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Irish Candles

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Shamrock CandleLooking for inspiration on candle making ideas for St. Patrick’s day or just want to check out some Irish candles? I have been having fun scoping the net and found all kinds of Celtic sorts of candles.

At Keara’s Irish Gifts you’ll find good luck candles, Irish blessing candles, shamrocks, Celtic knot holders and even a Guinness pint candle. I love the blessing and think it would make a nice sort of keepsake gift but the shamrock candle looks fun for a party.

Home Sweet Irish HomeAt the Celtic Attic there’s a “Home Sweet Irish Home” candle holder among other things. I like this one because there’s a lot of room to catch those wax drips. This candle holder is made out of resin but I could see making something similar by painting a can.

At Inspiration Peak there’s a modern looking candle with this old Irish blessing, scented with wild currant and made with palm wax.

“May you always be blessed with walls for the wind. A roof for the rain. A warm cup of tea by the fire. Laughter to cheer you. Those you love near you. And all that your heart might desire.”

 

 

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Spring Outdoor Activities for Kids

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I hope if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere that it’s getting warm enough where you live to add in some outdoor activities with the kids. It’s easy to do a lot of learning outside when the weather is nice; my daughter has a fond memory of doing long division in sidewalk chalk at her school. But if you need some more specific ideas, here are some fun and educational spring outdoor activities for kids to do at home or at school.

Gather some glass bottles, rocks and other natural materials to make a garden xylophone with these instructions from The Moments at Home. This looks so fun, and you can use this idea to make musical instruments with other objects you find around the home/classroom/playground too. 

This post from Child’s Play ABC has a lot of great outdoor learning ideas for kids, but the one I wanted to highlight is going on a rainbow scavenger hunt. Kids can collect things of different colors and see if they can make a rainbow (or just sort things by color). Check out more ideas for scavenger hunts.

Another good activity to do with things you collect from outdoors is making natural paint brushes. Get the instructions from Messy Little Monster, and of course you can test them out by painting outside, too.

Speaking of art, have you ever made paint from dandelions? (I dyed yarn with dandelions once, and it was a lot of fun.) Learn how from Little Cooks Reading Books, and then you can use your natural paintbrushes along with natural paint!

You can also paint with mud, like in this post from There’s Just One Mommy. Or make an outdoor, garden themed sensory bin with real dirt like this one from Mess for Less.

Or kids can gather materials to help them build their own nests as they learn about how birds and other animals build nests. The Crazy Outdoor Mama has a printable and post that will help.

What activities do you love to do with kids when it’s nice outside?