College Gift Boxes to Celebrate Back to School

Going to college is one remarkable experience. Students are going to be exposed to different people, environments, and cultures. It’s the time they'll be away from their families to focus on studies and make new memories. For some, this is even the time to move out, setting the rhythm of independence and self-growth. 

This can be bittersweet for freshies, having the excitement of a new adventure in exchange for the comfort of their home. As well as to a college student going back after vacation, it's a new stage, getting back to the busy schedule of classes, exams, and assignments.

To help celebrate and ease this transition, college gift boxes are great options for your loved ones!

Why Send College Students Off With Back-To-School Gifts?

You won’t be seeing your college kids, siblings, or loved ones for quite a while, so make sure to send them off with something to remind them of home, like a study care package! Pack their favorite roasted chicken to eat on the way, dark chocolate bars for their final exams, or your special cookies they can munch on for the following days.

This would express your confidence and encouragement that they’ll do amazing despite the difficult tasks waiting for them. Study care packages can also help them unwind after a hectic week, or the stress of exam periods. It's a versatile gift, especially if you put a variety of items in the basket!

Sending Care Packages For Your Favorite People Off to College

College students have plenty of tasks to complete every year. They would pull all-nighters to study for final exams. They would often lose sleep to finish requirements. Some even skip their meals. Parents, grands, friends, and mentors pack care packages filled with coffee and tea, vitamins, granola bars, chocolate, or dried fruits so their students can always have something fortifying in their bellies. 

College Care Packages to Celebrate Back to School

Relaxing Gifts

Pressure is good to push students to work hard, but too much of it can compromise their emotional, mental, and physical health. That’s why relaxing every once in a while is important! Give your students care packages to remind them of the importance of rest as much as hustle.

A Personal Spa

A Personal Spa | Shadow Breeze

Uplift your students' spirits by sending them off with this relaxing care package. Filled with goods like a diffuser, a scented candle, and artisan soap, this box is perfect for a relaxing bath after a hectic day. 

Stay Stylish

Stay Stylish | Shadow Breeze

Students don’t just value grades, they care about fashion too! Give a set of shaving kits complete with a shave brush, shave soap, and body wash to make sure they gives a good impression - staying slick and stylish every school day.

It’s Break Time! 

It’s Break Time!  | Shadow Breeze

Hectic days are part of college life, especially with the exams and tasks. This care package is filled with a skin-healing balm, mints, a scrunchie, a notebook, and an eye mask, perfect for when they take short naps during vacant hours.

A Simple Therapy

A Simple Therapy | Shadow Breeze

Essential oils are used to reduce stress. Who else needs to manage stress? College students. With all the pressure surrounding them, make sure to give this care package to help lighten their mood. This box is filled with a bath bomb, an oil diffuser, a set of essential oils, and hand towels. The perfect gift for stressful days.

Out of the Weather

Out of the Weather | Shadow Breeze

Students often get sick - what's worse is when it's during finals week! A bummer. Take this chance to lift their spirits with a coloring book and pencils, lemon drops, peppermint tea, and a tumbler. This gift will surely encourage an ample rest time for a fast recovery.

Aim High

Aim High | Shadow Breeze

Is your kid an achiever? Always setting their goals quite high compared to others? This calls for high-quality support too! Balance their efforts with yours with this relaxing gift box. Filled with a scented candle, socks, tea, a bath bomb, a mug, and a facial mask, this care package calls for a well-deserved pause after a great study performance.

A Little Step Back

A Little Step Back | Shadow Breeze

Studying non-stop can be overwhelming. Back-to-back projects can be nerve-wracking. Tell your college loved ones to take a step back every once in a while with this gift box. Complete with two tea tins, honey, cookies, a teapot, a mug, and a mug warmer, this will surely call their attention to have some time off and relax the mind.

A Note to Remember

A Note to Remember | Shadow Breeze

With all the hustling students do during their school year, they often forget to care for themselves. But you can remind them even if you’re far away! This gift box has a journal, pen, cards, a facemask, a scented candle, and a candle snuffer. A fitting gift to remind them not to sacrifice their well-being in the middle of pressure seasons.

