To earn the Care Packages and Correspondence Badge, you will read about the history of CARE packages and explore tips for planning and packing care packages and sending other forms of correspondence. You’ll also gather friends or family for a care package packing party! We’ve outlined how to complete the badge in a weekend below.
But first, here is a quick rundown of how earning a badge works. We use “Badge Guides” to lay out what it takes to earn the badge.
Read moreTo complete Step 3 of the Care Package and Correspondence Badge, we got together for a care package packing party! Kate has tons of great craft supplies, so we met up at her house one night after we had gathered supplies for our care package contents. Below we share care package ideas for fall, college students, and new homeowners.
Kate made a Halloween care package, fall birthday care package, cookie baking care package for a college student (her daughter), and a blue themed care package. I made a first-year college student care package and a new homeowners care package. We captured our progress on our Instagram stories. You can find those videos archived in the Care Package highlight on our main page.
Read moreTo complete Step 2 of the Care Package and Correspondence Badge we learned from an expert!
Inspired by her designs on Pinterest, we reached out to Rachel from Countdowns and Cupcakes to see if she’d talk with us about care packages. We were delighted that she agreed. She shared care package tips, tricks, and even some mishaps. You can watch a video of our talk with Rachel below.
Read moreDo you know anyone who could use a care package to brighten their day? Join us as we dive into the interesting history of CARE packages, research what makes a good care package, gather ideas for putting them together, and look into the science of correspondence and maintaining relationships.
Care Packages and the art of sending them entered my life last summer as I was preparing myself to send my oldest daughter away to college. Yes, she was only going to a school that was 100 miles away… but Care Packages from home were a must do for any great parent, right?
Read moreCare packages can send love, support, and joy in a box! Giving care packages and sending correspondence to loved ones who live near and far can help maintain relationships and make us feel closer to one another.
Join us as we send our love across the state and the country and earn the Care Package & Correspondence Badge. The Care Package & Correspondence Badge taught us tips and tricks for sending thoughtful packages and showed us the history of C.A.R.E. packages and the role they played in post-war Europe.
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