Your employees deserve better than a lame greeting card, don’t you think?
They work hard, and it has been a long and difficult year, after all.
If you’re looking for a better-than-a-card way to show you care, then we recommend exploring the wonderful world of business care packages. Specifically designed to demonstrate your appreciation and regard, a well-planned gift box has the power to make your team members feel as perfectly special and irreplaceable as they are.
Benefits Of Sending An Employee Care Package
One happy consumer of Caroo’s wellness care packages captured all the benefits of a lovingly selected curation of feel-good products:
“. . . The care packages were not only filled with a variety of some really great snacks, but each purchase also gave back to the Feeding America organization. Highly recommend it as the boxes were very well-received and brought so much joy to myself and my colleagues.”
Joy, good vibes, and happiness, priceless benefits all, but we should note that corporate care packages, by way of the happiness and employee engagement they kindle, also offer some business-focused benefits as well.
Engaged employees put more effort into their work, boosting productivity projections by as much as 17%. These employees champion company missions and help organizations succeed.
Boost Morale in Difficult Times
Beyond all the other benefits, business care packages and other gifts for employees can boost morale in a year of pandemics and unrest. Plus social distancing and has left many people stressed, lonely, and utterly disconnected.
Reconnect by selecting a care package your employees will love. We hope you find just what you’re looking for in all the options below.
Work From Home Care Package Ideas For Businesses
36) Treat Your (S)elf
“Carefully put together by one of Santa’s elves.”
This care package is perfect for anyone who deserves a little pick-me-up during the holiday season. It includes a popcorn popper, wireless charger, artisanal candle, chocolate, and more.
Why we love it: This box is packed with goodies that will make employees feel pampered and special. The popcorn popper is perfect for movie nights in, while the wireless charger will keep their devices powered up and ready to go. The artisanal candle adds a touch of luxury, and the chocolate is a delicious treat.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: $105
Where to get it: Treat Your (S)elf
35) Unplugged Box
“From work to play in 60 seconds.”
This assortment of snacks and gifts helps even remote employees transition from work time to “me time.” It’s a great wellness gift for employees who started working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and haven’t quite figured out how to draw the line between work life and home life.
Why we love it: Employees can light the candle, fill up that mug, and savor the nourishing snacks to make everything—emails, Slack, Linkedin, deadlines—disappear.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starting at $25 + Free Shipping
Where to get it: Unplugged Box
34) Home Office Starter Pack
“The home-office upgrade in a box.”
This gift set includes all the classics every home office needs, including useful office supplies and some company swag and a desk-ready plant. It’s the perfect office gift to send to new remote employees or people who’ve recently moved, but it’s also perfect for sending just because you care.
Why we love it: It helps employees make their home office a place of joy, beauty, and productivity. Home gifts can be tricky because everyone has different tastes, but this box features universally appealing items anyone will use.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Get a custom quote here
Where to get it: Home Office Starter Pack
33) Peace + Pampering
“Self-care with serious style.”
This luxurious box is full of everything employees need to relax, unwind, and pamper themselves. The soft, fuzzy throw blanket is perfect for snuggling up on a chilly evening. The fuzzy socks will keep their feet cozy all night long, and the hand cream and lip balm are perfect for nourishing their skin. In addition, the tea selection is perfect for sipping on while they enjoy a good book or movie while the lavender-eucalyptus scented candle will fill their home with a calming, relaxing aroma.
Why we love it: This box is almost better than sending employees to a spa because they get to pamper themselves in the comfort and blissful privacy of their own homes.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: $142
Where to get it: Peace + Pampering
32) Sips + Snack Box
“Raise a glass to healthy snacks.”
This is happiness in a box, the perfectly balanced selection of goodies and good drinks perfect for socializing, relaxing, or just generally celebrating life.
Why we love it: Each item has been carefully curated to provide an optimal flavor experience. Plus, you can customize the selections to get your employees exactly what they want.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Starting at $25 + Free Shipping
Where to get it: Sips + Snack Box
31) Winter Celebration
“Winter is coming.”
