Crayon + Wax Candles

Candle-making may seem like quite an intricate project, but crayons provide parents an easy way to complete this creative craft with their little ones at home. For this project, you’re going to need seven different kinds of supplies: crayons, wicks, Dixie cups, soy candle wax, lollipop sticks, a glue stick, and glass candle holders. First, you secure the wick at the bottom of the cup with a glue stick, and then you melt the wax in the microwave to create the color you’ve envisioned.

Key Takeaways:

• One mother decided that candle-making was a good craft project she could do with her young daughter for Valentine’s Day.
• The short list of supplies for the candles included some novel items like, Dixie cups, crayons and lollipop sticks.
• More expected items included, soy candle wax, wicks, glue stick and glass candle holders.

“To hold the wick in place and keep it straight, I rested two knives on each side of the wick.”

Read more: http://www.warmhotchocolate.com/2015/01/19/crayon-wax-candles/