DIY Candle Making Tutorials

Not all candles are the same and neither are their DIY tutorials. This roundup features DIY Candle making tutorials to help get you started in candle making and to inspire those who have been making their own candles for years. We have included a variety of different candles from soy wax to beeswax and paraffin. See all the tutorials by clicking each candle tutorial below.

You can buy ready-made beeswax sheets for making rolled candles here and check out our youtube video.

Easy DIY Pineapple Candles – Happiness is Homemade

DIY Lavender Teacup Candle – A Cultivated Nest

How to Make Citronella Candles – Marty’s Musings

How to Make Your Own DIY Candles – Making It in the Mountains

Cafe Latte Candle – Craftbits

DIY Scentsy Candle – Twin Dragonfly Designs

Easy DIY Beeswax Candles – Live Simply

How to Make Miniature Ice Candles – Suzy’s Sitcom

DIY Cinnamon Candles – My Crazy Good Life

How to Make Soy Wax Candles with Essential Oils – Swoon Worthy

Cookie Cutter Floating Candles – Craftbits

DIY French Lavender Soy Candle – Over the Big Moon

Make Your Own Blueberry Basil Lemonade Citronella Mason Jar Candles – Arts & Crackers

DIY Mason Jar Apple Pie Candle – My Life from Home

Easy DIY Margarita Scented Candles – Shaken Together

The Mess-Free, Super Easy Way to Make Homemade Candles – Live Simply

DIY Homemade Candle – Life is Sweeter by Design

How to Make Essential Oil Candles – Eat Sleep Be

How to Make a Citrus Floating Candle – DIY Inspired

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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!

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