a small box
or container for each child (ie.
shoe box, tissue box, tea bag box, yogurt container with lid, etc.)
cotton balls
for each child
band-aids
for each child (or strips of masking tape on wax paper)
empty film
containers with snap-on lids (put small amounts of water colored
with food coloring inside)
strips of
white fabric for bandages long enough for children to tie around doll
arms, legs, etc.
crayons, pencils
& paper
What to do:
encourage
children to draw a large red ‘cross’ shape on the outside of their
first aid kit
show children
what the various parts of the kit are for (ie. colored water for
mercurochrome or iodine) -daub it onto the wound with a cotton
ball or with your finger, clean wounds with cotton balls, apply real
band-aids or make your own with masking tape and a cotton ball, wrap
bandages arounds arms and legs, etc.)
encourage
children to choose items for their own kits
