade G Series Prime Energy Chews
- Gatorade G Series Perform Thirst Quencher Instant Powder
- Gatorade G Series Pre-game Fuel Drink
Not wanting to make your own care package? Then check these out: College Care Packages from Amazon
Instructions:
1. Place all your athletic, sporty products into your container.
2. Ad some tissue here and there.
3. Download the printable tag banner file {click on the picture and save to your computer}.
4. Open file in Picmonkey.com (it is free), add text using the text edit and save file to your hard drive.
OR
5. Insert file into a Word or Pages document and add text using a text box then save file.
6. Print on card stock.
7. Cut out banner and tape onto a ribbon.
8. Attach banner tag to your care package container.
9. Grab some kleenex when you give your care package to your college student because I can guarantee you will tear up…I know I will. Enjoy!
A great addition to any college care package is this fun book by Becky Blades called Do Your Laundry or Die Alone: Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening.
In Do Your Laundry Or You’ll Die Alone: Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening Blades speaks for the mother in all of us. With warmth, wit, and a hint of motherly sass, Blades blends bite-sized morsels of coming-of-age common sense such as “Keep at least one stuffed animal,” with tiny essays on topics like forgiveness and phone etiquette. All beautifully illustrated with her celebrated mixed-media art.
A perfect addition to any college care package! You can check-out Becky’s book here: LaundryOrDie.com.
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