Pamper your remote employees with the Winter Celebration Box. This gift idea features everything the recipient needs to enjoy a winter wonderland. It will keep employees warm and cozy all throughout the chilly season.
Why we love it: This fun care package includes cozy socks to keep the recipient’s feet warm, a scented candle to set the mood, some delicious chocolate to indulge in, and a mug to enjoy their favorite hot beverage.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Take this short quiz to find pricing for your order
Where to get it: Winter Celebration
30) Tech Lovers Box
“Nothing says care quite like tech — beep, boop, beep.”
Part of feeling and staying connected in the workplace comes down to the rapport you have with your coworkers. This business care package lets them know that you are their biggest fan while they enjoying some new tech!
Why we love it: The Tech Lovers Box is the ideal care package kit for helping employees stay connected.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Take this 60-second quiz to get personalized results
Where to get it: Tech Lovers Box
29) Introverts Retreat Care Package
“Feed the quiet time.”
This care package is perfect for anyone who steers away from crowded rooms and every so often considers Zoom their wff (worst friend forever). Introverts will love rejuvenating with everything they need to escape the world and curl up with a good book.
Why we love it: It helps you, without resorting to a gift card, ensure your introverted employees get exactly what they want.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starts at $36.99
Where to get it: Introverts Retreat
28) Mindfulness Work From Home Box
“The most zen pick me up ever.”
This corporate gift box makes launching and continuing a mindfulness practice simple. Employees can work on their mindful skills using the journal and then put those wellness skills to practice by deeply pondering all the flavors of their wholesome snacks.
Why we love it: This care package benefits employees by empowering them to practice mindfulness. Plus, for every box delivered, Caroo donates to Feeding America and their local network of food banks.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starting at $25 + Free Shipping
Where to get it: Mindfulness Work From Home Box
27) Picnic After Work Care Package
“Picnics are not just for weekends.”
This build-a-box creation comes filled with a picnic blanket, a portable cheese board, metal cutlery to go, and a mini wireless speaker. Employees can just add food to skip out of work and slip into picnic mode.
Why we love it: While food can truly make or break a picnic, the accessories also influence the fun and the ambiance. The items in this care package put a truly elegant outdoor eating experience at anyone’s fingertips.
Best for: In-office care packages
Price: Starts building your box here
Where to get it: Picnic After Work Care Package
26) Workday Wellness Pack
“Wellness: A style that suits everyone.”
A truly classic care package, this box comes packed with wellness essentials, including a face mask and a reusable water bottle. It’s just what employees need when they start feeling under the weather, or honestly, long before that happens.
Why we love it: It gives employees the tools they need to stay well and maybe even feel better than well, which of course, makes this box the ultimate original care package.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: $70.29
Where to get it: Workday Wellness Pack
25) The Plant Club Care Package
“Tempt out your inner plant whisperer.”
This gift leans to the natural side of all the corporate gifts out there. Now plant lovers can join cheese and fruit lovers in the joy of receiving a monthly selection of their favorite things, in this case, plants and tools.
Why we love it: Can you ever have too many plants? The plant lover in your life will certainly say “no,” and this gift will absolutely dazzle them.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starts at $23.33
Where to get it: The Plant Club Care Package
24) Happy Hour Box
“Happy hour starts…whenever you want it to.”
Bars do not have a monopoly on happy hours! Just add friends and fun to this care package to make as many memories at home as you would be perched on a barstool. This party-in-a-box features delicious treats and even engaging icebreakers.
Why we love it: Employees get to have happy hour, they don’t need to pay for a Lyft home, and they already have all the snacks they could ever want when that inevitable happy-hour hunger sets in.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starting at $25 + Free Shipping
Where to get it: Happy Hour Box
23) Case of the Mondays Care Package
“Make ‘the Mondays’ a good thing.”
This coworker care package includes wellness essentials to get anyone going on even the Monday-est of all Mondays. It includes personal develpment matieral, an aromatherapy candle, a tea infuser mug, and a bluetooth speaker.
