Last week a lady at one of our local churches organized a children’s clothing exchange. What a fantastic idea! As budgets get tighter, organizing events like this is one way we can help each other with necessary expenses. It was especially brilliant planning it just before school started, helping a lot of families get some […]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 15: Prepping With Children and Infants
Episode 15: Prepping with Children and Infants Listen here! What about prepping with kids in the family? In this episode, we’re discussing some things you’ll want to stock when your preparations include children and infants. Plus some great electricity free boredom busters. Mentioned in the show: How to make dehydrated baby food Emergency Diaper Insurance […]
18 Power’s Out Sanity Saving Activities For Children (And Their Parents)
You are in the middle of eating dinner during a storm and suddenly the lights flicker and turn off. The power is out. You don’t know how long it will last, but you have kids that are starting to get worried. Either because they’re small and afraid of the dark or because they realize they […]
Top 10 Things I Learned While Earning My Karate Yellow Belt
I recently started taking a Tang Soo Do Karate class with my girls ages 8 and 11. Just last week we each earned the first rank–the fabulous yellow belt! (Yellow just happens to be one daughter’s favorite color so she’s particularly thrilled.) There were many things to learn along the way like vocabulary, and specific […]
15+ Great Preparedness Gifts for Kids From Toddler to Teen
With the holidays fast approaching, some of you may be wondering what gifts you can give the children in your life that will help them be better prepared. I’ve thought the same thing every Christmas and birthday for my own kids, so here are some age specific gift ideas for the children (or grandchildren) that […]
The Kid’s Emergency Boredom Buster Can
Here’s a fun idea for the non-foods section of your food storage. Suppose your emergency lasts longer than you expected. You’re stuck in your house without electricity or quarantined for whatever reason. What are you going to do for entertainment? Storing entertainment is not high on the preparedness list, but can be a lifesaver especially […]
Want a Fun Family Night? Stage a Mock Evacuation
Monday nights at our house are typically our Family Night (in our church it’s called Family Home Evening). We play games and spend time together and have a spiritual lesson and treats. Always treats. I love to occasionally toss in preparedness lessons or activities. Sometimes working in the garden is the activity (those nights are […]
The Technology Trap – The Logic of Un-Automating Your Kids
Guest post by Renee Bedford Note from Angela: Renee contacted me a while back and, noting our similar desire to have our kids out doing instead of plugged in to some form of electronics, she offered to write a guest post on the subject. Enjoy, and think about maybe lessening the amount of time your […]
Emergency School Backpack Survival Kit Thoughts
Suppose something catastrophic happened while your kids were at school. They are there a good part of the day, right? Unless you home school which would solve this little dilemma for you. But the majority of us send our kids off to school somewhere every weekday. We already have a plan in place with the […]
7 Special Survival and Preparedness Situations
There are a number of situations for which you may need to alter the “standard” preparedness information you read or learn. Not every piece of survival advice applies to every family or each individual, and some can even be dangerous in certain situations. Here’s a list of 7 of the more common “kinks in the […]