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Toilet paper
Toothbrush/toothpaste/mouthwash/dental floss/breath strips (Eclipse, Listerine,etc)
Soap with case/shower gel/anti-bacterial hand soap/hand sanitizer
Nail files (emery boards)/nail clippers/tweezers
Q-tips/cotton balls
Toothpicks/matches
Baby powder
Shampoo/conditioner/hair gel/hairspray (pump)
Lotion/Avon skin-so-soft
Eye drops (moisturizing) /saline mist nose spray
Travel size Kleenex
Deodorant
Combs/brushes
Contact lens cleaner
Disposable razors/shaving cream/aftershave lotion
Baby wipes/Clorox wipes
Wooden clothes pins/flyswatter
Writing paper/envelopes/black ink pens/mechanical pencils
Flea collars/flea powder/Bounce dryer sheets (for those in the desert)
Boot powder/Odor Eaters/Kiwi black boot polish (paste type)
Lip balm/chapstick/sunscreen (bottle & roll on kind)/BugOff & bug repellent spray
Men’s socks size 10-13/white Hanes tshirts/underwear
Bath towel/wash cloth (dark colors)
Bandanas (desert & woodland cami)/swimming goggles
Mini fans/Chilly Willy Neck coolers
Non-lubricated condoms (for protecting rifle barrels in the desert)
Vitamin C chews & supplements
Batteries (all sizes especially AA)
Band-aids/Neosporene/Hydrocortizone cream/Calamine Lotion
2003/2004 pocket size calender
Sewing kit/Sunglasses/small flashlight
Motrin/Tylenol/Dayquil capsules/cough drops/No Water Excedrin (mint)/Sinus Meds/Benadryl
Imodium AD/Pepto/Tums or Rolaids (all pill forms)
Tobacco Products (cigarettes, dip, cigars, chewing tobacco) **check for restrictions **
Blankets/Standard bed pillow/pillowcase/single sheet sets
Prepaid Global Calling Cards (AT&T is a good one)
Ziploc Bags
*please note, that toilet paper & tobacco products are used as currency to trade*

Feminine Hygiene Products
Hair bands/hair clips/small mirrors
Nail polish/Body sprays/Perfume

Instant Oatmeal/individual box cereal
Jello snack packs/Hunts Snack Puddings
Presweetened Kool-aid/Presweetened Lemonade Mix
Powder Gatorade/Crystal Lite Powder Drink Mix
Kraft Handi snacks
LifeSavers/Certs/Tic Tacs/Chewing Gum/Lollipops/Tootsie Rolls/Hard Candy
Snack cakes/Rice Krispy Treats/cookies
Cups of Soup/Noodles
Milk & Cereal Bars/Granola Bars/Power Bars
Nacho dip/salsa
Peanut butter & crackers
PopTarts/PopTart sticks
Marshmellows
Pretzels (regular, yogurt dipped, etc)
Frito Scoops/Pringles/Doritos (snack size packs)
Salt & Pepper packets and shakers
Snack Crackers (Wheat thins, Ritz)
Individual snack size chips
Condiment packets (sugar, ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, mayonnaise, relish, jelly/jam, honey, sugar substitute, etc)
Instant coffee/teabags/flavored coffee/hot cocoa packets
Coffeemate Non-dairy creamer (powder)
Trail mix/Chex Mix
Tuna snack kits/canned chicken/Sardines
Velveeta cheese
Slim Jims/Beef Jerky/summer sausage
M&Ms/Skittles/Chiklets
Kraft Easy Mac/Ragu Express
Microwave Popcorn
Dried Fruit/individual applesauce/canned fruit with pop tops
Canned & instant soup (“oodles of noodles”)
Spices (onion, chili, & garlic powders/salt, etc)
Salad dressing
Nuts/Raisins (individual bags/boxes)
Individual packaged pies (hostess apple, coconut crème, etc)
Powdered Milk
Banana & Apple Chips
Candied Orange Slices

**No Pork Products/by products can be sent!**

**No fresh meat, fresh fruits or vegetables**

Dice
Disposable Camera
DVD/CD cases with zippers
DVDs & VHS Movies
Music CDs
Electronic Hand Held Games
Frisbees
Puzzle Books/Mad Libs/Joke Books/Comic Books
Newspapers/Magazines/paperback books
Jump rope/stress ball
All types foam balls (Nerf)
Slinky/Rubix Cube/Yo yos/Magic 8 Ball
Travel Board Games/Mini Etch-a-sketch
Cards/Uno Cards/Dominos/marbles/poker chips
Colored Pencils/Sidewalk Chalk
Crossword Puzzle Books/Word Search Book
Blank Greeting Cards (for soldiers to send home)
Back scratcher
Stationary/journals/return address labels (or SASE)
Balloons/squirt guns
Radio headsets
Baseball caps
Banners
Little Green Army Men/Legos
Cassette/video made to show support & encouragement and give piece of home
Any kind of brainteasers
Drawing pads/construction paper