Why we love it: This custom care package will help employees channel their inner motivation, even when they just feel like crawling back into bed. While enjoying the soothing scent of their candle, employees can brew some tea, put on some music, grab their motivating book, and hit the ground running.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Start building your box to get a custom quote
Where to get it: Case of the Mondays Care Package
22) Gifts Of Gratitude
“Because gratitude is the gift that keeps on giving.”
The Gifts of Gratitude Box is a care package for employees who deserve an extra dose of appreciation.
Why we love it: This corporate care package idea is bursting with inspiration in the form of a fragrant candle and matches, a cute succulent, a Republic of Tea Sampler tea set, handcrafted soap, a stone paper journal, and other productivity-boosting surprises.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Take this 60-second quiz to get personalized results
Where to get it: Gifts Of Gratitude
21) Hot Sauce Of The Month
“Care package, extra spicy.”
Ideal for anyone with a burning passion for chili peppers, this box contains award-winning hot sauces representing a variety of cuisines from all over the world. Even the most fiendish hot sauce connoisseurs will discover something new to love in this box.
Why we love it: It spices up employees’ lives in more ways than one. Hot sauce lovers often get a jolt of exhilaration from tasting the spiciest of the spicy sauces. This food gift box feeds that passion.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starts at $14.99
Where to get it: Hot Sauce Of The Month
20) VIP Treatment Box
“For the super-duper incredibly important.”
The VIP Treatment Box is a business care package idea for the employees who deserve care to the moon and back!
Why we love it: A portable charger, wireless speaker, and other VIP gear make each member of your team feel like they’re beyond important.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Take this 60-second quiz to get personalized results
Where to get it: VIP Treatment Box
19) Snacks + Coffee Box
“A snack box + coffee bar in one.”
This care package delivers a double-dose of energy via invigorating coffee and feel-good snacks. Did we mention it all comes packaged in a beautiful box that will earn you major brownie points for presentation?
Why we love it: Most people count snacks and coffee as daily essentials. This wellness box gives employees the ultimate versions of their beloved daily treats.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Starting at $25 + Free Shipping
Where to get it: Snacks + Coffee Box
18) Ball Is Life Care Package
“Sporty essentials for every kind of ball game.”
For the ballers in the office, this basketball care package can be filled with athletic items like a sports duffel, a sport-tek cap, and a baseball tee.
Why we love it: Whether they’re playing or watching, employees can show up to their ball game in style.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Find pricing by contacting the care package experts here
Where to get it: Ball Is Life Care Package
17) Muse Illuminate Box
“Find your forever muse.”
Does inspiration come in a box? It does now. This box features motivational and insightful books, goal-focused worksheets and activity sheets, and more.
Why we love it: This box basically delivers employees an up-close-and-personal motivational speech. The inspiring items empower them to refocus on their priority goals.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starts at $29.67
Where to get it: Muse Illuminate Box
16) The Conundrum
“If Houdini curated a care package…”
This box is like a portal to a world of mystery and adventure. It includes mind-bending games, immersive stories, and even interactive real-life items, like recipe cards and playlists, that bring adventures to life.
Why we love it: It’s the perfect gift for anyone always seeking the excitement and adventure they just can’t find in daily life. Each game provides the priceless gift of intellectual engagement and absolute immersion.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starts at $25
Where to get it: The Conundrum
15) Holiday Spirit Care Package
“That’s the holiday spirit.”
Whether they’re watching Home Alone, Die Hard (which is apparently a Christmas Movie), or they’re out sledding and making snow angels, this employee care package is perfect for lifting up their spirits these holidays!
Why we love it: This luxe holiday care package features fine wine, a wireless speaker that’s perfect to blast some Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra, along with a challenging yet fun gradient puzzle. Other goodies include camping mugs filled with a warm cocoa mix to go along with those chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Take this 60-second quiz to get personalized results
Where to get it: Holiday Spirit Care Package
14) Swag Starter Pack
“Personalization at its finest.”
