When the power goes out, everything’s a little harder. When the power goes out and you’ve got little kids bouncing off the walls? It’s a whole different beast. The good news: surviving a blackout with kids doesn’t require perfection. You just need a little foresight and a focus on what actually matters: keeping them (and…
When you’re stuck somewhere like an evacuation center, a shelter, a hotel, even your in-laws’… boredom can turn a bad situation into an unbearable one. Games are a simple, tiny thing you can pack that help with morale, connection, and passing the time without screens. Especially with little ones. But you don’t need to default…
You don’t need to love sewing to be glad you fixed your kid’s backpack strap before it fully gave out or patched a hole in your only warm hoodie. You just need the bare minimum of skills (and gear) and the ability to tolerate about ten minutes of annoyance. Here’s how. Assemble a survival stitch…
There’s a very specific type of person who gets excited about MREs. You are probably not that person. And that’s fine ’cause unless you’re in a field tent or deeply into freeze-dried YouTube reviews, you don’t need military rations to be prepared. The goal isn’t to build a bunker pantry. The goal is to not…
Prepping with kids can feel like an impossible balance: either you’re spiraling into worst-case scenarios or tossing a juice box into a backpack and hoping for the best. Good news: it doesn’t hafta to be like that. Real prepping with kids can be about tiny, doable habits that make everyone a little safer without stressing…