Food and Snacks

Exam weeks are heavy. Students often skip meals during hectic times. There will be coffee, granola bars, and sleepless nights. That's why it's important to remind them to eat healthily and never skip meals with these food and snacks study care packages!

Comfort Soup

Comfort Soup | Shadow Breeze

College students tend to give shorter time for meal breaks, and that’s not healthy. Remind them to take time to eat with this soup gift basket. You can choose from four flavors: Tomato Basil, Red Pepper, and Meatballs, Chicken Noodles, or Broccoli Cheddar. A major step up from dried fruits to fill their stomachs.

A Tough Cookie

A Tough Cookie | Shadow Breeze

College students work hard. They invest time and effort to make sure their work is top standard. Reward their hard work with early care gift boxes like this cookie box. Filled with assorted cookies and a mug for a hot drink, it’s perfect for a personal celebration at the comfort of their room, whether alone or with roommates!

A Snack Pack

A Snack Pack | Shadow Breeze

Food is fuel to the body and mind. This is why studying on an empty stomach often leads to limited performance and memory. Make sure your college loved ones don’t go hungry with this snack basket, and let them know your support is always with them! Available in three sizes, so they can also share it with their friends.

A Thing for Movies

A Thing for Movies | Shadow Breeze

Students deserve a short break after completing heavy tasks! Let them know you want them to enjoy college by giving them a gift fit for a movie marathon. Filled with sweet treats and a blanket, this basket is the perfect partner for a fun movie break.

A Choco Company

A Choco Company | Shadow Breeze

Ever heard of chocolate being perfect for studying? That still stands true. Chocolate helps concentration and enhances mood, which makes it an ideal study partner for students. Boost their morale by giving them this chocolatey gift box for their solo or group study session.

Coffee and Tea Gift Boxes

Coffee and tea are the perfect fix when you are stressed and need to relax. These are also some of the items students look forward to during or after an intense study session! Let them feel your warm embrace even if they are miles away with these coffee and tea gift boxes.

When You’re Blue

When You’re Blue | Shadow Breeze

Afternoon blues comes, well, out of the blue. But your support doesn’t have to! Prepare this care package for your loved ones to keep them company during stressful times on campus. Packed with an Earl Grey tea, chocolate chip cookies, a mug, and a notebook, this box is the perfect gift to warm the heart of a tired student.

Spice Things Up

Spice Things Up | Shadow Breeze

Do you have a coffee-lover student who’s going back to university? Send them off with this coffee set. With two special flavors of coffee, coffee syrups, a mug, and Stroopwafels, this student care package is sure to accompany them throughout the year. 

Coffee Fix

Coffee Fix | Shadow Breeze

College students and coffee? Now that’s a match made in heaven, especially during final exams. Give them this coffee-themed gift basket filled with coffee, a scoop, chocolate chip cookies, a tea towel, and a ceramic travel mug so they can feel your support during finals season. 

Time For Tea 

Time For Tea | Shadow Breeze

Some students prefer tea over coffee. With its memory booster capabilities and relaxing aroma, what’s not to like? Give your college student this “gold” themed tea gift box packed with 4 tea flavors, a mug, a scoop clip, and a tea ball, to express your warm sentiments. 

Personalize A Back-To-School Gift Basket 

You have lots of options to choose from for your perfect back-to-school gift for college students. And if you want a more personal touch for your gift, visit our Build a Box portal. This is one of our online features that helps you easily curate your gift box!

Upon entering the link, you’ll be guided to some simple steps in creating your gift. Step one is to choose your gift packaging, next is select your gift items, and three is to write your personalized message. Simple and quick! 

Back-To-School College Gift Boxes from Shadow Breeze 

Here at Shadow Breeze, we keep in mind both the giver and recipient. We make sure gifting is never a hassle. With the upcoming school year, you’ll have lots to take care of, not to mention the emotional rollercoaster your leaving college kids or loved ones can bring.  Make your back-to-school gift one less thing to worry about and choose from our carefully curated gift boxes!

Don't forget to add a personal touch and heartfelt message to show your support and love for the student in your life. And with Shadow Breeze's easy customization options, you can make the perfect back-to-school gift that will surely bring a smile to their face!

With 5-star reviews and guaranteed fast customer concern resolution, you can trust that your gifting is in good hands. Contact us and curate your back-to-school gift now! 

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