This business care package turns personalized swag into statement pieces. Employees will love rocking your logo on their super-soft t-shirt, using the custom tote during all their errands, and slapping those cute stickers on everything.
Why we love it: This box features classic items made even more special with your customization. A simple t-shirt becomes a vessel of memories for employees’ time spent at your company and with their coworkers.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: $27.58
Where to get it: Swag Starter Pack
13) Work, Space, Spark Box
“Like Miracle-Gro for your career.”
This enriching box includes materials employees will love placing around their workspaces to ignite their sense of passion and motivation. It reminds the uber ambitious than what they do today can help them get where they want to be tomorrow.
Why we love it: This box has substance. On-trend office decor arrives alongside in-depth videos and training that are sure to spark career growth and maybe even inspire new and lofty goals.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starts at $47.99
Where to get it: Work, Space, Spark Box
12) Start of Summer Care Package
“Did someone say vacation?”
Kick off the Summer with a curated gift box full of warm-weather items. This care package features comfy flip flops, a cooling neck towel, sunscreen, and a luggage tag that just can’t wait for summer vacation.
Why we love it: This assortment is equal parts practical and fun. It will help employees stay cool and relaxed from the first spark of summer to the last sunset.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Get a custom quote
Where to get it: Start of Summer Care Package
11) ”I’m In a rush” pack
“The rush gift that feels super special.”
This box comes to the rescue if you had tons of ambitious gift ideas but forgot to take advantage of Cyber Monday savings. Perfect for the holidays, this pack includes a cozy cap, a power bank, and other daily essentials. You can customize everything to add that extra sentimental touch.
Why we love it: Personalized essentials make a fuss-free care package feel incredibly special. Plus, this box can be ready to send within 5 days, so it can save your holiday gifting game if you’re running a little behind.
Best for: In-office care packages
Price: $62.40
Where to get it: ”I’m In a rush” pack
10) Home Decor Creations Care Package
“Seasonal decor delivered to your door.”
This work from home gift basket is perfect for those festive souls who love the holidays but always run out of time to do all the crafting projects they’ve pinned. Boxes include heartfully-created decor inspired by the current month or season.
Why we love it: Who doesn’t love a good change in scenery every now and then? Just a few special pieces will help employees reimagine their habitat every single month.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starts at $45
Where to get it: Home Decor Creations Care Package
9) Home School Care Package
“Silence is golden.”
This business care package caters to all the harried working moms and dad trying to work from home as their kids try to learn from home. These items should at least buy parents an hour to join an uninterrupted Zoom meeting. Choose from a collection of art supplies, children’s books, toys, stickers to offer the ultimate home school gift for your business’ parents.
Why we love it: This package delivers far more value than the sum of its parts. If these items captivate kids for even just a few hours, parents will get some much-needed and well-deserved moments of quiet and focus.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Price depends on order size
Where to get it: Home School Care Package
8) Steel To Reel Care Package
“Survive and thrive.”
Outdoor enthusiasts, survivalists, and generalist adventures will love this arsenal packed with professional gear for anything from camping to fishing. Each item has been selected by hands-on enthusiasts with field expertise in each activity.
Why we love it: When you give this box, you’re basically giving a package of adventure. Recipients will crack it open and hear the wild outdoors calling them.
Best for: In-office care package
Price: Starts at $35
Where to get it: Steel To Reel Care Package
7) Bookworm Care Package
“A personal pop-up library.”
This corporate care package creation comes with a canvas book tote, the Emotional Intelligence 2.0 book, custom reading glasses, and a spark tumbler. It’s everything your bookworm employees need to get some quality reading in anywhere and anytime.
Why we love it: Any bookworm will get tons of use out of this care package. They can take the tote on library runs, dog-ear their way to feeling more emotionally intelligent, and use the tumbler to sip and read without spilling anything on those treasured pages.
Best for: In-office care packages
Price: Get a custom quote here
Where to get it: Bookworm Care Package
6) Escape the Crate
“The box that makes you think outside the box.”
