DIY Care Packages

We often get the question: What can I not send in a military care package? It's a good question. What to avoid sending in a care package is almost as important as what you put in it. After all, … read more

One of the most common questions we get asked here at Hero Care Packages is: what are the military care package restrictions, and how to I make sure I'm not breaking them?  We decided … read more

Two of our top questions are what to put in a care package for the military, and how to package them up. After all, most of us have never been in deployed, so it's hard to come up with military car … read more

The next few paragraphs contain an expensive and embarrassing moment for me. I'm sharing it with you, so you don't make the same mistake I did! Feel free to laugh, but make sure you keep reading fo … read more

Sending packages from home is one of the best ways to boost spirits and morale for deployed military service members and those away from home. The holiday season is tricky because you … read more

It's our favorite time of the year, here at Hero Care Packages. The holly is hung, the snow is falling, and gift giving makes us feel oh so warm when it's cold outside. Around this time of th … read more

For this post, I wanted to highlight a couple spouses who are seasoned pros at putting together care packages. Skylar and Sophie gave us their thoughts on why care packages are essential and a f … read more

We get tons of questions about how to mail military care packages. Imagine the frustration so many people experience: You spent the time assembling your service member’s favorite foods, magazines, … read more

Since today is Halloween, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about sending a package for the next holiday—Thanksgiving—if your loved one is deployed. Tomorrow, Thanksgiving i … read more

We’ve written several posts recently of ways to send care packages to heroes you don’t know. In our post about getting your school involved, we focused more on how a classroom could put toge … read more

We’ve heard from some of our readers that they’ve been exposed to some care package scams, so we wanted to give you the down-low on how to avoid care package scams. Obviously, almost eve … read more

For many people, fall is their favorite season. It’s cool enough to wear a jacket, but not too cold where you have to wear a parka. It’s warm enough to wear a short-sleeved shirt with jeans, but … read more

It’s late September, so it’s back to school for everyone! The relaxing days of summer at the pool—but with the heat!—are gone, and the cool, crisp days of autumn with falling leaves, bonfires, ap … read more

Maybe this is your first care package and you want to make sure you get it right, or maybe you want to surprise your service member with a package and don’t know what to get. We interviewed fi … read more

The USPS rates can get out of control. Flat rate shipping is $18 to APO/FPO locations, and that's not cheap. Try to ship by weight, and prices can range from $10 to well over $20. That can make it … read more

Sometimes, gathering up packing materials can be a headache. It's even harder when you're trying to ship anything besides parcel post at the post office. There are box size restrictions, and you ne … read more

Our goal here at Hero Care Packages is to try and get military care packages into the hands of as many service members as possible. Whether you DIY, or use let our military veterans send the ca … read more