Christmas Craft: Making Beeswax Candles

Candle making is a tradition from the Old Country.  Hanging wicks and dipping them in wax until the candle is the correct consistency was something we did in art class.  Get the family together during the holiday season and teach the kids how to make beeswax candles.

Beeswax candles can be made with beeswax sheets.  True beeswax candle makers don’t use these sheets but for homemade candles, beeswax sheets are easy and safe for children to use.  The wax is pressed into sheets for use in making different shapes of candles.

Beeswax is a clean burning candle wax.  It cleans the air and removes odors as it burns.  Beeswax also melts away until almost gone.  Any that is left can be molded with more beeswax to create new candles to burn.

Before making beeswax candles, prepare by getting all of your supplies together and setting up an area to work.  To make these candles you will need:  beeswax sheets, scissors or a knife, candle wicks, a cutting board or other hard surface for cutting.  When purchasing the supplies, check to see that the wicks do not contain any lead or other chemicals.

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Christmas Party Game Ideas for Kids

What is a party without party games? Boring, right?  Why not plan on adding some fun to the party by including a few entertaining games this year.  Here are a few fun games to get the party hopping this year.

Dream Gifts – give everyone a slip of paper to write down their dream gift, if money were no object.  Put them all in a Santa hat.  Have each person draw a gift and then try to match the gift with the person who wants it.  It can be fun seeing how well they know each other.  The kids may surprise you as to what they come up with for their dream gift.

Pin the Tail Variations – there are many variations of “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” that could be played.  Use a picture of reindeer and play “Pin the Nose on Rudolph”.  Another way to play is to put Santa’s hat on his head.  You could have a package that needs a bow on top.  If you want to make it more complicated, for older kids, have a picture tree with several decorations that need to be hung on the tree.  Whoever gets the most on the tree wins.

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