The pandemic has caused numerous challenges for employees transitioning to working remotely. While some employees might be returning to the office, many have transitioned to working from home full-time as the new normal sets in. With all of the workplace changes and stress, it’s important to ask yourself how you can thank your employees for being flexible and to show your appreciation. Customized care packages are a great way to improve employee engagement for your remote workforce, or for transitioning them back into the workplace. To help you out, we hand-picked 15 great customizable care packages that your recipients will love and appreciate!
What Should You Include in a Care Package For a Remote Employee
1. The Boss BRAGbox™
This BRAGbox™ comes chock-full of fun swag that your employees will love. These items are designed to help your employees’ daily work life and ensure that your brand is memorable, printed on all of the items. The Boss BRAGbox includes:
Ultra Plush Blanket
This beautiful blanket will help keep your employees feeling comfortable, whether they’re working at home or the office. It is a large blanket at 50” by 60” inches, unfolded. Folded up, it’s an easy-to-manage 17” by 17”.
20oz. Arctic Zone Tumbler
This travel tumbler is vacuum-insulated and includes a push-on lid. This tumbler can keep drinks hot or cold for hours, depending on the desire of your employees. It also features a trendy powder-coated finish. Your employees will love using this handy tumbler, whether they prefer a hot or a cold beverage. The whole time they’re enjoying this drink, they’ll also be advertising your brand. It’s a win-win for you and your employees.
Wireless Charging Journalbook
This handy book will allow your employees to plan their day while keeping their devices charged. It’s made of Italian ultrahyde with an elastic closure and pen loop. The journal can be refilled and includes 80 pages of cream-lined paper. It makes for an excellent branding opportunity as well.
2. Batch & Bodega Cookies & Crumbs Swag Box
Ensure that your employees are happy coming back to the office or working remotely when you give them this cookies and crumbs swag box. They’ll love the cookies, and you’ll love the branding opportunity. You can also include a personalized message with the cookies for that extra morale boost, making this one of the best employee care package ideas.
3. Sustainable Adventures BRAGbox
The Sustainable Adventures BRAGbox™ is the ideal gift for jet-setting employees and intrepid travelers. The box comes with a company logo backpack cooler made from recycled 210D polyester for a durable, abrasion-resistant exterior, perfect for camping, hiking, or fishing. The main interior compartment and zippered side pocket are crafted from waterproof PEVA to prevent spills or leaks from damaging the backpack.
4. Solo Stove S’mores Bundle
If you’re looking for a care package that gets people talking (in a good way), this is it. The Solo Stove tabletop fire bowl comes with a tray of s’mores fixings, so employees can turn a random Tuesday into a mini gathering, no backyard or fire pit required. It works just as well for a remote employee’s kitchen table as it does for an in-office lounge. For HR teams building out a wellness or “thank you” budget, it’s an easy one to justify: Solo Stove also donates to reforestation efforts, so you can genuinely say the gift gives back, not just looks good.
5. RUPT™ Grow and Flow Gift Set
This is a strong pick when you want one gift that covers a few bases at once, desk decor, tech, and hydration, without having to build a custom bundle from scratch. It includes a mini succulent desk plant, a 10,000mAh power bank, and a 33 oz. stainless steel water bottle, all packaged in a branded mailer box that looks like a real gift, not a leftover office supply order. It’s a solid choice for onboarding kits, milestone anniversaries, or a general “we see you” gesture that doesn’t feel like a throwaway swag item.
6. Gourmet Treats with Waiter’s Knife Gift Set
This one’s an easy add to any appreciation program because it doesn’t need explaining, everyone gets a cutting board, cheese knife, salami, cheese, crackers, and mustard, and they know exactly what to do with it. It photographs well for internal comms too, if you’re sharing recognition moments on Slack or a newsletter. Good middle-tier option: nicer than snacks alone, but doesn’t require the budget approval a bigger gift set might.
7. Cooking Gift Set with Apron, Oven Mitt, Spoon Rest and Cajun Spices
A practical, everyday item that keeps earning its keep long after the “thank you” moment has passed, every time it’s used in someone’s kitchen, your logo comes along for the ride. It’s a safe bet for broad distribution since it’s useful regardless of role, tenure, or location, and it doesn’t read as overly personal or presumptuous the way some lifestyle gifts can.
8. Let’s get Saucy – Italian Gourmet Kit
If you need a gift that feels generous without a lot of per-unit cost, this is a good one to keep in rotation. It’s essentially dinner taken care of for someone, which lands well after a crunch period or a big deadline. Packaging is clean enough to send as-is, so there’s no extra cost for a box or wrap.
9. Gourmet Baking Kit in Gift Box
This tends to perform well for milestone moments, work anniversaries, holiday send-offs, that kind of thing, because it feels a little more personal than a standard snack box. It’s shelf-stable, ships easily, and doesn’t require refrigeration, which matters if you’re mailing to a distributed team.
10. Deluxe Bamboo Spa Kit In Case
One of the more budget-friendly options on this list, which makes it useful when you’re outfitting a large team or building a welcome kit that needs to scale. It still reads as a “self-care” gift rather than a bare-minimum one, so it holds up fine even in bulk-gifting situations.
11. Cobblestone Miles Bathrobe Gift Set
This is a step up in price, so it’s better suited to smaller, higher-touch recognition moments, think promotions, retirements, or a leadership thank-you, rather than mass distribution. The embroidery option means you can keep branding subtle (left chest, slippers) instead of loud, which tends to read as more premium.
12. Tea Forte Gift Box with Water Bottle – 17 oz.
A dependable choice when you want something that skews a little more polished without being overly personal. Works well for external-facing recognition too, client gifts, partner thank-yous, not just internal use, since tea and a water bottle read as universally appropriate.
13. Healthy Lifestyle Snack Kit
Worth having in the mix if your team has asked for healthier options in past gifting feedback, it covers vegan, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly bases without you needing to ask everyone’s dietary preference individually. Good for wellness-themed initiatives specifically, since it goes beyond just snacks (resistance band, tea, straw kit) without ballooning the cost.
14. Lively Root ZZ Plant Kit – Small
Plants tend to get better long-term engagement than consumables, people keep them on a desk for years, which extends the “thank you” well past the moment it was given. Low-maintenance and pet-friendly, so it’s a safe send even without knowing someone’s home setup. Note that it’s a living item, so factor in shipping timelines if it’s tied to a specific date like an anniversary.
15. On A Mission Kit
This is the higher-budget, higher-impact option on the list, good for a smaller batch of recognition moments where you want the gift to feel substantial (new hire at a senior level, a big project wrap, something like that) rather than something you’d send at scale. Backpack, power bank, and speaker together give it real perceived value, which matters if the recipient is comparing it to gifts from other companies they’ve worked with.
Summary
All of these great care packages let your employees know you care and appreciate everything they do daily, whether that’s working from home or the office. Your employees will love them, and you’ll win both their admiration and plenty of impressions of your logo. It’s the perfect win-win situation. iPromo has plenty of great care packages to choose from. You can also contact us for a quick quote and free preview of your design on any of them!