Candle Makers

Talk about a cool indoor activity. The kids have been on this kick lately making candles, and it’s really cool. The candles turn out so nicely, and they have fun, to boot. It’s invaluable to find a fun, creative activity that the kids enjoy in lieu of TV and video games. It’s not easy in today’s climate of constant screen time, we have our backs against the wall, but so far we’ve stood our ground. It doesn’t make us popular with kids all the time, but I am so fundamentally opposed to things like Wii and Xbox, I don’t even know where to begin. Talk about wasting your life and making your brain go soft.

Anyway, as usual, I digress. We have tons of spent candles that are not really useable because the wicks are inaccessible. Thick, decorative candles burn in a funny way. The kids found a way to recycle the wax, pour it into jars with wicks, and essentially create new candles. Since we have a variety of old ones, they can make them in the colors they want. It’s pretty cool, and they can do it for hours. I love to see it. They’d done this in the past, but now they’re really getting into it, and putting some serious thought into designs.

They may even become entrepreneurs, you just never know. Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to fxdx for the pic.