INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: School Supplies for Survival
It’s that time again. Kids and parents are hitting school supply stores and filling their carts with unblemished binders, unchewed pencils, and reams of notebook paper. Prices on school supplies will never be lower. Now is the time for you to think about which supplies might come in handy in your preparedness efforts. Keep an eye out for store and manufacturers coupons for even greater savings. These supplies, in particular, always come in handy.
- Binders are a great way to organize recipes using your food storage items, a SurvivalMom Binder, a Grab-n-Go Binder, school records, and much, much more.
- Sharpies and similar markers are extremely useful in 72 Hour Kits and stashed in the glove compartment of your car. If you ever need to make a quick “GET HELP!” sign, you’re ready.
- Spiral notebooks — select different colors for each topic in your preparedness research, i.e. Home Security Ideas, Practical Skills I Need to Learn, Emergency Evacuation Routes, etc. An added plus is that, unlike 3-ring binders, the pages in a spiral can never just fall out.
- Notebook dividers are essential in any binder and can be purchased for just a few cents right now.
- Zippered, 3-ring pencil cases for holding small supplies in your binders.
- Inexpensive, lightweight backpacks. Perfect for individual 72 Hour Kits and to keep in your vehicle in case you ever need to abandon it and need to carry supplies with you.
- Colored pencils, inexpensive coloring books, anything to keep kids entertained in a long car drive or evacuation. Keep these stored in your Vehicle 72 Hour Kit. I don’t recommend crayons because they make a melted mess in a hurry on hot days.
- Small pair of scissors. Keep a pair in your Vehicle Kit, a pair with your sewing or knitting supplies, a set in your desk, and anywhere else you find yourself thinking, “Now where did I put those scissors?”
After you’ve stocked up on your kids’ supplies, wander the aisles one more time, looking through the eyes of a SurvivalMom. The prices are right, so stock up!
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I get TONS of 3 ring binders (we use them in our homebased software business to track software changes for each client) and lots of lightly used backpacks at garage sales and thru' Freecycle.
Frondly, Fern
Remember, one of the most important safety tips for our kids is this:
"Drop your stuff and RUN!!!"
I learned this from a police officer. He said, "We need to teach and remind our kids that nothing they carry is worth more than their lives to parents." If you're hiking and your prescription $ 300 glasses fall off your nose, don't try to retrieve them, if it involves climbing into a ravine and down a hill. Mom and Dad will recover, trust me.
If some weird stranger is following them and they want to run, but their backpack is heavy (preventing them from running) ; RUN. And run fast. Parents will get over reimbursing the school for missing textbooks; they will NEVER get over losing a child. Drop the backpack and RUN!!!
Don't teach a child to never talk to a stranger. (Again, from a police officer.) The proper thing to teach a child is never to ACCOMPANY a stranger. Teach your kids to never go anyplace with someone they do not know. They will have to be brave enough to talk to a stranger (perhaps a cashier, a clerk, a greeter at a store) in order to ensure their safety and alert adults to their danger.
Dana,
I'm glad you found my blog! I am SO safety and security minded, just like you! That is a great tip that I hope every parent reads and teaches their children.
Lisa
Hi there Fern!
Freecycle is definitely a great resource, and if you don't get a response the first time around, wait a couple of weeks and ask again. Free is my favorite word!
Lisa
When my daughter was young, I taught her to never go anywhere with anyone who didn't know the 'code word'. The code word was actually 'I love you' in sign language. The instructions for this were on my cellphone under ICE (In Case of Emergency) so that emergency services could help her if anything happened to myself or my husband at the same time.
Great blog, BTW!
Great thoughts on taking advantage of back to school sales, Lisa! I have been thinking a lot about communicating in an emergency when we may very well not have access to our cell phones, landlines or the internet. Communicating the old fashioned way with paper and pencil may be what we need to revert to. Definitely worth utilizing these excellent sales. http://bit.ly/RROuf