Whether your officer is going through a tough time or you just want to spoil him a little, check out these tips on making a great police care package for him.
One of the most frequent emails I receive from readers is, “My officer is going through a tough time – how can I cheer him up?”
I love the heart behind this question. Because I know police wife life is hard.
There’s SO much on your shoulders!
And yet, you’re still concerned about how your hubby is doing.
Y’all, you’re amazing.
With that in mind, I wanted to compile a super list of care package ideas for those times when your officer could really use a pick-me-up and you’re in the mood for a grand-ish gesture.
Note that any of these can be as big or small as you want! It’s totally up to you and what you feel like you’d like to put together for your LEO.
The Best-Ever List Of Police Care Package Ideas For Your Officer
Color-Themed
Of course, you could go for the obvious color here. A thin blue line-themed police care package (inspiration here!) would be super cute!
But you could also put together a care package with all yellow items (like this one) for a “box of sunshine” care package. Side note, someone gave me this very kind of care package after I had a miscarriage, and I don’t think I’ll ever forget it – it was just the sweetest thing!
If your officer has a favorite color, or if you feel like making a rainbow colored care package for “rainy days” (what’s a care package if it’s not cheesy?), go for that.
You can check out these ideas for further inspiration for the rest of the colors of the rainbow:
- Red: This “You’re RED-iculously Amazing” care package is super cute!
- Orange: Orange has almost unlimited options for the “Orange You Glad…”-type joke. This one is stuffed full of awesome orange ideas!
- Green: Organized 31 has a whole post about green care package ideas. It’s aimed toward a college tudent, but can pretty much be used for anyone!
- Purple: There are a lot of very feminine purple care package ideas floating around Pinterest, but don’t rule out this color completely! I found a picture of great ideas for a purple care package that’s not full of bath bombs and mascara 🙂
- Rainbow: This post has a ton of mason jar gift ideas (so basically a mini care package), including a rainbow one with a super sweet printable. Definitely be sure to check it out for a smaller police care package!
Holiday-Themed
A holiday-themed care package would be especially sweet if your officer is going to have to miss a special holiday. Whether that holiday is Valentine’s Day or Christmas, it can be a huge bummer (even though it’s a normal part of police wife life.)
- Valentine’s Day: This post on Jo My Gosh has 26 Valentine’s Day care package ideas! SO many fun ideas.
- St. Patrick’s Day: While you could totally just do a green-themed care package and add a few shamrocks and such, The Dating Divas has a super cute printable St. Patrick’s Day care package that’s definitely worth checking out.
- Easter: In my opinion, Easter is the holiday with the best candy (hello Cadbury Eggs and Robin’s Eggs!) so this would be my IDEAL care package. But there are lots of other cute ideas for Easter care packages around 🙂
- 4th of July: While this care package is meant for the military, it’s still a great base idea for your police care package!
- Police Week: Do a thin blue line themed box like described above, or do something like this idea from Proud Police Wife. Of course, you can check out this post of tactical gift ideas for extra special stuff to include 🙂
- Halloween: Halloween is one of our favorite holidays for sure. If you feel the same way, this post with Halloween care package ideas is a great place to get started!
- Thanksgiving: A Thanksgiving care package is a great excuse to show your officer why you’re grateful for him. Especially if he won’t get to enjoy the Thanksgiving feast with you this year!
- Christmas: This post has 5 different Christmas care package ideas, which are a great idea if your officer won’t get to be home this Christmas. You can help him feel more a part of the celebration, even if he’s out and about on shift!
Other Fun Theme Ideas
- “Just Add Water” Gift Box: All things that can be reconstituted with water – kind of an awesome idea for officers who eat a LOT of this easy, grab-and-go stuff. (Note that this is just an image – I don’t know where the original idea is from!)
- “Sending You A Hug” Gift Box: Full of lovey-dovey stuff. This is another great idea for a missed Valentine’s Day or anniversary.
- “I Donut Know What I Would Do Without You” Gift Box: This one is chock full of donuts. You could do the same, or just use the phrase as a fun nod to the donut-eating cop stereotype.
- Stranger Things-inspired Gift Box: If you and your LEO are big fans of Stranger Things, this is a super fun idea for his police care package!
Open When Letters
While not a care package in the traditional sense, open when letters are a super fun way to express to your husband how much you love him. And why!
Conveniently, I have a few posts on this exact topic to help you out:
- 24 Open When Letter Ideas For Police Officers
- 15 Open When Letter Ideas For The Academy-Bound Recruit
- 18 Christmas Open When Letter Ideas for Police
Especially if you’re a big writer or your hubby is a real “words of affirmation” kind of guy, these are great as a gift to your officer all on their own.
Whether the police care package you’re planning is big or small, I just know it’ll put a smile on your officer’s face.
If you feel like sharing what you put together, feel free to post your ideas in the comments! I would love to check them out 🙂
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