New moms feel an abundance of various emotions like love, fear, and protectiveness. Yet, by the time a kid hits their "terrible twos," the only thing a mom feels is an urge to escape.
But just for a night! Moms need to experience other long-forgotten emotions like romance, tranquility, and whatever it felt like to wear a shirt that’s not completely covered in stains to retain their sanity. But in order to do this, a babysitter is in order, which elicits a whole new emotion: anxiety.
If you’re a mom, the thought of leaving the most precious thing in your life with another person, especially when some babysitters have a bad rep, is scary. Yet the same goes for someone who is babysitting — not knowing who to call or what to do in case of an emergency can be downright terrifying.
Fortunately, we have the perfect solution for everyone: A new mom can keep this Babysitter Survival Kit on hand for new babysitters, or it also makes a great gift for a babysitter. If you are a Grandma who has to watch the grandbabies regularly, just throw this kit in your bag and you are set.
This handy tool can be kept in a kitchen drawer or in a roomy purse.
Best part? You can make it yourself. All you need is a Mason jar and a few essential items…
First, whoever is making this gift needs to scout their house for some materials. For ours, we included:
- Band-Aids
- Neosporin
- Batteries
- Tissues
- Baby aspirin
- Advil (for the babysitter)
- Anti-bacterial hand sanitizer
- Candy
- Crayons
- Toy car
- String and pasta (for an arts and crafts project)
It's also wise to include a few pages of vital information:
- A Heimlich maneuver how-to
- A list of emergency contact phone numbers
- A page or two torn out of a coloring book for a kid to color on
Once all the supplies are gathered, start putting them in the Mason jar.
After all the supplies are snugly inside, it’s nice to give the jar a little flair with ribbon, stickers, a label, washi tape — whatever one fancies.
The end result will be a very cute Babysitter Survival Kit!
Mom can put whatever she feels is important into the jar, she can take our suggestions or switch and sub out whatever items she wants.
The important thing is to remember to personalize it and make sure it is tailored to whomever is using it.
It’s crazy how all these little things can have a big impact in an emergency situation.
With this handy little trick, Mom can have the freedom to feel a little bit better about needing her freedom.
What would you add to this kit? Let us know in the comments.
Please SHARE if you think this is a great idea!
