I am currently serving as the 2nd Counselor in the Primary Presidency in my ward. As part of my calling I get to plan quarterly activities for the primary children. After gathering ideas from websites like sugardoodle.net, I came up with this idea to teach the kids about emergency preparedness. I called it "Backpack Buddies" and the theme was "be prepared not scared." The kids were asked to bring their backpacks and as they rotated through 4 stations, they filled their backpacks with items to keep in their 72-hour kits. When they came in, we sat around a campsite and I showed them my 72-hour kit and explained the kinds of disasters we should prepare for in our area. We had a CD playing nature sounds in the background.
The first station was the activity introduction and then I taught the kids how to make a cup out of paper that will hold water. They also got a list of items that they should include in their 72-hour kit.
At the 2nd station a teacher in our primary taught basic first aid and wound care then they each got an emergency information card to fill out. They also received a packet of band-aids.
