Long Distance Family Gifts

Here are tons of long distance family gift ideas and miss you gifts, especially for family that live far away. These make perfect creative gifts for far away family, gifts that keep on giving, again and again! These will be sure to impress your loved ones no end, perfect whether you are looking for dad abroad gift ideas or gifts for family in different countries abroad - from letterbox family gifts to far away grandparents gift ideas, and everything in between!

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1. Best letterbox message cookie ever, ever! (so affordable!) 👈🏻

2. Cutest mixtape USB to make them a playlist (the coolest!) 👈🏻

This is such a cool interactive gift that will wow your recipient, a super practical and heartwarming gift all at the same time!

3. A hug from a mug long distance gift 👈🏻

An amazing mug that is the perfect way to tell your recipient you miss them! 

4. Send a sound message greeting card 👈🏻

This makes such a special gift, both to give and to receive through the post! 

5. Long distance friendship matching promise rings 👈🏻

These make for the most beautiful gift

6. Cute matchbox of love gift (the cutest ever!) 👈🏻

This makes such a heartwarming gift for your recipient

7. Send them a movie night box

Set up a surprise movie night from afar, with a movie night box! 

8. Send personalised colouring pages 👈🏻

This is the perfect way to surprise your recipient - these personalised colouring pages are brilliant, are made from your own personal photos and your recipient will love being able to colour themselves in! Why not send them some colouring pages of some hilarious memories you share together!

9. Order them a box of unusual foods

Food from a different culture or unusual snacks and ingredients to discover!

10. Send them a cake in a jar

The best way to send cake in the post is to send it in a jar! You could bake it yourself or order one as they are so affordable and there are so many incredible flavours to choose from! This is the perfect way to cheer up your recipient and show that you miss them, perfect for all ages!

Coffee and Biscoff cake in a jar (look how affordable!) 👈🏻

Peanut butter, oreo and chocolate cake in a jar 👈🏻

Creamy vegan red velvet cake in a jar (everything!) 👈🏻

Vegan vanilla dream layer sponge cake in a jar 👈🏻

Vegan traditional Victoria sponge layered cake in a jar 👈🏻

11. Send a clue in the post every week

You could do this to create anticipation about a surprise get together or meet up!

12. Send them these amazing personalised flying saucers 👈🏻

These make the perfect 'miss you' gift, plus are super nostalgic! They make for the perfect gift for all ages and you can tailor them perfectly to your recipient. They are perfect to send to them in the post to brighten their day!

13. A box of chocolate gemstones 👈🏻

These are incredible, crafted to look like precious stones, and really do look like the real thing! They are the best way to impress and surprise your recipient!

14. An always together special hanging ornament 👈🏻

You could even DIY one of these yourself, perfect for your recipient!

 

15. A scratch to reveal gift or message

These are so much fun - the best kind of gifts are interactive! They are a surprise within a surprise, a gift that keeps giving and the mystery only increases anticipation when it comes to revealing the gift.

16. A hilarious heat transforming mug 👈🏻

This is the gift that keeps on giving, as your recipient will get a whole new surprise when they go to use their new mug, and fill it with hot drink! This is such a funny gift that will be sure to delight your recipient no end!

17. Make them a hilarious funny photoshopped picture

Put together a hilarious photoshopped picture for your recipient that they can frame on their wall! Use PicMonkey or Photoshop, they both work perfectly for this, and create a hilarious and romantic montage of all their favourite things, favourite people and pets, favourite characters... you can have so much fun with this, you could work in funny memes and inside jokes, so it is bound to make them chuckle and smile everytime they look at it. This is such a special and funny gift they will love and treasure always and is one of the cutest DIY long distance family gift ideas!

18. Send each other pressed flowers from your area

If you live near the coast you could even send shells or pebbles, little souvenirs and objects from your area. This is a great way to help your loved ones feel close to you.

19. A pocket hug 👈🏻

20. Order them some realistic chocolate tools 👈🏻

These are absolutely amazing and incredibly convincing!

21. Order them a realistic chocolate toilet loo roll 👈🏻

A gift that is sure to make them chuckle!

22. Send a hug in a box teddy bear 👈🏻

This gift is perfect for a younger recipient and is so charming and special, it's such a wonderful little gift to unwrap!

23. A box of their favourite pick and mix sweets or candy

This gift will always be a favourite and is sure to brighten their day no end, plus it shows how well you know them as you can suit it perfectly to their tastes!

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