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A lot of people seem to find the post I wrote for Sarah at Life, Comma, Etc full of Care Package Ideas when they are after Road Trip Care Package ideas or similar. When my spouse and I moved from Ontario to BC, we received a great little gift basket from some of my spouse’s relatives. It was entirely unexpected and very much enjoyed. Unfortunately, I only remember a few of the things it contained now.
A Million Road Trip Care Package Ideas
It did come in a collapsible picnic basket quite similar to that one, though it had a zippered top flap to close it up. It now houses our fishing gear. (A past time that we are really, really, really bad at.)
So – a nice folding picnic basket or reusable grocery bag would be a great starting spot!
Our basket contained some popcorn. I would also recommend jerky, nice chips, flavoured tuna with crackers, chocolate covered berries, trail mix, pretzels, clif bars (also in our basket!), fruit like apples and bananas, dried mangoes, or a veggie tray. You have to rule out the fresh fruit and veggies if you will be crossing national borders though!
Think nice spritzers, Gatorade, San Pellegrino and the like. Being on the road can be dehydrating, plus most people will be consuming more calories than their bodies need, so pop wouldn’t be the best choice. Unless it’s a boys weekend away or bachelorette, then all bets are off ;-) Maybe a Red Bull… but that’s encouraging dangerous behaviour!
Instead of conversation, you could go for bragging rights instead. Some trivia cards are both a deck of playing cards and trivia cards, serving two purposes! Card games can be played at night in motels.
You may note that I am recommending healthy food choices in this. There’s two possible outcomes. #1 being me sucking up to Jess from Budget for Health. #2 being how freakin’ frustrated I get if I ever have to buy food on the road. I can’t eat most things that are available and will end up paying through the nose to eat something I wouldn’t normally touch with a ten foot pole!
Okay – that should be enough things to help you on your way to making some AMAZING road trip gift baskets!! Let me know if you do!
Mom on Time Out also gave me some good fodder for this post, thanks!
Anne is the head gift giver here at Unique Gifter. She loves figure skating, studying wine, and dreaming up amazing gift ideas for all occasions. She has been gifting since she was a kid - her first business was making gift baskets!
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