DIY Coffee Bean Candle – Smells Amazing

This project uses Basic Candle Making Instructions.

Making your own coffee bean candles is a fun and easy project that can be completed in no time. This project is perfect for coffee lovers who want to enjoy the rich, aromatic scent of coffee in their home.

To start this project, you will need some coffee beans, candle making supplies, wax, a mold, and a wick. You can use any type of coffee beans that you like, as long as they are dry and free from any oils or moisture.

The first step is to prepare your mold by cleaning and drying it thoroughly. You can use any type of mold that you like, such as a glass jar, a tin can, or a silicone mold. Next, you will need to attach the wick to the bottom of the mold using a wick sticker or hot glue.

Once your mold is prepared, you can start adding the coffee beans to the bottom of the mold. You should add enough coffee beans to cover the bottom of the mold, but not so many that they fill the mold completely. Next, you will need to melt your wax according to the instructions on your candle making supplies. Once your wax is melted, you can slowly pour it into the mold over the coffee beans.

Be sure to pour the wax slowly and evenly to avoid any air pockets or bubbles in the finished candle. Once you have poured the wax into the mold, you can let it cool and harden for several hours. As the wax cools, the coffee beans will become embedded in the wax, creating a beautiful, textured finish.

After the candle has cooled and hardened completely, you can trim the wick to the desired length and light your new coffee bean candle. You can also add coffee-scented fragrance oil to the wax before pouring it into the mold for an extra-rich aroma.

One important thing to keep in mind is to only add the coffee beans to the bottom of the candle. If the beans are placed too high up in the candle, they may smoke or catch fire when the candle is lit. Also, be sure to never burn the candle below the coffee beans, as this could cause the beans to catch fire.

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Of course building a paper town doesn’t have to include a geometry lesson (they also calculated the volume of their buildings) but it is a fun way to get kids to express their creativity by decorating the buildings and talking about the things they would want to include in their own town.

Putting buildings together is a test of fine-motor skills, and if kids are working on a town together they’ll need to negotiate what goes where and why.

Get started with the house printables from Kids Activities Blog. They’ve got a “plain” roof house and a “fancy” roof house to choose from. Just print, color, cut out and assemble.

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Brother has printable skyscrapers, cars, people, trees and lights (shown above) that are meant to be printed in color buy you can do them in black and white so kids can color them in if you want.

Printablee has another colorized set of paper buildings including different kinds of houses and something that maybe looks like a church or school.

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[Photo: Brother]

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