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DIY Period Emergency Kit for Girls You Need to Pack

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August 26, 2016 By Prepared Mom Team 9 Comments

UGH! It happened ... at school ... but thank goodness you had your own DIY Period Emergency kit to help out! Don't have one? Check out the list here ...

Emergencies aren’t just about localized weather events or job losses but can be much more personal. And what’s more personal to a girl than her period? Consider a DIY Period Emergency Kit for your preteens to have stored in her locker or backpack for just such times. I bet many of us can say that […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids, Emergency Kit Tagged With: locker kit, menstrual kit, period, puberty kit for girls, school

10 Tool Safety Tips for Kids

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September 14, 2015 By Prepared Mom Team 2 Comments

The Self-Reliant Kid: Teach Tool Safety Early...and let them use tools their whole life. Not only does it teach them valuable skills, it makes awesome bondable moments for you and them | Mom with a PREP

Teach Tool Safety Early. Not only does it teach them valuable skills, it makes awesome bondable moments for you! @ Mom with a PREP…And continue on to see the project we made this day – DIY Pumpkin Patch! Do you remember working on house or car projects with your father growing up? Were you an […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids Tagged With: fall decoration, pumpkin decoration, tool safety for kids

How to Get Emergency Lighting With Crayons

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October 18, 2013 By Prepared Mom Team 6 Comments

Have you seen this crayon hack all over the web? Setting it on fire to make light? Well, we tried it for you, and you do not have to wonder about it anymore. #hacks #crayon

I’m sure you’ve all seen the emergency crayons light idea floating over Pinterest and Facebook at some point. We decided to test it out during one of our Preparedness Friday classes, and give you an idea of how it worked for us – and if it’s something you’d even want to do for you! Instead, […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids Tagged With: crayon candle, emergency lighting, emergency preparedness, pinterest hacks

20 + Awesome Survival Books for Kids

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July 25, 2013 By Prepared Mom Team 14 Comments

20+ Awesome Survival Books for Kids from 8-15 - something to spark their adventurous spirits and educate at the same time! >> Momwithaprep.com/20-awesome-survival-books-for-kids

​Image Source: ​www.freepik.com ​Survival books in the fiction genre bring a sense of great adventure to reading for boys and girls alike. They are written with a child’s sense of adventure and allows them to picture themselves in a certain situation and imagine what they’d do, and feel they have some power over the world […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids, Library Tagged With: adventure books for boys, adventure books for kids, survival books for boys, survival books for kids, survival books for teens

10 Pretend Games to Develop Preparedness Skills in Kids

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July 22, 2013 By Prepared Mom Team 11 Comments

Develop preparedness & survival skills in your children all the while having fun playing games!

Develop preparedness & survival skills in your children all the while having fun playing games! Get started with this list and let your imagination take you further… Children learn through all sorts of ways, but one of the best reinforcers of knowledge is to put your new found skills to work in a real situation. […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids, Preparedness, Prepping for Kids Tagged With: children's activities, play, prepping for kids, survival games

Teach Your Child to Play with Fire aka 10 Fun Ways to Start a Fire with Kids

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July 19, 2013 By Prepared Mom Team 8 Comments

Caution: Extreme Parenting here: Teach Your Child to Play with Fire aka 10 Fun Ways to Start a Fire with Kids | {Mom with a Prep}

I know I heard plenty of shocked gasps coming from Readerville. Let my child play with fire? Are you crazy, woman? Don’t you know fire is dangerous? (you can see more of what crazy things we learn here!) So let’s start out with the warnings. Rules for Letting Your Children Play with Fire Club: Don’t […]

Filed Under: Camping / Hiking, Creating Self-Reliant Kids Tagged With: camping, fire starting, survival skills for kids

10 Reasons to Teach Your Kids Martial Arts

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July 2, 2013 By Prepared Mom Team 17 Comments

Mom with a PREP | 10 Reasons Why a Martial Arts Education is a Good Thing for the Prepared Kid

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Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids Tagged With: karate, martial arts, self defense, tae kwon do

Where’s Your Mommy? Emergency Contact Information for Kids on the Go

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June 13, 2013 By Prepared Mom Team 6 Comments

Emergency Contact Info for Kids on the Go - unique ways to make sure our younger ones have that info, too! {Mom with a Prep}

When we are on the go, do our young children know how to get in contact with us if they are lost? When you are on the go with your children, if they were to become separated from you, do they have a way to get in contact with you, or would a rescuer know […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids, Preparedness, Prepping for Kids Tagged With: disney, emergency contact, emergency contact information, lost children, six flags

Teachable Moments: Learning Knot-Tying & Paracord Bracelets

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May 31, 2013 By Prepared Mom Team Leave a Comment

Teachable Moments: Learning to work with Paracord and knots | {Mom with a Prep}

On Friday’s, we do a Teachable Moment for Preparedness where we all pitch in and learn a new survival skill, preparedness concept or work on a project together. It’s part of our homeschool and life skills/preparedness independent studies class. This week we’re learning how to make a Paracord Bracelet. Part of the challenge involves following […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids, Preparedness, Prepping for Kids Tagged With: animated knots, paracord bracelet, survival skill

15+ DIY Off-Grid Backyard Games for Your Family

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April 25, 2013 By Prepared Mom Team 5 Comments

15+ awesome DIY, off-grid backyard games to play -- I can't wait to try them out with my family!

15+ awesome DIY, off-grid backyard games to play — I can’t wait to try them out with my family! I had a dream the other night. The power went out. And no one cared. Except me….picture The Scream – Mom with a Prep Style! We had it happen not long ago. The power went out […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids Tagged With: backyard games, birthday party games, community, gaming, nature, outdoor games, outdoors

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