All the fun of an escape room now comes packed in a box for your adventuring convenience. Each pack includes everything you need to have tons of mystery-solving fun.
Why we love it: The best curated gift boxes create connection, and this one does just that. It gives employees everything they need for fun-filled game nights. Hop on a video meeting and work with your team to Swashbuckle your way out of a pirate ship and so much more.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: Starts at $26.50
Where to get it: Escape the Crate
5) Eco-Friendly Care Package
“Have fun and waste less: Words to live by.”
This care package is designed for the eco-minded employee who loves to do their part each day to make the world a better and healthier place. Whether sipping from their new reusable straw set or walking around town with the ‘Hustle” backpack from Solgaard — they’ll love making the earth a little greener.
Why we love it: This corporate package includes super-practical items that won’t go to waste, and each item’s eco-friendly design and creation reduces waste upstream as well.
Best for: A work-from-home care package
Price: $167.82
Where to get it: Eco-Friendly Care Package
4) Holiday Cheer Box
“Santa approved holiday cheer this year.”
This delightful care package is a must-have during the stressful holiday season. Featuring goodies like gourmet coffee and snacks to share with your colleagues, the Holiday Cheer Box has everything employees need to make work more enjoyable. It comes with thoughtful additions such as an adorable mug that can be personalized as well as festive candles that’ll add sparkle to long days at work!
Why we love it: The Holiday Cheer Box is a great way to say Merry Christmas! This care package includes goodies and treats that make employees feel special.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Take this 60-second quiz to get personalized results
Where to get it: Holiday Cheer Box
3) WFH Survival Pack
“Make your home office work for you.”
This work from home survival kit has all the goodies anyone needs to survive and thrive while working from home. It includes a delicious matcha latte mix, stylish desk plants, professional business cards, and some chocolate to top it all off.
Why we love it: This care package covers all the stages of working from home. Employees will love the plant when they’re in the “spruce up” phase, the chocolate and pecan butter when they need some comfort, and the business cards when they’re ready to work that network.
Best for: Work from home care packages
Price: $68.70
Where to get it: WFH Survival Pack
2) Welcome Back Box
“Because you missed them!”
The Welcome Back Box is a thoughtful care package for employees and coworkers who are about to experience their long-awaited return.
Why we love it: Returning has never felt quite as ceremonial as it will with this fine mix of assorted stickers, a custom branded laptop sleeve, a high-quality glass tumbler, a hat, socks, a hoodie sweatshirt, and other customizable swag.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Take this 60-second quiz to get personalized results
Where to get it: Welcome Back Box
1) Caroo 15-Snack Box
“Get your snack on.”
This lovely snack gift box comes packed with a mini-feast of 15 fan-favorite wholesome snacks that will uplift employees’ bodies and spirits. There’s something in this box to satisfy any preference and any craving.
Why we love it: Few things demonstrate caring as well or as succinctly as delicious treats. This box will help employees feel how much you appreciate them.
Best for: Both in-office and work from home care packages
Price: Starting at $25 + Free Shipping
Where to get it: Caroo 15-Snack Box
People Also Ask These Questions About Office and Work from Home Care Packages
Q: What is a care package for employees?
- A: A care package for employees is an assortment of gifts that make recipients feel good and also show you care. Some packages demonstrate caring about specific things employees are going through, burnout for example or they can focus broadly on general wellness.
Q: What can I send a remote employee that works from home?
- A: You can send remote employees carefully curated work from home care packages, that includes everything from healthy snacks and mind-bending puzzles.
Q: Where can I find easy employee care package providers?
- A: This roundup of care package ideas features a variety of employee care package providers that make it easy to select and deliver care-filled gift boxes and assortments to delight and nurture employees.
Q: How much money should I spend on an office care package?
- A: Most office care packages we’ve seen cost from $15 to $100+. But there’s truly no right or wrong amount to spend to show you care in both big and small ways.
Q: What should I put in a care package for WFH employees?
- A: A care package for WFH employees should include items that make working from home more efficient, more enjoyable, or more luxurious.
