Need a quick gift idea for the students in your life?  Try a quick intarsia spa cloth! A guaranteed hit in any college dorm...

Follow the link below for a free pattern!
 

The Perfect College Care Package

     In this world of electronic communication, college students are closer to home than ever but nothing says you care more than a well stocked care package that arrives in the mail. 

Sample care package:

        A card game such as Scrabble Slam or a regular deck of cards with fun motif

        Snack packs of SmartFood white cheddar popcorn--cushions the package AND it's a great treat!

         Itunes gift card.

         Pictures of the family--kids are so digital these days and paper pics make great dorm decorations.

          Handknit spa cloth and a cake of special soap.

          A fill-in-the-blank thank-you note with a stamped envelope to encourage snail-mail followup...

A mom's perspective....

     Teresa Haley, Cottage Knitter and mom extraordinaire, includes "toothbrushes...magazines...dvd's...socks [handknit]...hair clips" in her frequent care packages to Ball State.