My experience putting the preparedness kit together was fun me and my mom both worked on it. We both learned how important it was to have a preparedness kit. It was also hard to put it together. It was hard finding the tools we needed and essentials we needed. We now know how important it is to have a preparedness ready in case of a emergency.
The essentials you need are dry food and water. You need about a gallon per person. You need your pets food if you have a pet. You need a flashlight in case the power goes out. You need your medicine if you are taking medicine. These are the essentials you really need but you can take other things you think are important to you.
An earthquake preparedness kit can help your pet and your family survive by you saving time in having everything ready. My family became involved by helping me setup my suitcase. We have decided our meeting point is in the living room. It also helps us survive by already having our medication ready and having essentials that we know we need.