11+ Fantastic Long Distance Care Package Ideas to Strengthen your Relationship

Having a long-distance relationship requires plenty of work and a serious commitment from both partners involved. We all know how difficult a relationship can be to maintain, even when you are together with one another.

If you are in a long-distance relationship and you are thinking of ways to maintain a healthy dialogue and bond, creating a long-distance care package is one way to keep your relationship fresh.

Sending long distance care packages is not only a way to communicate with your partner, but they can also help you to connect on a deeply personal and intimate level that is difficult to reach even when you are in close proximity to one another.

Premade & Homemade Care Packages

Before you begin sending long-distance care packages, you may be wondering if choosing premade or homemade care packages is the right choice for you and your partner. Obviously, there are benefits to both premade and homemade care packages, as well as drawbacks.

If you want to provide your significant other with a personal and intimate care package, building one yourself is ideal. If you are sending care packages regularly or for a very specific reason, you may find that a premade package is more suitable for your partner’s needs and/or interests.

Before settling on a premade or homemade care package, take the time to consider what type of care package is best for your significant other and where you are at in your relationship.

Reasons to Send a Long-Distance Care Package

Sending a partner a long-distance care package can help you to stay in contact with one another, while also allowing you to connect – even when you are miles apart. Some reasons you could consider sending a care package might include:

• Birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebratory dates that are relevant and important to your relationship.
• Holidays that are celebrated by both you and your partner.
• Spicing up the romance in the relationship.
• Just to show that you care and that you are thinking of your significant other.
• Care and sick packages to help your partner feel better in their time of need when you are not close to one another.
• Special individualized care packages to show that you care and that you know your partner in and out, even when they are not around.
• Sending foods, treats, and even packaged beverages from around the world or from home, depending on the dynamic of your relationship.
• Travel items for the couple who works and travels on the go or for the significant other who is visiting somewhere new and foreign to them.

Celebration of Locations Care Package

Maintaining a healthy long-distance relationship is not always easy, but it can be much more enjoyable for both partners if they feel connected to the location in which their significant other is living.

One of the most unique ways you can celebrate your long-distance relationship is to create a celebration of locations care package.

If your partner is living in California and you are in New York, you can create a care package box that includes items that represent both locations. Some items to consider when you are building a celebration of locations care package for your significant other might include:

• Bottle caps for beer bottles and drinks that are only found in the states you are currently visiting or residing in.
• Photos, graphics, or wooden cutouts of the shape of the states both you and your partner are living in while you are apart.
• Tickets, receipts, and other collectible items that you and your significant other have gathered or obtained while together.
• Items of significance that you have purchased or found while traveling or exploring without your significant other.

Sending a celebration of locations care package is one of the best ways to adjust to a long-distance relationship, while also showing your partner that you genuinely care for them even if they are miles and states apart.

Individualized Care Packages

Another way you can show your love and appreciation for a long-distance relationship is to create a uniquely individualized care package. An individualized care package might include items that are only relevant or suitable for the individual receiving the package.

If you are sending your romantic partner an individualized care package, you might want to include items such as:

• Personal gifts, toys, or memorabilia that include your partner’s initials or have your partner’s name engraved or included.
• Items that are relevant to your partner’s hobbies, interests, or specific passions they are into at the time of sending your care package.
• Customized t-shirts with characters, phrases, or interests that are unique to your partner or significant other.
• Non-perishable food items, snacks, and candies that you and your partner enjoy sharing together or rare foods that only your significant other enjoys.
• Essentials that can help your significant other to feel comfort, especially if they are not feeling well or if they are not yet adjusted to living far away from you.

An individualized care package can show your partner just how much you care about and miss them, especially if you are just learning to live apart or if you have recently moved out of state and away from each other.

Birthday Care Packages

Spending a birthday away from your partner or significant other can be tough, especially if you are used to being with one another or if you simply enjoy celebrating the date in each other’s presence.

Whether you choose a DIY birthday care package or a premade birthday care package, sending someone you love a reminder that you care can go a long way on their special day.

