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Gel Wedding and Party Candle Favors

May 1, 2008 by SandraW

 

flute gel candle

Planning a wedding or any other special event can be both exciting and stressful, but finding the perfect wedding favors can add an extra layer of stress. You want something unique and memorable, yet affordable and easy to make. That’s where these gel candle favors come in!

I stumbled upon these beautiful gel candle favors on Wedding Reception Ideas and immediately fell in love with their simplicity and elegance. The best part is, you can easily customize them to fit your theme or color scheme.

One design that caught my eye was the flutes with fall leaves. The combination of the clear gel with the autumn leaves creates a stunning visual effect. If you’re not a fan of the fall theme, you could easily swap out the leaves for other plants or flowers to match your event’s theme.

Another design that stood out to me was the fuschia orchid gel candle. This design is perfect for a summer event with its bright and cheerful colors. The simplicity of this design is what makes it so elegant and eye-catching. You could also switch out the orchid for another type of flower to match your theme.

If you’re feeling crafty, you can easily make these gel candle favors yourself. All you need are some glass containers, gel wax, wicks, and any decorations you want to add. You can find these supplies at your local craft store or online. Simply follow the instructions on the gel wax package to melt and pour the wax into the containers. Once the wax has cooled, you can add any decorations you want, such as flowers, leaves, or even small figurines.

Customizing the color of the gel wax is another way to make these favors unique. You could match the color to your event’s theme or go with a color that’s meaningful to you. Adding a scent to the gel wax is another way to personalize these favors. You could choose a scent that reminds you of your event or go with a classic scent like vanilla or lavender.

These gel candle favors are a perfect addition to any wedding, shower, or party. They are affordable, easy to make, and can be customized to fit any theme or color scheme. You can find more design inspiration and instructions on Wedding Reception Ideas or get creative and come up with your own unique designs.

I found them at Wedding Reception Ideas but they would work for almost any occasion.

The flutes with fall leaves are beautiful and you could customize it with other plants so don’t have to go with the fall theme. I love how they used red colored gel at the top of this design.

orchid candle

 

 

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Book Review: The No-Brainer Brain Explainer

Human brains are pretty amazing, allowing us to think, feel, create, communicate, move and more. But humans aren’t the only animals with cool brains, as Crab Museum explains in the book The No-Brainer Brain Explainer (illustrated by Bruno Valasse).

This book, aimed at kids in grades 1-4, is colorful and silly but also educational about how brains actually work, with billions of neurons sending electrical and chemical signals around the body.

“Everything we think, feel and experience comes from an electrical relay race, with neurons passing chemical batons to each other,” the book says. “The constant chatter of billions of brain cells creates your entire world.” 

The book compares the brains of mammals to those of crabs (the book is “written” by a crab after all) and notes that crabs have fewer neurons and of course are much smaller, but they have separate parts of their brains that control their eyes and their legs. Crabs are also capable of remembering things, using tools and solving puzzles. 

Some animals’ brains allow them to know more about their world in different ways from humans, such as spiders being sensitive to vibrations in their webs and catfish having an amazing sense of taste, with taste sensors all over their bodies. 

It notes that 95 percent of brain activity goes toward things we do unconsciously, like breathing, walking and catching a ball flying toward us. It also talks about dreams, memory, how our emotions try to predict the future, where brains came from and fun facts about brains. For example, did you know a sperm whale is believed to have the biggest brain of any creature that’s even lived? Their brains weigh 18 pounds, compared to just 2.5 pounds for humans. 

Information on what creatures have the smallest brains, the toughest brains, the most brains and those who actually eat their own brains will delight kids (and maybe gross them out a little bit). They’ll also enjoy learning about the mycelium network of fungi, which is like a brain without a body, and slime molds, which are like a brain without a brain. 

It ends talking about why human brains are so special because we’ve found ways to work together, communicate and build communities on a scale bigger than any other animal. 

Kids and adults alike will enjoy this colorful, silly and informational book about brains!

About the book: 64 pages, hardcover. Published 2026 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail price $19.99.

 

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