O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For Thou art blessed unto ages of ages.



Amen



Friday, October 16, 2009

First Aid Activity Day

Today I hosted our October activity day for Home Grown.  I had been waiting to complete this committment for a few weeks now.  Boy, it had been on by mind...25+ kids under one small house, a wet and muddy backyard....yikes!

Fortuanately these kids are awesome and their moms are so so great.  What a great group of moms we have met through Home Grown.  A tiny little group starting out with just a handful of new home schooling moms interested in the same goal...giving our kids joy in learning and exploring their world.  Though there has been many changes since the core group 6-7 years ago, but the common thread between our families continues to be respect and admiration for each family. 

Anyway, the main reason to post today was to document the success of the lesson.  Each family brought a sketch of their home, their first aid supply kits, and a predone check off list of the standard supplies for a good kit.

The kids did good.  We touched on various areas and did lots of role playing.  This was their favorite part, I'm sure.

~  The basics of First Aid
  • what to do incase of an emergency
  • looking for clues
  • using what you have to deal with an emergency
  • assigning a leader
  • remaining calm
  • getting help
~  What should be in a First Aid Kit and how do we use the supplies
  • went through a kit
  • discussed each item
~  First Aid
  • putting on a sling
  • checking for a pulse
  • stopping a bleed
  • checking for infections
~  Stop, Drop, and Roll
~  Fire safety and knowing your exit routes and meeting place
~  Using fire extinguiser

There was lots of socializing and catching up between the moms; we really don't get together as much as we use too.  There was lots to catch up on.

It was a great afternoon and I am even happier that there wasn't a HUGE mess to clean up.  A successful meeting for sure.

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