Tip #69: Make a Wellness Kit for the Winter Months at School.

With all the germs that are pasted around schools in the winter months, a school wellness kit is a good idea. That brings us to tip #69.

Tip #69: Make a Wellness Kit for the Winter Months at School.

Kids, especially adolescents, will have little complications such as hangnails or a lost contact lens can grow into a BIG DEAL! Sent your child to school with a wellness kit recommended by Dr. Kate Cronan, pediatrician and medical expert for http://www.kidhealth.org/ . Most everything will fit into a shaving bag or toiletry bag. Check with the school office for a list of exactly what is allowed with a child or in a locker.

Wellness Kit:

1. Hand sanitizer

2. Travel-pack of tissue
3. Lip balm
4. Throat lozenges

5. Breath mints

6. Band-Aids
7. Soft nail file
8. Travel-size deodorant

9. Nonperishable healthy snack (trail mix, protein bar, etc)

10. Sunscreen for field trips/recess