First Aid Kits

Another great way to be prepared is to prepare a first aid kit. These are great to have on road trips, camping/backpacking trips, in our 72 hour kits, in the trunk of the car, in the house, etc.

BANDAGING:

*Sterile dressings to stop bleeding

*2 absorbent cloth dressings (5x9 inches)

*5 sterile gauze pads (3x3 inches)

*5 sterile gauze pads (4x4 inches)

*2 triangle bandages

*Adhesive bandages in a variety of sizes (25+)

*1 roller bandage (3 inches wide)

*1 roller bandage (4 inches wide)

*Moleskin

1 adhesive cloth tape (10 yards x 1 inch)

MEDICATION:

*Over-the-counter medicines: Tylenol, Advil, ibuprofen, aspirin (2) or other pain relievers; laxative; anti-diarrhea medication; Benadryl for allergic reactions

*Prescription medication: diabetic insulin and supplies; heart medication; asthma inhaler; antacid

TOOLS:

*2 pairs of disposable gloves

*Scissors

*1 breathing barrier (if you have children or an infant consider getting ones to fit them as well)

*Oral thermometer

*Tweezers

*Cotton tip swabs and cotton balls

*1 space blanket

*1 instant cold compress

*First aid instruction booklet

DISINFECTANT/OINTMENT:

*Cleansing agent/soap or antibiotic towelettes with disinfectant (5+ packets)

*Antibiotic ointment to prevent infection (5+ packets)

*2 hydrcortisone ointment packets

*Anti-inch medication: hydrocortisone cream

*Burn ointment and aloe vera gel

*Eye wash solution to flush the eyes

EXTRAS:

*Prepaid cell phone

*Radio with extra batteries

*Pocket knife

*Ready to eat food like granola bars

*Water purification kit

*GPS

Sources:

Red cross

WTA

About.com

Road trip activities

Car Games:

Alphabet: start with A and end with Z...find words that start with your letter on signs as you drive. Each person gets one letter per turn. First person finds their word that starts with their letter (A...Albertsons), then the next person goes (B....Block).

License plate: can you find all 50 states?

I spy: what is in your car?

Cards: old maid, crazy 8's, uno, war, etc.

Tic tac toe

Word search

Connect the dots

Hang man

20 question's

Sudoku

Toys:

Books

Dolls & barbies

Cars/trucks

Coloring books w/ colored pencils (crayons melt if you forget them in the car)

Mad Libs

Make:

Aluminum foil: see what they make. Crowns, shields, doll clothes, etc.

Pipe cleaner: creatures. What animals/shapes/objects did they come up with?

Songs:

WHEELS ON THE BUS

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Round and round, round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round

All through the town.

(Roll hands over each other)

The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish,

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"

The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish"

All through the town.

(Put arms together in front of you and

'swish' like windshield wipers)

The door on the bus goes open and shut

Open and shut, open and shut

The door on the bus goes open and shut

All through the town.

(Cover eyes with hands on 'shut' and

uncover them on 'open')

The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"

The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep"

All through the town.

(Pretend to honk horn)

The gas on the bus goes "Glunk, glunk, glunk

Glunk, glunk, glunk, glunk, glunk, glunk"

The gas on the bus goes "Glunk, glunk, glunk"

All through the town.

(Pretend to fill tank using pointer finger as gas nozzle)

The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink,

Clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink"

The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink"

All through the town.

(Pretend to put money in cash box on bus)

The baby on the bus says, "Wah, wah, wah!

Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!"

The baby on the bus says, "Wah, wah, wah!"

All through the town.

(Fisted hands in front of eyes

and rub them like baby crying)

The people on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh,

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh"

The people on the bus say, "Shh, shh, shh"

All through the town.

(Put pointer finger to mouth to 'shhh')

The mommy on the bus says, "I love you,

I love you, I love you"

The daddy on the bus says, "I love you, too"

All through the town.

(Point to self on 'I',

right hand over heart on 'love', and

point to other on 'you')

Transportation songs here

The Wiggles

Disney songs

Raffi

The Laurie Berkner Band

And for those of you who don't want to listen to children's music the entire way try these songs.