Road trips are the big craze right now and the ultimate summer vacation everyone is wanting to go on. This Road Trip Gift Basket Idea I made using Dollar Store caddies is overflowing with snacks for both kids and adults alike. They’re the perfect care packages to send your loved ones off on the road with!

*Post was last updated: July 13, 2020

As I’m sitting here writing this post for you today, my house is in complete disarray! There are loads of laundry being washed and folded, suitcases being packed, and last-minute “work stuff” getting handled. The Hernandez Family will be off on two separate vacations so things are a little chaotic here at the lake.

Two different vacations?! Let me elaborate a bit.

Zach will be headed on a road trip with his grandparents which leaves us parents free to have a quick little getaway to the Baha Mar Resort in the Bahamas. Patrick and I have been really fortunate to be able to do this for a few years now. Zach has gone to New York a couple of times to stay with my dad and now this will be year three of him going on a road trip with my mom and stepdad.

Yes, Patrick and I are very lucky to have such great parents who are willing to do this! Shout out to our parents. You’re amazing!

So yes, for the third year in a row, Patrick and I will be sending our son, Zach, off with the grandparents for a fun-filled Road Trippin Adventure. As much as I love my mom and her willingness to take Zach on these yearly adventures, she drives me crazy because she won’t take a single penny from us to help with the cost.

This woman is so stubborn that she even goes behind our backs and rents a car to drive for their upcoming road trip when Patrick is in the car business and can get her a HUGE deal on a rental vehicle. It’s frustrating! Does anyone else have a mom like this? 

There was no way in the world we were going to let my mom and Frank take Zach for a week and not contribute anything at all. It just wasn’t going to happen! I had to think of some way to help in some way that my mom couldn’t say no to. 

Channeling my creative side, I came up with the idea of making a Road Trip Gift Basket for the three road-bound travelers. I headed to Target to stock up on the supplies I needed. I bought everything from salty snacks, sweet and sour snacks, Wet Ones, and gift cards to use during their travels.

I found a Road Trip Bingo game in the dollar section of Target to add, and printed off some fun road games from the Internet. I placed the items in caddies I purchased at the Dollar Store, added an adorable label to the front, and that was all she wrote. They really came out adorable!

If you want to get even fancier with your road trip activities, my friend Jaclyn created this post featuring an entire list of Road Trip Activities for Kids {that are screen free!}. You’re bound to find something fun for the whole family for your trip!

Road Trip Gift Basket Idea

Here’s a close look at the caddies I used to make these Road Trip Gift Baskets. They have three different compartments within them which made arranging the items easier.

The contents of your caddies are really up to you and your preferences. Tricia and I went shopping together so she could pick out things Emily would like and I did the same for Zach and my parents.

Here’s what we did for salty snacks.

This is our sweet and sour snack pile.

Of course, you need Wet Ones and gum after eating all that junk.

We purchased an array of gift cards too.

To keep the gift cards safe, I placed them in gift card holders before adding them to the caddies. I had cute purses for the girls and more masculine looking holders for the boys.

The Road Trip Bingo cards were found in the dollar section of Target. Tricia printed the other games from online. Make sure to add a pen to everyone’s caddy so they have something to write with.

I then simply filled up the caddies with the goodies we had bought for each person.

Make sure to print the labels on cardstock and grab your scissors, ribbon and hole punch while you’re at it.

Cut out the individual labels and punch a hole in them with the hole punch.

I added a circle for you so you know exactly where to cut.

If you want to, flip the label over and write the name and a message for the person receiving the basket.

Next, cut a piece of curly ribbon and thread it through the hole you just punched.

Lastly, attach the ribbon to the caddy and curl up your ribbon.

And there you have it, my Road Trip Gift Basket Idea!

This Road Trip Gift Basket Idea is the perfect care package to send your kids, parents, boyfriend, girlfriend or significant other with on their road trip adventure. Make one today for someone special and they’ll be thanking you all along their travels.

 

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