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7 of the best baby and child first aid kits 2024
A baby and child first aid kit is a ready-prepared box or bag of everything you might need to carry out basic first aid at home. Some like to keep one at home and one in the car. There are also mini versions to fit in your bag when you’re out and about.
You may want to check the expiry date of the items in a kit as some may not last as long as you’d like.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN first aid kit
Instead of buying a kit, you could prepare your own. Here are some of the most popular items to include.
Plasters
Bandages and safety pins
Dressings
Microporous tape
Scissors
Tweezers
Antiseptic cleansing wipes
Antiseptic cream
Eyewash
Eye pad dressing
Burn gel
Instant cold pack
THE BEST BABY AND CHILD FIRST AID KITS
This list has been narrowed down to the very best with thorough research and the following considered:
Consumer reviews
Best-seller lists
Recommendations from industry experts
Award-winning products
Personal experience and the products loved by other parents.
The list is updated annually. It was last updated on 15 January 2024.
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1. LittleLife Family First Aid Kit
Contains: 25g Sudocrem®, scissors, tweezers, thermometer, vinyl gloves, nappy sacks, micropore tape, antiseptic wipes, medium and small eye pad dressings, low adherent dressing, fabric dressing strip, wound closure strips, gauze swabs, plasters, woven bandage, crepe bandage, triangular bandage, safety pins, burn gel, eye wash and ‘little star’ stickers.
Comes in an attractive bag measuring 170 x 120 x 70 mm. There is room inside to add your own items.
There is also a mini version available.
2. Reliance Medical Children’s First Aid Kit
Contains cleansing wipes, eye pad dressings, finger tubular bandage, 2 pairs of gloves, large and medium dressings, microporous tape, non-adherent dressings, plasters, gauze swabs, resuscitation face shield, safety pins, scissors and triangular bandages.
Comes in a carry case and a bracket to attach it to the wall.
3. Mini first aid Family First Aid Kit
Contains 74 pieces including wound pads, bandages, shears, adhesive Tape, burn gel sachets, 40 plasters, non-alcohol Wipes, tweezers, safety Pins and 10 bravery stickers.
The shears are paramedics' recommended shears which can cut through clothing and seat belts in case of an emergency.
As seen on Dragons’ Den.
Comes in a durable bag.
There is also a larger 116-piece kit.
4. Yellodoor baby first aid kit
65-piece kit containing medical-grade items, finger puppets for distraction and reward stickers.
Comes in a travel-size, lightweight, wipe-clean bag.
5. MediKids Monty The Monkey Kids First Aid Kit
A first aid kit which has been designed to be attractive to children as it comes in a lovely animal head-shaped bag.
Available in monkey, pig, dinosaur, giraffe and unicorn.
The bag has a wrist strap for carrying or attaching to another bag.
This is a small kit and contains 10 alcohol-free cleansing wipes, 20 washproof plasters and five bravery stickers.
6. LEWIS-PLAST 90 Piece Premium First Aid Kit
90-piece kit in a durable bag with compartments for easy access.
Contains bandages, dressings, an eye pad, eye wash, plastic forceps, gloves, a mini ice pack, 40 plasters, 18 safety pins, scissors, microporous tape and ten saline wipes.
7. Boots Children's First Aid Kit
This kit contains wound dressings, sterile wound cleansing wipes, cohesive bandage, 40 plasters, microporous tape, eye Bandage/small Bandage, eyewash, 1 pair of nitrile gloves, tweezers, instant ice pack and bravery stickers.
There is also a children's first aid guide
It comes in a zipped, wipe-clean carry bag.
These 15 toys are all popular for a reason. Babies between the ages of six and twelve months love them. And they don’t drive their parents insane. Any ones that make noise have an off switch and many also a volume control. If you are looking to save money, there is only one item included that is anywhere near the £100 mark. Ten of the toys are under £20 and five are under £10.