[You Can Make It with Everyday Items!] DIY Craft Ideas for Creating Emergency Preparedness Supplies
Disasters can strike anytime, anywhere.For those of you who feel anxious about disasters, we’ll introduce DIY emergency items you can make with things around the house.In fact, by using items like newspapers, plastic bottles, and cardboard, you can create reliable emergency gear!You can make slippers, a simple toilet, a lantern, and other items that are invaluable in an emergency.If you prepare in advance, you’ll surely be able to protect the lives of those you care about.Why not start making emergency supplies today to be ready for the unexpected?
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[You Can Make It with Everyday Items!] DIY Craft Ideas for Emergency Preparedness Supplies (11–20)
pillow
To get proper rest, you need a pillow, right? Actually, you can make a pretty solid one with just cardboard, a plastic bag, and a towel.
First, tear the cardboard into small pieces and put them into the plastic bag.
Once it reaches a comfortable firmness, tie the bag closed and wrap it with a towel—that’s it.
The feel is kind of like a buckwheat hull pillow.
It can also work as a cushion rather than a pillow.
By the way, cardboard has insulating properties, so you can even use it like a blanket.
plastic bottle shower
Here’s an idea for a PET-bottle shower that’s useful during water outages.
Making a PET-bottle shower can also help conserve water.
The method is quite simple.
First, prepare a plastic bottle and remove the cap.
Next, use an awl to make holes in the cap—imagine a showerhead as you do this.
Then fill the bottle with water, screw the cap back on, and you’re done.
By the way, dedicated attachments for making PET-bottle showers are also sold, so it might be worth looking into those as well.
Lantern
There’s a chance the power will go out during a disaster.
If that happens, you’ll need to use energy as efficiently as possible.
So here’s a simple way to make a lantern.
The process is quite simple.
First, prepare a cup and stand a flashlight upright inside it.
Next, place a plastic bottle filled with water on top of the cup.
The light will reflect through the water and illuminate a wider area.
As long as you can keep the flashlight upright, any container besides a cup will work too.
Newspaper slippers
Let me introduce an item that can protect you: newspaper slippers.
This is an idea for folding a newspaper to make simple, improvised slippers.
You might wonder why you’d make slippers, but they can be very useful in an emergency.
After disasters like earthquakes, there’s a high chance that glass and other debris will be scattered on the ground.
In times like that, having slippers can protect the soles of your feet.
If you have something like thick paper or cardboard, insert it inside to increase durability.
PET bottle water filter
Water is essential for human life.
In Japan, drinkable water comes out of taps everywhere, so most people don’t have trouble getting it.
However, during disasters, you may not be able to obtain clean drinking water.
To prepare for such situations, remember how to make a plastic-bottle water filter.
The method involves setting gravel and cloth inside a plastic bottle.
It’s a simple structure, but it filters effectively.
That said, filtration alone isn’t enough to ensure safety, so don’t forget to boil the water as well.
solid fuel
Do you have any solid fuel at home? Solid fuel refers to items made by solidifying liquid fuel.
Because it’s solid, it’s easy to carry and simple to store.
You’ve probably seen it used for activities like camping.
In fact, there’s a way to make that solid fuel yourself—and you can even make it from waste oil.
If you prepare some in advance, it might come in handy in an emergency.
Just note that it can deteriorate if stored for a long time, so keep that in mind.
[Make it with everyday items!] DIY emergency preparedness craft ideas (21–30)
cardboard table
In the event of a disaster, you may have to live in an evacuation shelter.
If there isn’t a personal table available at the shelter, you can make one out of cardboard.
You’ll need three boxes.
Take two boxes and fold the open flaps inward.
Secure the two boxes together with packing tape.
It will function as a table as is, but use the third box for reinforcement.
Flatten the reinforcing box, place it on top of the table, and tape it down.
Now you have a sturdy cardboard table.
