DIY Recycled Tin Can Emergency Candles

With the stormy weather we’ve been having lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about emergency preparedness. Besides ice, snow, and strong winds, storms have the tendency to knock down power lines and cause blackouts in my area. So when I saw a few empty cat food cans on the counter, I knew exactly what to do with them: I upcycled them into emergency candles!

These little emergency candles are a great thing to add to your emergency kit in case of a blackout! Just set one on a table, light it, and it will help light up the room for hours!

DIY Recycled Tin Can Emergency Candles

Here’s what you need: (affiliate links below)

• candle wax (you can buy it, or if you have old, partially burnt candles laying around, you can melt those down instead)
• candle wicks and wick anchors
• empty tin cans
• hot glue

I used about 2-3 lbs of wax to make these four candles.

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