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Creating Self-Reliant Kids

Emergency ID Cards Free Template to Download

March 26, 2023 By Tom Myles 4 Comments

free emergecy id card template

Learn how to make emergency ID cards for your family when emergency situations occur. Here is a free-to-download template of ID Cards!

Filed Under: EDC/Bug Out/72 hour kit, Prepping for Kids Tagged With: emergency bags for kids, emergency id cards, photo cards

Best 20+ Survival Books for Kids

March 15, 2023 By Emily Mendel 14 Comments

20+ 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

Top 27 wilderness survival books for kids of all ages! Read these reviews and find the best survival book for your children this year!

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids Tagged With: survival books for kids

DIY Pill Bottle Firestarters

March 15, 2023 By Tom Myles 1 Comment

Mom with a PREP | Get Your Kids Involved! Make Pill Bottle Firestarters this weekend! Simple and quick way to teach your kids about PREParedness!

One of the best things that you can do for your kids is to teach them to be more self-reliant and knowledgeable about their own survival at an early age. Make it a part of everything that you do and it won’t seem like such a weird concept. Each week, we tackle one skill, one […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids, EDC/Bug Out/72 hour kit, fire, Prepping for Kids Tagged With: backpacks, emergency kits, emergency preparedness, fire starters, first aid kits, money, sewing kits

DIY First Period Emergency Kit for Girls

March 1, 2023 By Mike Lucero 5 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 ...

This list of essential products for the period will keep your girls safe! Learn how to create a DIY emergency period kit for your girls.

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

How to Make an Emergency Survival Kit for Kids at School?

February 14, 2023 By Emily Mendel 30 Comments

Kids Emergency Survival Packs for Kids at School | {Mom with a Prep}

One of our biggest concerns with having our kids at school, as folks focused on preparedness living, is that we won’t be there in a time of crisis to help them out. So it’s especially important to prepare our children the best that we can, above and beyond what the school is able to do […]

Filed Under: EDC/Bug Out/72 hour kit, Prepping for Kids Tagged With: active shooter, emergency preparedness, emergency survival kit, school, school children, school lock downs, severe weather, weather preparedness

Teach Your Kids 10 Tool Safety Tips

February 7, 2023 By Emily Mendel 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, but it also 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 […]

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

Light It Up with Duct Tape for Your Emergency Bag

October 20, 2022 By Tom Myles 7 Comments

Light it Up with Duct Tape {Mom with a Prep}

Learn how to make a lighter duct tape using affordable supplies and only a couple of minutes. Light up your duct tape for your emergency bag.

Filed Under: Preparedness, Prepping for Kids Tagged With: 72 hour kit, bic, bug out bag, duct tape, shtf, teotwawki

Halloween Safety Tips for Your Family

September 5, 2022 By Tom Myles Leave a Comment

Halloween Safety Tips For Your Family

Don’t get tricked this Halloween. Follow these Halloween Safety tips and tricks from Mom with a PREP for a safe and fun candy night. I was a child of the seventies when it came to trick or treating. The stories spread fast and wide about people putting razor blades and needles into candy, and the […]

Filed Under: Creating Self-Reliant Kids Tagged With: halloween, safety, safety tips

Can Parents Help Their Children with Homework?

July 14, 2022 By Mike Lucero Leave a Comment

You cannot put a price on the continuous help with homework that a parent offers to their child. Parents help children with many things, and their academic workload is often one of them. This is a responsibility of a parent – to support the learning process of their child. When your child struggles with homework, […]

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How to Make a Knot-Tying & Paracord Bracelets

June 4, 2022 By Mike Lucero Leave a Comment

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

Take moments to integrate preparedness skills with your kids. Learn how to make a paracord bracelet and a knot tying with these tutorials.

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

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