My oldest is away at college for the first time. I've been in denial for awhile but, I guess my baby is growing up. I am way - way proud of him, too. He may not remember this but when he was really little and a when he was a baby, I would sometimes sing, "You Are My Sunshine" to him as a lullaby. He was always my "Sunshine" and his brother was my "Turtle Dove". Anyway, when I saw all the ideas on Pinterest for sending a box of sunshine, I couldn't resist. These are not new or original ideas, do a search and you will see lots of people have done something similar.
First, I painted the inside of a box yellow. I've never painted the inside of a box for a care package before and I just loved the way it turned out! I may paint every box for now on. I wrote out the words, "You Are My Sunshine" on the inside of the lid in white paint. It was too hard to see so I went back over and added a black marker.
Next I collected a whole bunch of yellow things. He's in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, so he's not allowed to have a whole lot of stuff in his hole (Corps talk for dorm room). I can tell you the Dollar Tree was my friend for this.
Items included:
Then, I added yellow tissue paper and added yellow caution tape to the outside and sent the package on it's way. I hope it "brightened" his day!
First, I painted the inside of a box yellow. I've never painted the inside of a box for a care package before and I just loved the way it turned out! I may paint every box for now on. I wrote out the words, "You Are My Sunshine" on the inside of the lid in white paint. It was too hard to see so I went back over and added a black marker.
Next I collected a whole bunch of yellow things. He's in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, so he's not allowed to have a whole lot of stuff in his hole (Corps talk for dorm room). I can tell you the Dollar Tree was my friend for this.
Items included:
- juicy fruit gum
- post it notes
- hi-lighters
- lemonade packets for his water
- disinfecting wipes,
- chocolate chips in a yellow box
- golden oreos
- minion bandaids
- yellow phone charger cord
- lays potato chips
- yellow smiley face pen
- yellow balloons
- homemade banana cake
- yellow pre-stamped envelopes with one already addressed to Mom
- carmex chapstick
Then, I added yellow tissue paper and added yellow caution tape to the outside and sent the package on it's way. I hope it "brightened" his day!
Last year, hosted a funky graduation party for my daughter. It was a surprise party and had booked one of her favorite venues in Chicago for the party. Invited all her close friends to the event. She really loved my surprise a lot!
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