DIY Pyramid Candles! – Craft Gossip

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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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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