If you are thinking of sending a birthday care package, consider the following items, depending on your partner’s birthday wishes, their location, as well as any snacks or candies they might enjoy:

• A customized birthday card that is personalized for you and your partner.
• Cookies, a sealed cake, chocolates, or another type of candy that can be used to celebrate your partner’s birthday, even in your absence.
• Balloons, party favors, and other gags that your friend or partner can use to decorate their space while celebrating.
• A gift card to your partner’s favorite location to shop or dine in.
• Small individually-wrapped presents inside of your larger package. This could be a fun way to add to the gift-giving process with your partner this year.

Although it is not always easy to spend time apart from a loved one or significant other, especially during birthdays, a birthday care package can be extremely helpful. A bit of effort goes a long way when it comes to celebrating another year around the sun.

Seasonal Care Packages

If you enjoy making the most out of each of the seasons throughout the year or if your partner has recently moved somewhere where there are new seasons for them, sending a seasonal care package is a must.

A seasonal care package can help your significant other to embrace new seasons while also providing them with some extra comfort, since you will not be there during the seasonal changes yourself.

Spring/Summer

If spring or summertime is about to arrive, you can help your partner to anticipate the warmer weather with a fun and refreshing care package. To help your significant other to usher in the fresh flowers, greenery, and warm air, you can include the following items in your spring/summertime seasonal care package:

• Sunglasses and outdoor accessories.
• Sunscreen.
• Gear and clothing that is suitable for the climate your partner is living in.
• Swimming, snorkeling, or sporting gear, depending on what your partner prefers to participate in.
• Towels.
• Ice packs.
• Allergy medicines.
• Binoculars and other outdoor accessories, or gear that may provide use or entertainment for your significant other while they are away.
• Drink mixes and/or alcoholic mixers to help usher in summertime drinks.

If you and your partner love warm weather and can’t wait for the spring and summertime to arrive, consider sending them a care package to help them make the most of the season change this year.

Fall/Winter

Along the same lines, you can also consider sending your partner or significant other a care package that is designed for the fall and winter seasons.

Whether you are spending time in different countries and climates. or if you want to help your partner feel better about the cooler months as they arrive, a fall and winter care package is a solid choice.

If you’ve made the decision to create a fall or wintertime care package for your partner, consider adding the following items to the package if you are making it yourself:

• Fall/winter accessories such as gloves, hats, scarves, and even chapstick or lipbalm, depending on where your partner is living, as well as their own preferences when it comes to the winter.
• Books (both fiction and non-fiction) that your partner will enjoy reading, based on their current interests and the books they have on their own bookshelves.
• Holiday items are also ideal for a fall/winter care package, especially if you both celebrate the same holidays throughout the fall and winter together.
• Hot cocoa mixes and special coffee beans or coffee pods that your partner may like. Consider sending unique drink mixes that are only available where you are located to provide your significant other with a taste of home if they have moved or a taste of where you are located.
• Mugs are also a great gift for the fall and wintertime, as they are completely customizable, affordable, and can be easily shipped. They are great if your partner enjoys warm beverages such as coffee, tea, and hot cocoa throughout autumn and the winter months of the year.

Sending your partner a fall or winter care package is a way to help them feel at ease as the cold months arrive.

If your partner also struggles with SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder, sending a fall or winter care package is another way to show that you care while providing a boost of extra support they may need to help them get through tough times.

A Sick/Care Package

Getting sick while being away from your partner or significant other can be stressful and emotionally distressing, especially if your partner has yet to spend any time away from you while experiencing sickness.

If your partner is sick or under the weather, sending them a sick care package is one way to help boost their spirits, while also providing them with the medicine and comfort they need to make a full recovery. Some items to include in a sick or care package when you are in a long-distance relationship might include:

• Cold medicine and/or standard aspirin/ibuprofen, depending on the sickness your partner is experiencing.
• Warm/cold compresses that can be frozen or heated up as needed for pain relief and/or inflammation.
• Cough drops if your partner is currently experiencing a cold or has a sore throat.
• A first aid kit to provide your partner with additional medical and emergency supplies (as needed).
• Hot cocoa, packages of tea, and other herbs that may be useful medicinally as your partner recovers.
• Thermostat that can be used to monitor the temperature of your significant other, especially if they are currently experiencing a fever.
• Handmade card to showcase your love and affection for your partner, as well as include well wishes from other friends or family members who may be in your area.
• Snacks and comfort foods that can be shipped. Non-perishable food items and traditionally packaged snacks are optimal to send, especially when you are shipping items across states or even out of the country.

