5 Candle Displays That Anyone Can Make

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The holiday season is a time for warmth, joy, and the cozy glow of candles. Whether you’re hosting a festive dinner party or simply looking for ways to add some holiday cheer to your home, displaying candles in a decorative manner is a wonderful way to create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

This Christmas roundup is a curated collection of some of the most creative and beautiful candle displays that are perfect for any holiday occasion. From elegant and traditional to modern and whimsical, there is something for every style and taste.

The displays showcase how candles can be used to create a focal point on your Christmas table, coffee table, or mantelpiece. Some of the ideas include using natural elements such as pinecones, holly, and berries to add a festive touch to your candles, while others feature unique and creative ways to display candles, such as using vintage lanterns or repurposing wine bottles.

What’s great about these candle displays is that they can be easily customized to suit your personal style and taste. You can mix and match different elements to create a unique and personalized display that reflects your individuality.

Not only do these candle displays look beautiful, but they also create a cozy and warm atmosphere that is perfect for the holiday season. Whether you’re spending time with family and friends or simply enjoying a quiet night in, the soft glow of candlelight is sure to create a relaxing and inviting ambiance.

Mixture of candles on a cake plate make a lovely display.

Glue dried leaves onto glassware to create this natural effect.

This wood box of candles creates a lovely effect.

Display candles in concrete pillars for a dramatic modern effect. (More Concrete Candle Ideas)

Epsom Salt Candle Display on a bed of Epsom Salts. Perfect for a Winter Christmas table.

In our continuing exploration of lesser known holidays, let’s take a look at Terry Fox Day, which is probably one you know if you’re Canadian.

Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete who had a leg amputated at age 18 because of cancer and then did a cross-country run to raise awareness and funding for cancer research. He was born July 28, 1958, and the first Monday in August is celebrated as Terry Fox Day in Manitoba.

Fox is considered a kind of folk hero in Canada despite the difficulties of traveling across Canada on foot (no one on his team spoke French, for example, the weather was often bad and cars would force him off the road) and the low number of donations at the beginning of his run. He ultimately had to end his run after 143 days and 3,339 miles, or 5,373 km, because his cancer had returned and spread to his lungs, but he raised $1.7 million, and a telethon a week after he ended his run raised $10.5 million.

Check out some Terry Fox quotes collected by My Little Desire. You can learn more in this video from CBC Kids, and listen to the Terry Fox song illustrated by a first grade class.

Twinkl has a bunch of Terry Fox related activities in both English and French, including an activity pack with a maze and word search, a coring challenge, a fact sheet and coloring page.

Most of the resources I could find were at Teachers Pay Teachers, but you can learn more about the activity pack for grades 1-3 that Mrs. Bremer’s Class has made, which tells his story and has kids write things they learned and discuss why they think he is a hero.

Creative Classroom Core has a few paid resources include writing activities, reading comprehension and a Terry Fox fact book.

That Fun Reading Teacher has a K-2 singalong with a differentiated reader and activity to teach kids about him.

You can also celebrate Terry Fox Day by talking about what makes a person a hero and who the kids in your home or classroom think of as heroes. And if you’re Canadian, there are Terry Fox runs in more than 650 communities in September, so you can make plans to participate or cheer on the runners to remember his legacy.

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