Children's Emergency Survival Kit - The Junior ReadyPack

• A complete children's survival backpack built for kids, not adults
• Junior ReadyPack includes US Coast Guard-approved food and water with a 5-year shelf life
• Hygiene items
• Weather protection
• Survival gear
• Comfort items including a stuffed bear and activity pads
• Available in 6 colors with no survival logos or branding

• Parents who want their child to have their very own emergency kit
• Age-appropriate, child-sized, and actually designed for kids
• Perfect for families building out a complete household emergency plan
• Ideal for children aged 5 and up

Organization

• 1 Child-sized backpack
• 1 Small nylon pouch

Food & Water

• 1 Food bar, 2,400 calories
• 2 Millennium food bars
• 6 Water pouches, 4.2 oz each
• 1 Children's water bottle

Light & Communication

• 1 Compact flashlight (9 LED), batteries included
• 1 Light stick
• 1 Signal whistle

Shelter & Warmth

• 1 HeatStore reflective blanket
• 1 Emergency reflective blanket
• 1 Children's green poncho
• 3 Hand warmers

First Aid

• Children's bandages

Hygiene

• 1 Toothbrush
• 1 Toothpaste
• 1 Comb
• 1 Shampoo
• 1 Soap bar
• 1 Washcloth
• 6 Wet wipes

Activities & Comfort

• 1 Stuffed bear
• 2 Activity pads
• Crayons
• Note paper
• 1 Pencil

Other

• 1 Informational insert

• Natural disasters
• Home evacuations
• Power outages
• Earthquakes
• Hurricanes
• Any emergency where your child needs their own age-appropriate kit that's ready to grab and go.

Make It Theirs!

Not included: a full three-day water supply, medications, or a change of clothes.

Consider adding:

• Water. Ready.gov, FEMA's preparedness campaign, recommends one gallon per person per day.
• Medications. The American Red Cross recommends a seven-day supply.
• A change of clothes, including socks.
• A card with family phone numbers and your out-of-town contact.
• Glasses or hearing aid batteries, if your child uses them.

Tips:

• Let your child help choose the color of their pack. When kids feel ownership over their kit they're more likely to remember it and less likely to panic when they need it.
• Practice a quick grab-and-go drill at home so your child knows exactly where their pack is and how to put it on fast. Familiarity reduces fear in the moment.
• Add a small family photo inside the front pocket. It's comforting, and it gives anyone helping your child a way to reach you.
• Talk to your child about what's in their pack and why each item is there. The CDC advises asking them what they think should go in an emergency kit and planning it with them, because being prepared and empowered can make emergencies less stressful.
• Tuck a handwritten note from you inside, something simple and reassuring. In a scary moment, a familiar voice on paper can make all the difference.
• Pair the Junior ReadyPack with a Guardian or RapidShield for complete family coverage, so every member of your household has their own kit and their own piece of the plan.

How do you help a child feel prepared for an emergency?

Most family kits are packed with adults in mind. A child handed adult-sized supplies they don't recognize can feel more unsettled, not less.

The CDC puts it plainly: getting your children to help with preparing for an emergency can teach them the basics of staying safe, and they will be prepared and empowered, which can make emergencies less stressful. Their specific advice is to ask your child what items they think should go in the kit, and plan it with them.

That confidence doesn't come from telling kids not to worry. It comes from giving them a real role in the family plan. Their own pack, their own color, their own supplies they recognize.

If an emergency happened right now, would your child know what to do, and have what they need to feel safe while you handle everything else?

The Junior ReadyPack was built around exactly that idea, because a child who feels capable in a frightening moment is the best outcome any parent can hope for.