Essentials for Traveling

Do you and your partner enjoy traveling, sightseeing, and exploring the world one day at a time together? If so, you might have thought of sending a traveling care package.

Sending an essentials for traveling care package is a great idea if your partner is heading off on a solo trip around the world or if they are going away for business for a few weeks or even a few months.

If your partner enjoys traveling or if they could use a bit of assistance as they adjust for their travels, consider including the following items in your essentials for traveling care package and kit:

• Small relevant books: If your partner is traveling to a foreign country, consider adding small translation books and guides to their traveling care package.
• Translation tools: Along with translation books and booklets, you can also provide your partner with translation software and even handy gadgets that can help them with any translations, written or spoken, as they are traveling through new and foreign countries for any reason.
• Maps: Including special maps that are relevant to the countries or locations your partner will be visiting and staying in can also help them to become more comfortable with their accommodations throughout their travels.
• Disposable cameras: Do you want a more personal look into the world your partner is experiencing while they are away? Consider including a disposable camera in your travel care package with a list of locations you would love to see. You can also offer to do the same for your partner to help with feeling as though you are still together even if you are miles apart.
• GPS: While smartphones are excellent when it comes to GPS mapping and navigation, they are not always reliable and/or available while traveling. Sending an actual GPS device that is solar-powered or contains long-lasting lithium batteries is a great way to help your partner adjust to a new location, especially if they are traveling on their own or living in a location that is not known for reliable wireless internet connections for GPS purposes.
• Compass: If your partner is traveling for fun or heading on an adventure, you could consider adding a compass to your travel care package as a tongue in cheek gift or to help them improve their own navigation skills whenever they spend time in the wild or out in nature on their own.

Whether your significant other is embarking on an expedition to explore various parts of the world or if they are simply traveling to a new, foreign, or exotic location, a traveling essentials care package is sure to come in handy.

With a traveling essentials care package, your partner is much more likely to feel prepared and at ease wherever they are, even if they are halfway around the world from you at the time they receive their care package.

Unique Foods and Treats

Are you and your partner foodies or food critics? Do you love trying new foods, snacks, and treats? Are you both open-minded when it comes to international foods and unique culinary dishes?

If so, consider sending a non-perishable unique food or snack treat care package. If you want to send a food or treat care package, keep the following tips in mind:

• Consider the type(s) of food you intend to send with your food and treat care package. Also consider where you are going to obtain the foods you plan to send to your partner from and how.
• Will you be sending only foods that are near you and locally sourced, or will you be purchasing foods online or having them shipped from an international location?
• Are there any laws, rules, or regulations in place for sending and/or receiving the types of foods and treats you intend to send to your partner, where you are from? Are those same laws and regulations in place in the location you are sending the foods and treats to for your partner?

A few types of foods and treats to consider if you are planning to send a unique snack care package to your significant other might include:

• Non-perishable snacks: Packaged chips, cookies, and sealed snacks are ideal for shipping purposes.
• Non-perishable foods: Dehydrated vegetables, dehydrated fruits, and canned foods that can be shipped are also optimal, as they are less likely to be damaged, spoiled, or go bad before reaching their final destination.
• Candies: Sending most types of candies can be done via any shipping method, as long as the candies will not be shipped in temperatures that can cause the candies to melt.
• Drinks/beverages: It may be possible to ship certain drinks or beverages without damaging them or causing them to go flat, depending on your preferred shipping method as well as the destination of the drinks. It is advisable to send drinks in a long-distance relationship using powdered drink mixes, as well as items such as tea bags, for the best possible outcome – regardless of the distance you are shipping them.

Meditation/Relaxation Care Package

Creating a meditation and relaxation care package is another way to show your significant other or partner that you want them to feel relaxed and comfortable and that someone does care.

