Candle Play

We don’t just cook in our kitchen. We play, homeschool, read, and CRAFT! This is what we did yesterday with our “adopted” grandma who is just so good at coming up with fun things to do. I think every mom needs a woman that she can call and say, “Hey…..can you come do something fun with the kids? I’ll do lunch!”

So we played with candle wax and fire (first thing every mom wants to play with! Fire!).

First we found containers and covered them with foil. And then we dripped wax into the middle so that a candle would “glue” onto it and not go floating away.

Here are the prepared pans.

Then we melted a large can of leftover wax. You could use a bunch of candle ends, digging out the wicks (with tongs, of course, not fingers).

Then pour the melted wax into the container around the candle.

Ready? Hold the container over a large basin of cold water and 1…2…3…

Take the quick plunge! Don’t worry if you get a smidge of hot wax on your hand; it cools immediately in the cold water. Besides, even though all my kids did this, I was the only one that happened to.

Pull it out and look what you get! Pour off the water and let it dry.

You could also use bigger pans and larger candles. If the cold water causes the wax to pour over the wick, just pick it off while it’s warm.

They came out so cool! What a fun and easy craft!

Here’s what a larger pan looked like:

This was a very unusual and interesting addition to our meal table last night.

Blessings,