Earthquake Kit

Julian's school asked us to make an earthquake kit to keep at school. This is certainly not in my 'raised in NY' vocabulary, so needless to say, I was a bit flabbergasted by the task. 

Here is a list of things the requested in a Ziplock bag.


(2) Granola Bars
(1) Bottle of Water

(1) Extra change of clothes (t-shirt, pants, underwear, socks)

(1) Stuffed Toy / Item of Comfort

1-2 Photographs of Parents and Family

A letter from parents

Out-of-town Emergency Contact Details

My friend explained that it's really important to just think of it as worse case scenario. Like, if I was stuck on Granville Island and couldn't get across the water and Julian had to spend the night with his teachers and classmates. She said think of that as I'm prepping the bag and then just forget about it...yeah, that's real easy to do after you write a letter to your child "just in case"!