Don’t get tricked this Halloween. Follow these 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 only recourse […]
Creating Self-Reliant Kids
A Summer Bucket List for Kids – Preparedness Style
Take your summer bucket list for kids up a notch – preparedness style! Learn to use everyday summer activities and develop a preparedness mindset for kids! There’s 104 days of summer vacation …. and what are you going to do to fill your kids’ buckets full of memories this summer? There is always so much […]
How to Dress for Extreme Weather
I’m excited to share that I’ve written another post for The Allstate Blog on how to dress for extreme weather. Link is at the bottom of the post. And here are  few extra ideas on how to dress kids in mild to harsh weather to make sure they’re taken care of, too! Tips to help kids dress […]
8 Simple Rules for My Teenage Driver
Being prepared isn’t just about big emergencies but for everyday life, too! In fact, it’s about our everyday life that is about to change drastically in our household. You see, our oldest son is about to start driving. As a mom, I’m torn. YAY! Someone else can run the small errands or take a turn […]
Kids in the Kitchen: Pizza Bar
How do  you do a quick, easy, inexpensive, healthy lunch for a bunch of kids on the fly? A Pizza Bar! In our continuing series of Getting Our Kids in the Kitchen, we focus on teaching kids self-sufficiency skills by learning the virtues of preparing and cooking meals on their own. Not only will they […]
Make Emergency Preparedness Fun for Kids with Phineas and Ferb
I’m an advocate of introducing your children to emergency preparedness early. Not only by teaching them how to become self-sufficient with cleaning, cooking, etc., but in specific emergency preparedness matters. This weekend, my family and I finally got to sit down and watch one of our favorite shows for kids (shhh…we watch it when the […]
I Saw It for You: How I Live Now Movie Review
Typically, movies about post-societal breakdowns are geared towards grown ups, but there have been quite a few movies coming out, lately, geared to the dystopian-loving young adult crowds. This one never made it to my radar in book form or at the theater until I saw it on Netflix not long ago. Daisy is an […]
DIY Pill Bottle Firestarters
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 […]
5 Great Tips to Make Camping Out Awesome!
Like everyone, our weekends are full of running errands, DIY home projects and trying to get stuff done (plus taking the occasional nap, doncha know!) Scheduling a time down to travel some place to go camping can seem useless if you’re going to get there late at night, and have to leave the next evening […]
For the Kids: A Kid Reviews Jake & Miller’s Big Adventure
Sometimes, children have a hard time understanding the meaning of preparedness, or get scared at the thought of venturing out into the great unknown and the dangers they perceive there. Having a book that helps reinforce what we, as parents, are teaching them is a great asset. Jake & Miller’s Big Adventure by Bernie Carr […]