What is the funniest / strangest thing you ever received in a care package in OIF/OEF?

Instant Ramen - in Japan, and autumn leaves (2'x2'x2') in case I was missing the fall. I learned not to open care packages from Mom when the Marines were around, because I got ribbed for weeks.

1st tour in Iraq one of my soldiers got a blow up sheep. He was from Arkansas so that made it that much funnier. 2nd deployment One of my soldiers got grass seed and he boxed off a 2' x 3' section of land right in front of his chu planted his grass seed and took care of it. By the end of tour he had a nice little lawn growing. Everyone wanted to sit with their feet in the grass

Lotion, rubber gloves and garden magazines. I don't think anyone needed the magazines.

Summer 1988, Ft. Leonardwood MO. While in Basic, we are at the last formation of the day. Senior Drill goes to release us for the evening. He tells my platoon to stand fast. After the company leaves he comes to the front of the platoon with a care package. He calls me out and I hear my fellow recruits mumble statements to me like "Fucker, you got us in trouble." "Nice, here come the pushups." By the time I report to him he already has my package open and there in front of me is a big ol' birthday cake my Mom made and sent me. I'm thinking "Nice, the boys are gonna thank me now." 1SG commands me to face the platoon and hold my hands straight out with palms up. He rests the cake in my hands. Then he tells the platoon to file through and get themselves some cake and to make sure there not be any left for me. Best birthday cake those boys ever had.

I deployed to Okinawa Japan and my mom sends me a case of this "great new instant soup" Ramen. She also sent a box (2x2x2) of leaves because she though I'd miss the fall colors. I learned not to open care packages from her, when anyone else was around.

Mega box of about 10000+ ibuprofen. Guy was a medical supply person and randomly send to me that and some scrubs. I donated to aide station.

Astro glide Lubrication hahaha

I asked my mom to send me some postcards when I was in basic training so I could send them to a few friends... she sent me a package of postcards that i was supposed to color, and the crayons, along with the ponytail holders I had asked for. My drill sgt hemmed and hawwed a bit about letting me have them since we weren't supposed to have anything like that, but she let me have it in the end.

Now, really crazy? My ex-husband was the one receiving them... from me. I packed neon pink shower poofs at the very top (black one at the bottom), packages of pads and tampons (added a note to give them to the females in his unit after he was done being embarrassed), bright pink washcloth sprayed with my perfume, when he stopped opening his care packages in the office, I started sending them wrapped in Disney princess, glittery pink and other 'feminine' colors/designs wrapping paper. After three of those, he told me he waited to he was headed back to his chu to pick up his mail so he didn't have to take them back to his office first!!! I threatened to send him a dildo, but since he was deployed as part of division PAO, I didn't want to risk getting him in trouble if someone saw it.

Coloring Books and crayons... it was a joke from an old retired friend who always told me to "shut up and color"

Never received a Care Package, and just one letter from home telling me my grandmother had died, 6 months late.
But it was fun to see, a cake received by one of the other guys in my unit.