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How To Make Your Own Soy Candles

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Are you looking for a new craft to try out? Have you ever thought about making your own candles? Soy candles have become a popular choice for not only their ability to provide mood lighting but also for their ability to scent a room.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to make your own soy candles, using simple ingredients and equipment that can be found at your local craft store. Candle making can be a fun and rewarding craft, as the basic process is the same for many different designs, and the end result is a beautiful, functional piece that you can enjoy or give as a gift.

This tutorial will guide you through the process step-by-step, from selecting the appropriate materials, to melting the wax, adding fragrance and pouring the candle into a container. With just a few simple steps, you’ll be able to create a beautiful soy candle that not only looks great but also smells amazing.

And the best part? Soy candles are eco-friendly and biodegradable, making them a more sustainable and environmentally friendly option compared to traditional paraffin wax candles.

So if you’re ready to try your hand at candle making, check out this tutorial and get started on your new favorite hobby!

These tutorial shows you how to make your own soy candles using the following tutorial.  Candle making is such a fun craft to get into as their basic process is the same for many different designs. If you haven’t already tried candle making then check this tutorial out.

 

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Leaf Learning Activities for Kids

There are lots of things you can do with leaves in the classroom and at home, and fun ways to learn about leaves as they start changing color in the fall. 

Learn about different kinds of leaves and match them to their trees with this printable from Montessori Nature. It includes 10 kinds of trees and their leaves to match with. If you have those trees nearby you can also find the real leaves to match with. 

Of course if you’re going on a leaf hunt yourself, you’ll want to save some of those leaves the kids find in their own leaf collection and identification books. You can learn how to make your own from Dappled Skies and DIYs. Or turn your leaf peeping into a sticky leaf scavenger hunt with this idea from Little Pine Learners.

There are a lot of easy art activities you can do with leaves, such as the classic rubbing (check out a tutorial if you need it from Laura Radniecki), complete a picture with half a leaf and learn about symmetry (like in this post from NurtureStore) or drawn in, on and around leaves to make fun art as shown in this idea from Artful Parent. 

Make your leaves into people, paint on them or with them; there are so many possible ideas!

Trace your leaves, label them with what kinds of trees they came from, and then play a matching game like this one from Preschool Toolkit. 

Early Learning Ideas has some great printables on the parts of a tree and a leaf, the life cycle of an oak tree and leaf sorting that you can find on Teachers Pay Teachers. Or check out the leaf investigation worksheet from Turner Tots. 

Looking for more leaf fun? Check out these ideas for leaf activities that don’t use real leaves, and these that do. And let me know what your favorite way to play and learn with leaves is!

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