A Spark-ling First Aid Kit

We are now many years from the time when I was a Brownie (and Guide, and Pathfinder), and when I was a Brownie, we made small first aid kits out of a film canister.  No one, now, uses film canisters.  So what to do when you want to make a small first aid kit with Sparks, so they can clean an dress small wounds, but not break the bank with expensive cases?

Two worlds - soap box.

So we started by putting a band-aid on the outside of the box and writing our names on it.  

Then we filled it together, talking about each and every thing that we added.

So here's the list of things in our first-aid kit for those who would like to try their own hand(s) at these -

-travel sized bottle of hand sanitizer

-two cotton balls

-small candy

-one 2" square of gauze

-two four inch lengths of first aid tape wrapped around a straw

-three q-tips

-six band-aids (of varied sizes)

-two butterfly bandages, for larger wounds

-a small pot of ointment (polysporin)

That little paint pot was awesome.  I bought from the dollar store these six little paint pots that were all stuck together on the same long stick of plastic, then I cut them apart from each other and added a small bit of polysporin to each one.  It's great because it's small enough to fit in the first aid kit, and seals easily, even with a five year old trying it herself!

The most expensive two items in the kit were the 2" gauze squares and the polysporin.  Between our eleven Sparks, we used a whole small tube of polysporin.

Then we practised cleaning small cuts on some small dollies that I brought with me.

Band-Aids and Handwashing

This week my coleader and I tackled handwashing, wound tending and how to put on a band-aid.

We started by having all our little Sparks wash their hands for the right amount of time.  We used a version of "twinkle twinkle".

Twinkle twinkle little star

Look how clean my two hands are

Soap and water rub a dub

Scrub scrub scrub scrub scrub scrub scrub

Twinkle twinkle little star

Look how clean my two hands are.

The girls then were able to practice cleaning a wound, putting on Polysporin and then a band-aid.  Being always careful to not touch the pad in the centre of the band-aid.  We had them bring stuffies from home to practice on, but the girls didn't want to put the band-aids on them, so we had them put a band-aid on my coleader's arms.  

We sang a song called twinkle twinkle little Spark, and talked about how a good night's rest helps us the next day by not being a grump.

We wrapped up the night with a craft.  It's a bird.  It's a plane!  It's band-aid man!