Working from home, staying isolated and following social distancing rules have all quickly become the new norm amidst the quick spread of COVID-19. While there’s no doubt that Coronavirus has changed the way we go about our daily lives, one thing that hasn’t changed is our connections to the people that mean the most.
While you may not be able to see your friendly coworkers’ faces every day, give your best friend a much-needed hug, or take an impromptu trip to visit your family, there are still ways to show people you care from a safe distance.
Whether it’s someone’s anniversary or birthday, or you just want to show your loved ones that they’re being missed while in quarantine, the perfect way to make any social distance seem smaller is with personalized gifts and quarantine care packages.
Gifts delivered straight to the door with no need to leave the house is the best way to bring people together while they’re being safely quarantined miles apart. Check out our guide to the best quarantine gifts that you can give from afar:
Gifts to Help Pass Time
Spending hours, days and weeks cooped up inside for self-isolation gets old quick. Luckily there are plenty of activities and fun things to do at home to pass the time. If you’re looking to brighten someone’s day and help quickly pass the hours spent inside for Coronavirus quarantine, here are some great gift ideas:
Puzzles
Puzzles are a great and nostalgic way to pass the time! Since travel is restricted in most areas, send your friends and family members puzzles of their favorite city-scape or places to visit. Concentrating on putting together a picture-perfect puzzle will help time fly by!
Board Games
There’s no better cure for boredom than board games! Send out your favorite childhood board games to all of your loved ones to give them a fun new afternoon activity. For a fun virtual get together, arrange a game night where everyone can join in on the fun through a video chat. Or for a game option that offers quarantine activity inspiration, send them a version of quarantine bingo !
Video Games
Give a gift to all of the video game fanatics in your life. Find out what type of video game consoles your loved ones have and send over a video game to help them pass away the hours. Find games where multiple players can play together remotely so everyone can play together while remaining apart.
Go all out and include all of those items plus more in a complete Coronavirus Care Package to Help Pass Time:
- Puzzles
- Board games
- Video games
- A deck of cards
- A Rubik’s Cube
- Books/Comics
- A copy of quarantine bingo
Gifts for People Working From Home
While one of the benefits of working from home is the short daily commute, one of the downfalls is that home offices sometimes lack a professional and productive feel. Find the perfect gift for all of the busy at-home worker bees and work from home homies in your life.
Help Keep Things Organized
Staying organized in a home office is easier said than done. Help out at-home workers by giving them supplies for their own organization station. Include items like stamps for daily planners or journals and customized portfolios to help keep home office items under control!
Help Keep Tech Intact
For many people working at home still includes a virtual commute through video chats or online software and that includes all of the technology that comes along with it. Send your loved ones that have been working from home a customized mouse pad or an inspirational iPad sleeve to help them keep on nailing it at work without leaving the house!
Help Celebrate Snack Breaks
For your snack-obsessed coworkers and working-from-home loved ones, give a gift that goes right along with their afternoon snack break or morning coffee. Help protect the counters in their new home work environment with fun coasters, or make them look forward to their morning cup of joe with a custom coffee mug!
Help Transform Their House into A Home Office
An easy way to make a home office feel more professional is to decorate with a name plate! Give all of your self-quarantined buddies who are working from home a nameplate that flips the tables on the social distancing-stigma and fully embraces it with isolated attitude!
To send out a complete Working From Home Coronavirus Care Package to your far away friends and family members, include:
- Daily Planner Stamps
- A journal/notebook
- A customized portfolio
- A custom coffee mug
- Coasters
- A fun mouse pad
- An iPad sleeve
- Packaged coffee or tea
- A quarantine-themed name plate
Gifts for Redecorating the House
With the increasing amounts of time most people are spending at home, there’s never been a better time to redecorate! If you know someone who has decided to make the most out of their time spent inside by revamping their home, send them a gift to help!
Custom Picture Frames
Show your friends and family that you miss them while also giving them a new item to decorate their home with! Customize a picture frame and place an image of you and your loved ones inside to give them a stylish and thoughtful reminder that they are missed!
Man Cave and She Shed Signs
For those with man caves and she sheds, help them embrace their personal space with a custom sign! Find the perfect addition for their manly oasis or their relaxing diva den by sending them a customized man cave or she shed sign!
Wall Art
For those who are doing complete room redos, lend them a helping hand by sending over some wall decor. Help your friends fill their empty walls with art! Pick out the perfect wall art that matches your loved one’s new decor or room theme and get it delivered right to their door!
Send a full Home Redecorating Coronavirus Care Package with:
- Custom Picture Frames
- A Man Cave/She Shed Sign
- Wall Art
- A potted plant
- Scented candles
- A cozy blanket/decorative throw
Gifts for Cooking at Home
More time spent at home means more time to spend in the kitchen! Many people have been taking advantage of the quarantine to hone their cooking and kitchen skills. If you know someone who’s spending their time in self-isolation stepping up their culinary skills, let them know you’re thinking of them with gifts to help cook at home!
Aprons
Whether your quarantined friends are into baking, grilling or sautéing, give them the gift of unstained clothes! A custom apron is a great way to help your friends keep their clothes clean while expanding their cooking knowledge!
Cutting Boards
Send a custom cutting board to help out your far-away friends in the kitchen! Personalize a quality custom cutting board and get it delivered directly to their door to make your loved ones feel like a professional chef in their home kitchen.
Custom Cookware
Every home cook needs the right tools! Show your friends you’re thinking about them from afar by supporting their newfound love of cooking at home with cooking utensil gifts. Send gifts of custom spatulas, sporks and serving spoons!
Send out your own complete Cooking From Home Coronavirus Care Packages with:
- A custom apron
- A personalized cutting board
- Custom cookware
- Groceries delivered to their door through a delivery service
- Oven mitts
- A dish towel
Social Distancing Gifts to Lighten the Mood
Quarantine and self-isolation are important to ensure public safety and health, but they involve a lot of time away from those that we care about the most. If spending time away from your besties and long-time loved ones has got anyone you know down, cheer them up with some gifts to lighten the mood!
Social Distancing Wine Tumblers
The extra time spent at home can be stressful, but it’s also time that should
be embraced as an opportunity for a little extra R&R. If you want to give the gift of winding down at the end of a long self-isolated day, send out some fun social distancing wine tumblers! Lighten the mood and help your friends raise a glass to supporting public health and safety.
Fun Buttons
Send your loved ones some buttons to brighten up their day! Choose a fun social distancing design like “I need some space” to help your friends embrace all distancing recommendations and guidelines!
Decals
Send out some fun decals to all of your socially-distanced pals! Decals with fun phrases like “straight outta quarantine” make great car decor or laptop decorations for those working from home!
Put together a complete Coronavirus Care Package to Lift Spirits by including:
In trying times, it’s important to stay connected with the people that mean the most to you. Show your love and make the miles apart seem smaller by sending out gifts and care packages to your loved ones, coworkers, best friends and anyone who could use a little personalized pick-me-up present!
We’d love to see how you’re staying close with your friends and family while staying a safe distance apart! To stay up-to-date on all things personalized products and custom gifts, follow us @904Custom. Don’t forget to show us your Coronavirus care packages by sharing photos and tagging us. Most importantly, stay safe and be sure to stay in touch with all of your loved ones!
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