A meditation and relaxation care package can include a variety of items, from typical spa goodies to religious and/or faith-based items. Some items to keep in mind if you are building your very own meditation and relaxation care package may include:

• Beads, crystals, gems: If your partner believes in the power of nature and items such as crystals, you may want to include beads, gems, or crystals that represent healing, safety, or overcoming new challenges and environments.
• Meditation/prayer rug: If you are thinking of sending a package that is larger, you may want to include a meditation or prayer rug for your partner, depending on their personal beliefs, as well as their own preferences when it comes to prayer and meditation.
• Scents: Sending incense and candles can help your significant other to relax and adjust to their new surroundings. Calming scents such as chamomile, sandalwood, juniper, lilac, and cashmere can help your partner to feel more at home even if they are in a new country altogether. If you intend to send candles and/or incense with your meditation and relaxation care package, you can also consider adding scents that are reminiscent of your time spent together or scents that hold special meaning between the two of you.
• Aromatherapy goodies: Along with scented candles and incense, you can also add aromatherapy bath bubbles, lotions, candles, wax melts, and diffusers to your care package. Aromatherapy scents are known to provide comfort and relaxation, which can be useful in long-term relationships during times of stress and feeling lonely.
• Music and sounds: Throw in CDs or USB dongles of a mix you have created, that includes relaxing songs or sounds that remind you of your partner. These songs can be helpful while mediating and even while learning to live in a separate location from your significant other. If you and your partner also enjoy various forms of meditation, yoga, and chanting, you can also include guided meditation soundtracks or even links to customized playlists you have created online and wish to share.

Sports Care Package

Does your partner have a love for all-things sports, or do they have a favorite team they can’t help but to root for every time they are playing or on TV? If so, sending a sports care package might be just what you need to show your affection for the one you love.

A sports care package will vary depending on the sports your partner follows, as well as the time of the year. For instance, if your partner loves following the NFL, sending an NFL or Superbowl package after the Superbowl and football season has ended for the year might miss the mark.

Some ideas for a sports care package include:

• Sporting gear: Send sporting gear, accessories, or necessary training items to help your partner with playing, competitions, and even for training purposes.
• Customized sports gear: Consider sending a custom jersey, hat, or another piece of sporting gear from your significant other’s all-time favorite team.
• Tickets: While this may be pricey or not always available, it may be possible to send sporting event tickets to a game, competition, or event involving your partner’s favorite sports teams.
• Signed cards or plaques: Want to really surprise your partner? Get them an autographed or signed poster, plaque, or playing card, depending on the sport they enjoy watching or playing themselves.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of sending a care package in a long-distance relationship?

A long-distance relationship requires plenty of work and ongoing dedication from both partners in order to survive and thrive. When partners are unable to spend time with one another physically, a care package can help to strengthen the bond they have with one another from afar.

Sending a care package is not always the same as sending a traditional gift, especially if you take the time to craft and create a care package from scratch and with your own uniquely individualized items.

Who can I send a long distance care package to?

Although care packages are ideal for those who are in a romantic, long-distance relationship, care packages make great gifts for just about any type of friend, relative, or loved one.

How often should I send my boyfriend a care package?

Sending your partner a care package in a long-distance relationship can be done as often as you feel necessary. Because relationship dynamics vary in each relationship, there is no easy way to determine how frequently you should send a care package.

If you feel the need to send a care package each week or once a month and that frequency works for the both of you, go for it. Sending a care package daily or weekly is not always necessary, however, and will likely change depending on your relationship needs at the time.

How do I know what type of care package is best for my significant other?

You can choose a care package that is best for your significant other based on the type of relationship you have with one another, as well as your partner’s own personality traits and preferences.

If your partner loves sports but also enjoys spending time traveling, creating your very own sports and traveling essentials care package can be just what they need to feel at home whenever they are away from you.

What should I keep in mind before sending a care package to my significant other?

Whenever you are sending medicine or food items, it is important to keep the final destination of your care package in mind. When you are planning to ship items out of the country and internationally, you may need to abide by the current laws or import guidelines that are in place in the package’s destination country.

Failure to research restrictions and potential laws against sending items such as foods and medicines can result in an inability to collect and total loss of your package.

Always verify that the items you intend to send to your partner can be shipped without issue, based on where you are currently located, the shipping service you are using, as well as the state or country you are shipping the package to.

What is the best way to ship a long distance care package?

Shipping a care package in a properly sealed and protected box is best, along with using proper filling for protection, such as bubble wrap or shipping peanuts.

If you intend to ship your care package out of the country, it is essential to research international restrictions, laws, and guidelines for sending packages of any kind. Follow any and all guidelines in place to prevent the loss of your package and to avoid potential delays in sending and shipping your package to your partner.