THEME CARE PACKAGE IDEAS:
Birthday: Hostess Cupcakes, box of candles, confetti, birthday cards signed by as many people as possible, goodies like candy and books etc wrapped in birthday paper
Beach Party Luau: Coconut drink holders, leis, Hawaiian music cd, dried pineapples & other tropical fruits, sunglasses, grass skirts, etc (a lot can be bought in the Oriental Trading Company Catalog)

Hot & Spicy Extreme Pack: Hot sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, extreme Doritos, extreme cheese sandwich crackers, microwave popcorn (use chili powder on this), Nachos, jar cheese, salsa, tums.

Picnic Basket: Cheap picnic basket, checkered tablecloth, plastic ants, summer sausage & cheese stuff (from Hickory Farms), Hostess Apple Pies, root beer barrels, Frisbees.
At the Movies: New release movie, or taped sitcoms, microwave popcorn (get empty popcorn tubs from movie theater for putting popcorn in), cups & straws, Koolaid mix, movie candy (good-n-plenty, whoppers, malt balls, etc)

Saturday Morning Cartoons: tapes of cartoons, mini boxes of cereal, poptarts, cereal bars, fun socks or boxers, fun pillow cases

Fun & Games: Nerf balls of all kinds, bubbles, cards, card games, hacky sack, squirt guns, balloons, Frisbees, silly string, slinky, bubble gum, rice krispy treats, cookies, pez & dispensers, popcorn, koolaid, travel games

Friday Night Pamper Me Party (for the girls): shower/bath gel, lotion, flavored coffee (Starbucks), teddy bear, cute coffee mug, fun socks, stationary, teas, novels, bath beads/salt, nail polish & other nail accessories, mask, hot oil treatment, popcorn , wooden hand massager, relaxation cd, candle in a tin & CHOCOLATE

Foot Care Kit: Foot soak, Peppermint foot lotion, foot file, foot powder/spray, Pumice stone, Dr Scholls Inserts, new socks, put all in plastic tub big enough to soak feet in

Fishing in a Box: Fishing Magazines, goldfish crackers, Swedish fish, gummi worms, fishing games, “go fish” playing cards, fishermans hat, tackle box, lip balm, sunscreen, lego kit of a boat, sand pail to fill with water to play with fish price fishing game that comes with plastic fish, fishing pole & tackle box.

Action Hero/Super Hero: figurines or toy action figures, packs of little green army men, squirt guns, Gatorade, power bars, red bull drinks

Keep in touch kit: writing supplies, journal, pictures, cameras, blank all occasion cards, address book, envelopes

Keep Smiling box: Magic 8 Ball, Mad Libs, Smiley Face Toys, Goofy candy like Sours, Nerds, Laffy Taffy (line box with Smiley face paper)

Lotta Java Pack: teas, cocoa, coffee packs & canned coffees (starbucks), Milano’s cookies, relaxing magazine to read, etc

Staying Healthy: Doctor bag or plastic toy one filled with aspirin, cold meds, sinus meds, vitamins, visine, bandaids, Neosporin, power bars, soup, and other health related things

MistyWolf

I am putting a package together now .. thanks for the great ideas.

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baileyboo

Don't forget about Easter cards for them to send home! Make sure they don't have anything religous in them if you are sending to the middle east...they won't clear customs (at least that's my understanding...)

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Jolie Rouge

Do NOT send Candles or Chocolate.

The items often melt as the packages may be set aside for days or even weeks in transit.

Wrap all glass in layers of bubble wrap and then sealed in a ziploc in case of breakage. Put items like shampoo, lotions or anything liquid in bubble wrap and then in a ziploc.

Send chocolate thoughtfully - stuff that won't melt : Resien instead of Hershey's Kisses; Granola bars insted of Three Musketeers.

I put jars of mustard in bubble wrap and set them inside plastic Mardi Gras cups, and stuffed the open end of the cup with cami bandanas, bought at the dollar store.

Think about the boxes being handled VERY roughly and left in extreme heat and pack accordingly.



Some of the other items you listed I had not thought of !

LOVE the "theme package" ideas.


Thank You !

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texasgander

can anyone tell me what it is running in postage to send this stuff? Say for 4 lbs. or so??????

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