Many health care providers and other essential personnel are having to wear masks that go over their ears for extended periods of time right now. Ear savers (also called face mask adapters) can help relieve the strain and wearing on their ears. These require only a few materials and are relatively quick to make. If you have the resources to do so, you may want to check and see if your local first responders, other medical professionals, or anyone in your community who has to wear masks frequently is looking for donations. Make sure to check with whomever you're hoping to donate these to first, though, as some groups may have specific needs that these will not fill.
Mary the pirate octopus serving as quality control.
Materials:
*Sturdy ribbon
*Sewing needle
*Thread
*Large buttons
Directions:
*Cut off a length of ribbon that is about 5" long.
*Fold the raw edges over by about 1/4" and hem.
*Sew buttons onto the ends of the ribbon. I sewed through each hole three times on the four holed buttons and four times through each two holed button. If you have a mask handy, you can use a person or a plush toy with a reasonably large head to make sure that the ear saver will hold up to strain.
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