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DIY Pyramid Candles!

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Candles can add a cozy and warm ambiance to any room in your home. While there are many types of candles available in the market, making your own candles can be a fun and rewarding experience. Anna-Rosa at My Lifebox recently shared her tutorial on how to make pyramid candles at home. The best part? You can create a DIY cardboard mold and make as many as you want.

The materials needed for this project include paraffin wax, wicks, a double boiler, a thermometer, and a cardboard box to create the mold. Anna-Rosa’s tutorial includes detailed instructions on how to create the pyramid mold using a cardboard box. Once you have the mold, you can start melting the wax in a double boiler, and then adding the color and fragrance of your choice. Be sure to keep an eye on the temperature with a thermometer to ensure that the wax doesn’t overheat or become too cool.

Once the wax is melted and the color and fragrance are added, pour the wax into the mold and add the wick in the center. Let the wax cool and harden for several hours, and then carefully remove the pyramid candle from the mold. You can then trim the wick and decorate the pyramid candle as you wish.

One of the great things about making your own candles is that you can customize them to fit any occasion or mood. For example, you could make pyramid candles in different colors to match your decor, or add essential oils to create a soothing scent for relaxation.

In addition to being a fun and creative project, making your own candles can also be a sustainable choice. By using reusable molds and natural ingredients, you can reduce waste and minimize your carbon footprint. Plus, making your own candles is often more cost-effective than buying them from a store.

If you’re new to candle making, pyramid candles can be a great place to start. They’re simple to make, but the unique shape makes them stand out from regular candles. Plus, they make great gifts for friends and family.

Making your own candles is a great way to express your creativity and add a personal touch to your home decor. With Anna-Rosa’s tutorial on how to make pyramid candles, you’ll have a fun and rewarding project to try out at home.

Anna-Rosa at My Lifebox made these awesome pyramid candles at home! Using a DIY cardboard mold and a little patience, you can too – see how!

 

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Learn about China for Kids

China is such a big country with such a long history we can’t possibly cover it all in one blog post, but let’s get to the basics of the People’s Republic of China for kids.

China Basics

  • China is a country in East Asia and is the second-most populous nation in the world, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people. That’s 17.4 percent of the world’s population.
  • Its area is 3.7 million square miles, or almost 9.6 million square kilometers, which makes it the third largest nation by land area. It borders 14 countries: North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. It also borders Hong Kong and Macao, which are considered special administrative regions. Its land border is the longest of any country at 13,954 miles, or 22,457 km. It also has a 9,000 mile/14,500 km border on the Pacific Ocean. 
  • China has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic Era and is considered one of the cradles of civilization.
  • Gunpowder and paper, among many other things, were invented in China.
  • The country has been the People’s Republic of China since 1949 when Communists took control of the country. It is a one party socialist republic, where the leader of the Communist Party is the president.
  • Beijing is the capital but Shanghai is the largest city by population (and Chongqing is the largest by physical size).
  • The nation is 91 percent ethnically Han Chinese, and about 33 percent of the people are Buddhist.
  • Because it is so large it has many different climates, including deserts, subtropical forests, mountains, coastal and river environments, grasslands and plateaus.

Chinese National Symbols

The Chinese flag is red with a large gold star and four smaller gold stars in the upper left corner. The flag was adopted in 1949. Red represents the revolution, and the large star stands for the Chinese Communist Party. The smaller starts are for the unity of different classes of Chinese people.

The national anthem, “March of the Volunteers,” became the official national anthem in 1978. The lyrics were part of a poem written in 1934 about armies that opposed the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

There are many symbols of Chinese heritage including the Great Wall of China, Tiananmen Square and the terracotta warriors.

Chinese dragons and pandas are also considered symbols of the country, and the panda is the national animal. Plum blossoms and chrysanthemums are popular flowers. Unofficially, the red-crowned crane or Manchurian crane is the national bird.

Chinese Learning Activities for Kids

There are so many options for activities related to China, but here are a few things to get you started.

Pack More into Life has a great China unit study broken down into three days that includes crafts, food, music, folktales and more.

Mr. Donn has a great set of informative pages about ancient China, including an introduction to Confucius, Taoism, Buddhism, the major dynasties, oracle bones, cultural achievenemts and more.

Learn more about the Great Wall of China, the terracotta soldiers, and the giant panda. You can even throw a panda party with help from Red Ted Art. Or have kids build their own Great Wall of China with this activity from How Wee Learn.

Play Mahjong online or learn the basic rules of mahjong (not very basic!).

Learn about the lunar new year, make dragon crafts and snake crafts for the year of the snake (2025).

Check out more activities at Activity Village and Teachers Pay Teachers.

It’s hard to say what the national dish of China might be because it’s so large and diverse, but one you can make at home is Hot Pot. Check out the recipe from The Woks of Life. Listen to some traditional Chinese music while you eat!