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Beeswax Candle Making & Suppliers

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Beeswax candles burn cleaner, smell sweeter and burn longer. Another benefit is that beeswax candles actually helps get rid of allergens because they emit negatively charged ions.

If the soot created from paraffin triggers allergies, you might want to try beeswax instead. Because beeswax smells so good naturally, it’s not necessary to add fragrances.

Making Rolled Beeswax Candles

Children can safely help make rolled beeswax candles out of honeycomb sheets because they don’t need to be heated on the stove. They do need to be warmed a little with a blow dryer if you’re in a cold environment. If the beeswax sheets are cold, they could get stiff and break.

Then you simply place a cotton wick across the length of one end of the beeswax sheet and roll tightly! Rolled beeswax candles are beautiful and they’re a lot of fun to create. You can buy the sheets in any color you like and some of them even have sparkles added.

On the other hand, there’s nothing like a natural yellow beeswax candle with no chemicals or dyes added. If you’re interested in making your own beeswax candles, here a few suppliers who specialize in beeswax. Some of them have beginner candle making kits to help get you started.

Busy Bee Candle Supply,  Betterbee , Blossomland and  Brushy Mountain Bee Farm

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Hanukkah Unit Studies for Kids

Learning about Hanukkah is important for people of all faiths as a reminder that December isn’t just about Christmas and that their are many other important holidays that happen during this time. Hanukkah unit studies can give you ideas for incorporating the holiday into your holiday studies that happen in December, or to use at home for learning about people of different faiths.

Homeschool Superfreak has a lot of basic ideas for how to build a Hanukkah unit study, as well as FAQs about what Hanukkah is and why it is celebrated. This list is a good stargint point but doesn’t include all the details you’ll need. For example it says you can play the dreidel game but doesn’t explain how to do that or why it’s important. (If you need that information, this post from Mama Smiles is a good source.)

Teachers Pay Teachers has lots of great lesson plans and activities if you’re willing to pay a little bit to get some good content. Two I really like are this Hanukkah PowerPoint presentation from Shelia Melton, which provides a good overview of traditions, food and the history of Hanukkah; and a virtual field trip to Jerusalem from MagiCore, which includes lots of videos showing the city and activities like playing dreidel, drawing a menorah and making latkes. It’s a Google Drive folder and also includes writing activities and more for kids in second to fifth grade.

Kids Activities Blog has some simple printables with facts about Hanukkah and things kids can color in like a Star of David, sufganiyots (jelly doughnuts) and a menorah. These are great for learning the basics.

Homeschool Giveaways has a printable ebook about Hanukkah complete with questions kids can answer after they read. This would be a good one for older kids with good reading comprehension.

NurtureStore’s Hanukkah unit study includes a printable mini book, tons of crafts, as well as math and writing activities. I love the dominoes game that’s part of the unit.

And check out our previous posts for more Hanukkah crafts and learning activities!