Does your family have a fire escape plan? Better yet, have you ever practiced it? After my daughter’s 2 year old check-up, I was reading through the instruction sheet they gave me on how to keep her alive and it recommended to practice a fire escape plan. My first thought was… what is our fire […]
PREP FOR CHILDREN
3 Financial Habits Parents Need to Instill in Their Children (Before They Leave Home)
Our society on a whole has a spending problem and the sooner we can teach our children how to properly use and spend money wisely the better off they will be. Not to get all political on everyone (I like this blog to stay fairly drama-free), but after reading the following I definitely took a few […]
Jake & Miller’s Big Adventure (A Preppers Book for Kids)
A Preppers Book For Kids Jake & Miller’s Big Adventure by Bernie Carr, is marketed as “a preppers book for kids” and presents an excellent, simply-worded introduction to the idea of being prepared. When you first open the book you are greeted with a cover page that features adorable pencil doodles of camping gear, paw prints […]
Fire, Car, Pets & Kids – There’s an Emergency Kit for That!
I use to think having a 72 hour kit that included just food was the only emergency kit I needed. It wasn’t until I started preparing more (and stalking too many preparedness blogs :) that I realized there are emergency kits for EVERYTHING – even Fluffy the cat is supposed to have one! The hardest part about putting together these kits are: Figuring […]
Homemade Baby Food: Ditch the Store & Make Your Own
MAKING BABY FOOD Fun ● Easy ● Cost Effective ● Healthy We are on a tight budget so along with making my own cloth wipes, I decided to learn how to make baby food. In doing so, I have found it’s not only cost-effective, but also fun, easy and healthy. When I started I did […]
Rags to Riches: Learn to Make Your Own Cloth Wipes
I used to know EVERYTHING about being a perfect mom, but then… I HAD A BABY!!! (This is actually my sister’s baby. Isn’t he adorable?) I quickly realized I knew nothing and continue to know less each day ;) Not only are babies a TON of work, but they are EXPENSIVE too! By the time […]
A Mother’s Worst Nightmare: Teach Your Children Self-Defense with radKIDS!
What would you do if a stranger woke you up in the middle of the night with a knife to your throat and threatened that if you made a noise your family dies? Even more importantly, what would your child do? Hopefully, that is something you will NEVER have to answer. A Mother’s Worst Nightmare… There is one […]