Valentine Bear Care Package

This Valentine Bear Care Package for Valentine's Day is the perfect gift to send love or thanks to someone far away. Bear themed snacks and decorations show how "beary" much you care.

Why you'll love this care package theme

• This bear themed care package is cute for Valentine's Day, but it's also a great care package theme all year.
• Templates are provided to cut out and paste on your shipping box for quick and easy decorating.
• The garland message can be personalized and adapted to the season or recipient.

Using a bear theme, this care package is perfect for conveying any "beary" important thought. The bear holds a garland that can be customized with your unique message.

Sharing reminders of love, thanks, and support should happen all year, but Valentine's Day offers a special opportunity to celebrate the connection between friends or family members.

Use the free templates to make decorating quick, easy, and adorable. Try some of the Valentine care package ideas to fill your box for a fun gifting experience.

Decorating supplies

• Click for the free printable templates for the teddy bear parts and print on regular white printer paper: bear head, bear arms, bear legs,
• Click for the free printable templates for the garland hearts. Print red hearts on white printer paper or tag board, or print heart outlines (black and white)on red paper or tag board or on white paper to use as stencils.

Instructions

Decorated Box

1. Cut the construction paper to the measurements of the box flaps. Use the glue stick to attach the cut out bear templates to the paper.
2. Glue the decorated construction paper to the box flaps.
3. To ensure that the decorations won't fall off during shipping, cover the box flaps with clear packing tape.
4. Fill the box with treats, activities, gifts and tissue paper.

Heart garland

1. Cut out 3 or 4 hearts (depending on the length of your message) from the template. Punch holes for stringing the garland.
2. Write a message on each heart.
3. Connect the hearts with ribbon to form a garland.
4. Glue the outer hearts of the garland to the bear paws on the box flaps.

Care package contents

Fill this Valentine's Day care package with a combination of red and pink packaging and bear themed items such as:

• a plush white teddy bear
• Krispie treats
• microwave popcorn packets
• milk chocolate bears
• Valentine's Day chocolates and other Valentine sweets
• puzzle books
• cheese crackers

Tips and variations

• Be sure to pack the box securely, so that nothing can move during transit time.
• Use a different color for the background box flap papers to use this bear for a variety of occasions.
• Create a garland with different shapes for other holidays, such as pumpkins, stars, Christmas ornaments, Easter eggs, flags, or bee hives for a honey bear.
•  The message garland is very adaptable. Other possible messages include: We/I love you beary much, We/I miss you beary much, We're/I'm beary proud of you, Beary Happy Valentine's Day.
• Especially for military care packages, use more packing tape than you think is necessary. Packing tape helps the box hold together despite rough handling. It also keeps sand out in desert locations.

Related recipes

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Chocolate Marshmallow Hearts are easy to make, heart shaped Valentine chocolates made in a mold with mini marshmallows tucked inside.

Sugar Cookie Hearts are bite sized, heart-shaped cookies made in a mold and coated in sparkling icing.

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Spring is around the corner with this May Flowers Care Package, a beautiful gift with colorful flowers that bring the colors of Spring.

A Thanksgiving Care Package filled with gourmet snacks is a great way to share the holiday with college students or military members away from home.

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