Beeswax Candles Made Simple for You and the Kids
Making Beeswax Candle Tips – Candles with the Kids
The warm illuminating glow it emits. That sweet and pleasant smell as the candle glimmers. Sigh! Few people are aware of how fun creating beeswax candles can be!
Making candles out of beeswax is a fun “hands on” activity for the little tykes. Since there is no melting of wax, the kids do not need to be near a hot stove. Beeswax candle making is a neat and tidy project with easy-to-find materials.
Making Beeswax Candles Tips - Items that You Do Need
- 8 inch by 16 inch sheets of beeswax
- Primed wick sliced for a one inch candle
- A small paring knife from your kitchen
- Flat open surface
- Lay out your sheet of beeswax
- Slice wick approximately 3/4 inches longer than wax sheet (allowing excess on both sides of candle)
Leaving available wick at each ends allows you the choice to decide which side of the candle you prefer as the top and which side the bottom.
Lay the wick on the tip of the sheet and then, after folding it on top of 1/8 of an inch of wax, proceed with rolling. The wick would be safely enclosed when you use the seam. Pushing firmly from left to right continue to roll the beeswax forward around the wick with your fingertips, making sure the beeswax is wrapped tight and straight as you go. This will be the only time at which you will place any hard pressure while you are making beeswax candle.
An alternative is if you flip over the beeswax, fold down the wax creating a 1/8 inch seam using either the counter corner or a cutting board. Whichever way works as long as you end up with a flawless seam.
Candle thickness is something you need to consider when you’re making your candle. To increase the candle’s thickness, use more beeswax. Do this by putting the additional sheet edge to edge with the original and melding the pieces together with your thumb. Rolling beeswax into a straight line can be tricky so make sure you only stop when it’s wrapped around itself completely.
With your thumbs, press the corners of the beeswax down softly upon reaching the end. Continue going along the whole length of the candle creating an invisible seam.
Choosing what you consider the best end of the candle for the top, trim the wick 1/2 above the wax. Do not forget to start from the bottom as you remove the rest of the wick.
Even if the children don’t understand the true pleasurable part, you do. Go on and don’t let anyone stop your candle from burning as brightly as your achievement—breathe in its lovely scent and take pleasure in your work! And as for your little ones? The end result — candles that your kids can proudly call their own!
The art of making candles is ancient and the things you’re about to do are practically the same things parents in the old days did. In the beginning the purpose was to create light…a critical requirement in those instances. Most, however, view making candles as a pastime. There could be a number of other reasons for it. If you recall, we’ve said before how some consider candlemaking a leisurely activity. On certain events, they could make the most spectacular of gifts. A lot of parents consider craft projects, such as making wax candles, ideal for their kids. Lastly, there’s the money-making potential to consider. There are those who learn candle making in hopes of making money from it.
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