When we can’t see our nearest and dearest in person (from a 2 metre distance or otherwise), care packages are the next best thing.
The benefits of sending them as lockdown gifts are twofold: not only do they make a lovely surprise for your recipient, often the products inside are from small independent businesses who can do with our support right now.
There are hundreds of options on the internet, so we’ve whittled it down to 14 of the best options that are still in stock and ready to send. From letterbox gifts that’ll make their day to luxe bundles for special occasions like birthdays, there’s bound to be something they’ll love below.
16 of the best care packages to send now
Tada & Toy
Little Care Package, £75, Tada & Toy
What’s inside? A pair of Tada & Toy Tiny Moon Loops (choose from gold, rose gold or silver), a pair of Genevieve Sweeney Samar Wool Socks, a Seven Seventeen Affirmation Tin Candle, a Glow Bar Yoni Moon Milk Sachet, an Islands Chocolate 25g Dark Chocolate Bar. The price also includes a £10 Donation to the COOK-19 Charity.
Don’t Buy Her Flowers
The Book Package, from £25, Don’t Buy Her Flowers
What’s inside? A bestselling novel of your choice, a bag of Montezuma’s Giant Chocolate Buttons, a bag of Brown Bag Crisps, and a refreshment (you can select anything from tea and elderflower bubbly to gin or prosecco).
Supply Drop
The Hug Box, £23.92, Supply Drop
What’s inside? Your choice of tea, a linen candle, Vitamin C sheet masks, under-eye gel eye patches, chocolate biscuits, sweets, and artwork with a sweet, positive saying (you get to pick!)
M&S
The Ivy Treat Selection Gift Bag, £30, Marks & Spencer
What’s inside? Lemon and Lime Jaffa cakes, Seeded Oatcakes, Single Origin Dominican Republic Dark Chocolate with Mint, Parsnip, Sweet Potato and Beetroot Vegetable Crisps, English Breakfast Tea, Spiced Apple and Pear Chutney, Roasted and Salted Pistachios, Mint Selection Box, Single Origin Ecuador Dark Chocolate with Ginger and Lemon and a Juco gift bag.
Lush
Clean & Sweet Hand Care Kit, £22, Lush
What’s inside? Honey I Washed the Kids soap, Milky Bar soap, Helping Hands hand cream and Tiny Hands solid hand serum.
Brown Paper Packages
Mindfulness Gift Box, £34, Brown Paper Packages
What’s inside? A Crossword Puzzle Book, a Posh Easy Crosswords puzzle book, a Distressed Powder Blue Picture Frame, a Lime and Bayleaf scented natural wax candle, a Matt Black Pencil and Rubber, and a postcard of your choice.
Gigi & Olive
The Travel Kit, £55, Gigi & Olive
What’s inside? Marvis mint Toothpaste, Marvis travel Toothbrush, Marvis mint Mouthwash, 24g Candy Kitten vegan & GF sweets, Carry On Cocktail Kit (choose your flavour), a jade face roller, and a set of Grace & Stella cooling Eye Masks.
Pop House
‘You’ve Got This’ Positive Gift Box, £28, notonthehighstreet
What’s inside? A mug, an A5 Notebook, vanilla and salted caramel fudge, pencils, sparklers and a bath bomb.
BoroughBox
Thinking Of You Gift Box, £24.99, BoroughBox
What’s inside? English Breakfast Tea from Nemi, Small Salted Caramel Chocolates 20g and Salted Caramel & Milk Chocolate Biscuits from Artisan du Chocolat, Clotted Cream Fudge Box from Buttermilk, Artisan Brownie Bites Selection from Simply Cake Co, Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Skinny Dipped Almonds from Mighty Fine and Orange Marmalade Gourmet Popcorn from Joe and Seph’s.
Calm Club
Calm Club Big Night In Kit, £39.95, Fenwick
What’s inside? A patchouli soy wax candle, cosy wool socks, a padded sleep mask, ceramic mug and mindfulness puzzle.
Izzy Bee
Sending Hugs Gift Box, £34.95, Izzy Bee
What’s inside? Kacao luxury chocolate, Ace Tea Box Fine Wholeleaf Tea, Bloomtown Botanical Pink Himalayan Salt Soak in Meadow, The Botanical Candle Company Darjeeling Rose soy wax candle, and your choice of card.
WILDWOMAN
Self Care ‘Calm’ Letterbox Gift, £28.95, notonthehighstreet
What’s inside? A copy of ‘The Calm Coach’ – a book designed to help you manage everyday common stress and anxiety, a Tisserand Total De-Stress Rollerball, a WILDWOMAN A5 Print, Bird & Blend Tea and a WILDWOMAN Bookmark.
The Tartan Blanket Co.
Self Care Package, from £32, The Tartan Blanket Co.
What’s inside? A Recycled Wool Knee Blanket, Bath Salts, Bath Essence, a Spacemask, Honduras 60% Milk Chocolate. You also have the option to add a candle, cashmere socks a gift note and shortbread.
Cutter & Squidge
Cake Care Kit, £18.95, Cutter & Squidge
What’s inside? Two cake truffles, a hot chocolate spoon, a mini Dreamcake and a Cutter & Squidge Fine Loose Leaf Tea Tin (dependent on stock available, this could be English breakfast tea, earl grey, blood orange, lychee peach or very berry).
Faace
What’s inside? A Faace mask, socks and hair clips. For every Face Pack sold, Faace donates a pack of period products to someone in need via Hey Girls.
Bookblock
Create Your Own Gift Box, £varies, Bookblock
What’s inside? Whatever you want! Due to increased demand, Bookblock’s ready-curated boxes are currently all sold out, but its create your own option gives you a choice of more than 400 products; you can even customise the packaging for totally personal care packages tailored to your recipient.
