Playful Preparedness by Tim Young

Author:Tim Young
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: games, kids, survival, teaching
Publisher: Small Farm Nation
Published: 2015-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

How to Play

Tell your children it’s time to get a drink of water. Go to the faucet, but pretend with them that it doesn’t work. Hypothesize with your children about reasons why the water might not work such as, the electricity is out or there is a broken pipe. Say that you are very thirsty, but you can’t get water from the usual source. Ask your children where else you might be able to get some water to drink.

Explain that you will have to go outside to look for water. If they can, let them lead the way to a water source. Discuss the different sources that are available to you such as ponds, streams, puddles, rain barrels, etc. Ask them if they think it’s safe to drink water directly out of these places. Explain how the water could be contaminated with bacteria from the soil or animals, which would make the children sick.

Tell them that you know some “magic” ways to make water safe to drink. There are many ways and each time you play this game you may want to demonstrate another method.

Follow these steps for the various methods:

Boil it

Collect some water in a cup. Pour it through a filtering cloth, such as a bandana, into a pot. Put the pot on the stove or hang it over a fire and boil the water for one minute. When the water cools it will be safe to drink.

Use a Water Purification Tool

Follow the manufacturer’s directions for the tool you are using.

Chemical Treatment

Follow the manufacturer’s directions for the chemical treatment you choose.

Solar Purify

After pre-filtering water through a cloth, fill a clean, clear two-liter bottle. Place it outside in full sun for a day as described in Start Prepping!, and the sun will purify it.

After you have demonstrated the method, allow the children to take part the next time at whatever level they are capable of.

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