<p>The biggest hit with my daughter has been the Betty Crocker Warm Delights microwave brownies and lava cakes.</p>
<p>Hmmm, libartsmom,</p>
<p>What are lava cakes? Also, are the BC Warm delights brownies and lava cakes tasty (in an “authentic” manner)? Sonny is rather particular about his desserts. He actually goes for the fresh baked goods I purchase for him from stores and bakeries (since I stopped baking at home). But I like the idea of easy to make microwavable goods, especially if they taste good.</p>
<p>I’ll have to remember those. I think they would be much appreciated late at night! :)</p>
<p>Do baked lava cakes travel well?I would think they would ""eruppt "during transit!</p>
<p>Next goodie- bag package I send to DS is gonna contain this:
[Duck</a> Tape® Patterns: Tie Dye, Camouflage and more from Duck® brand](<a href=“http://www.duckbrand.com/Products/duck-tape/color-duck-tapes/duck-tape-patterns.aspx?IDH=1322435]Duck”>http://www.duckbrand.com/Products/duck-tape/color-duck-tapes/duck-tape-patterns.aspx?IDH=1322435)</p>
<p>Tie dye duct tape. Too funny! Also comes in camo and animal print (leopard, zebra, etc).</p>
<p>What do you do with tye dye duct tape?</p>
<p>^^Prom dresses?</p>
<p>Probably a dumb question but I just baked chocolate chip cookies to send to my D and I’m not sure about the best way to pack/send them? I don’t want them to be stale by the time she gets them. Right now I have them in a plastic tupperware type box.</p>
<p>I am also interested in the answer to the above. ^^^</p>
<p>Has anybody sent fresh baked goods from home to kids in dorms. I am only a couple of hours away from sonny’s location at NYU. He has a lot of choices in NYC, but he has favorite chocolate chip cookies from a local bakery that I would like to send to him in the fastest way possible for freshness. They are purchased in plastic bin (not overly sturdy).</p>
<p>Would this be too much to wrap up (so cookies do not crumble into pieces) or too expensive to send. I hate to spend too much on shipping. The cookies cost arounf $7-8.</p>
<p>Grandma is constantly sending cookies to our house and I am sure she will soon be sending them to S1’s dorm. She buys the small snack size zip locks and puts a few cookies into each bag (like a stack of pancakes and a few bags into each larger zip lock. (she knows that S’s and H will never bother to fully zip the bags so this way only a few get stale) All of this gets put into a plastic container (like a large ice cream bucket) and then into a box. Sometimes she put the cookies into cottage cheese containers or rubbermaid type container (with each layer divided by wax paper or plastic wrap) and then bubble wraps around them into a shipping box. She always overnights them and only ships M, T or Wed.</p>
<p>MD mom-what does tye dye duct tape have to do with prom dresses?Do you wrap your body with tape?Place strips on a dress?</p>
<p>fauxmaven=there is a contest sponsored by duct tape where kids design and make prom dresses from duct tape! some of them are amazing. My d wanted to participate, but our school’s prom is held after the deadline!</p>
<p>When we lived overseas I would send my kids goodies from netgrocer.com. I could pick out their favorite snacks at a much cheaper price than any gift sites and put exactly what I wanted into the gift. Not a total substitute for homemade goodies but a nice treat during exam time.</p>
<p>First package, freshman year, I always send my boys a “Terrible Towel”. They are huge Steeler fans and would receive in time for first game. I received a very positive response when I sent a set of small Nerf guns that shoot soft projectiles. I’m always looking for items but know that food is always a big hit.</p>
<p>microwavable herbal heating pad/wrap</p>
<p>We’ve had a few of the Betty Crocker Warm Delights. We like the lemon, brownies, & cinnamon swirl ones. </p>
<p>I sent homemade fudge. I got the free priority shipping box at the Post office. I filled it & took it back to be weighed. It weighed around 10 pounds or so and was $10 to ship - with him receiving it 3 hours away the very next day. </p>
<p>I sent it it disposeable ‘tupperware’. My box was full, so not a lot of shifting. You can get bubble wrap at the dollar store or wal Mart.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the ideas about wrapping and sending food!</p>
<p>I bet using one of those FoodSaver type vacuum storage systems would make those cookies and brownies taste fresher for longer distance travel. </p>
<p>I don’t have one. I wonder if it works as well as advertised?</p>
<p>I found this website many years ago when my son was at Swarthmore and used to send him these packages. These cookies are delicious. Chocolate Gourmet will package and send these cookies directly to your student.</p>
<p>[Chocolate</a> Gourmet: Gifts, Cookies and Rugelach in Chicago](<a href=“http://www.chocolategourmet.com/]Chocolate”>http://www.chocolategourmet.com/)</p>
<p>Ah, but Chocolate Gourmet is not inexpensive, sorry…</p>