A spare pencil and sharpener, or extra pencil lead A small stapler with extra staples A pink eraser Paper clips A highlighter A flash drive Post-It notes A copy of your schedule
Band-Aids Ibuprofen or aspirin (check with your parents/school nurse) Antacid tablets Antibiotic ointment Tampons or pads
Deodorant Breath mints or gum, if permitted Perfume, cologne, or body spray Face wipes or oil pads Hand sanitizer or lotion A toothbrush or some toothpicks Chapstick
Granola bars Some dried fruits or fruit leather Some nuts or sunflower seeds Chocolate, for an occasional treat
Your parents’ work numbers Your doctor’s number Your neighbor’s numbers, in case of emergency Other important numbers
Neutral lip-gloss A small eye shadow palette Eye pencil Mascara An applicator brush
A water bottle Hair ties and bobby pins A brush or comb Spare socks and underwear Some spare cash and change A few batteries A spare phone charger
Tupperware containers Lunch boxes Small fishing tackle boxes Old toolboxes with different compartments Small make-up or pencil bag Extra back-pack
Revisit your survival kit after a few weeks of school. If there’s a stapler always available in the office for students to use, you probably don’t need to have your own in your survival kit.
Check out Pinterest for a lot of creative ideas about how to organize and decorate your kit. Alternatively, it might be fun to make your survival kit look like something else. Put it in an old First-Aid kit to make it look like one, or a Fishing tackle box. Nobody will know the difference.
Check your kit before you leave for vacation, especially. You don’t want to come back from Spring break to find a bunch of dried up or rotten stuff in your survival kit. Facial wipes and other types of pads can dry out, making them useless. Check on them regularly to make sure they’re still fresh for when you need them. Make sure you keep your caps and lids all shut, to avoid spilling or drying out any of the hand sanitizer and lotion you have in your kit.
If you’d rather, you could even keep a kit in your car, if you drive to school, or in your cubby box at school if you don’t have a locker.
