Candle-Making with Papa

We had a bunch of old dilapidated candles.

Here is Josh grinding up the candles.

 

These were the two "main flavors" added to the mix.

Basically, Josh took two whole candles, and stuck them in a jar.  Around the outsides he had the girls fill in the jars with the above shavings.

Shalom chose the orange and some white candle shavings.

Ruth chose green and white, with some orange added.  You notice her candles are red...there is also some red shavings in the bottom of the jar.  Shalom chose two purple candles, and the bottom of her jar also had purple shavings.

Ruth adding green.

Now she is topping her candle off with white shavings.

Shalom adds some green.

 Ruth's "homemade" candle.

 Shalom's "homemade" candle.

Shalom shows off her handiwork...and her cute smile!

Ruth shows off her handiwork.

Voila!  Homemade candles.  The one on the left is Ruth's and the one on the right is Shalom's.

Lesson learned:  If the wick gets too close to the side of the jar, and the jar is cold when you are lighting the candle...the glass WILL crack.