8 Candles For Your Christmas Decorating

The holiday season is just around the corner, and what better way to get into the spirit of Christmas than by crafting your own festive candles? With these 8 candle decor ideas, you can add a perfect touch to your holiday decorating and even give them as gifts to your loved ones. Whether you’re a seasoned DIYer or a beginner, these projects are easy and quick to make, and they are sure to put you in the holiday spirit.

There are many ways to make Christmas candles, from scratch or decorating a ready-made store candle. If you’re on a budget, you can find affordable candles at discount stores like Dollar Tree, and then use your creativity to turn them into beautiful Christmas decor. For example, you could use glitter or spray paint to add a touch of sparkle to a plain white candle, or wrap a ribbon around the candle for a simple and elegant look.

Another great option is to use a mason jar as a candle holder. Mason jars are affordable and versatile, and they can be decorated in many ways to suit your Christmas theme. You could fill the jar with pine cones, berries, or other festive items and then place a candle inside for a cozy and rustic look. Alternatively, you could paint the jar in red or green and add some Christmas stencils or stickers for a more traditional holiday vibe.

To add some scent to your Christmas candles, you can use Christmas-scented essential oils, such as cinnamon, peppermint, or orange. These oils will not only create a cozy and inviting atmosphere but also have many health benefits, such as reducing stress and boosting your mood.

1- Advent Candle from The Yellow Bliss Road

2- Handmade Holidays Christmas Candle from Eileen Hull

3- Rosemary Candles from Umelecky

4- Glitter Dipped Christmas Candles from Create Craft Love

5- Snow Candles from Reckless Glamour

6- White Christmas Luminaries from Ginger Snap Crafts

7- Easy Cranberry Candle from Better Home and Garden

8- Christmas Township Candle Jar from Shabby Art Boutique

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Human brains are pretty amazing, allowing us to think, feel, create, communicate, move and more. But humans aren’t the only animals with cool brains, as Crab Museum explains in the book The No-Brainer Brain Explainer (illustrated by Bruno Valasse).

This book, aimed at kids in grades 1-4, is colorful and silly but also educational about how brains actually work, with billions of neurons sending electrical and chemical signals around the body.

“Everything we think, feel and experience comes from an electrical relay race, with neurons passing chemical batons to each other,” the book says. “The constant chatter of billions of brain cells creates your entire world.”

The book compares the brains of mammals to those of crabs (the book is “written” by a crab after all) and notes that crabs have fewer neurons and of course are much smaller, but they have separate parts of their brains that control their eyes and their legs. Crabs are also capable of remembering things, using tools and solving puzzles.

Some animals’ brains allow them to know more about their world in different ways from humans, such as spiders being sensitive to vibrations in their webs and catfish having an amazing sense of taste, with taste sensors all over their bodies.

It notes that 95 percent of brain activity goes toward things we do unconsciously, like breathing, walking and catching a ball flying toward us. It also talks about dreams, memory, how our emotions try to predict the future, where brains came from and fun facts about brains. For example, did you know a sperm whale is believed to have the biggest brain of any creature that’s even lived? Their brains weigh 18 pounds, compared to just 2.5 pounds for humans.

Information on what creatures have the smallest brains, the toughest brains, the most brains and those who actually eat their own brains will delight kids (and maybe gross them out a little bit). They’ll also enjoy learning about the mycelium network of fungi, which is like a brain without a body, and slime molds, which are like a brain without a brain.

It ends talking about why human brains are so special because we’ve found ways to work together, communicate and build communities on a scale bigger than any other animal.

Kids and adults alike will enjoy this colorful, silly and informational book about brains!

About the book: 64 pages, hardcover. Published 2026 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail price $19.99.

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