Supplies

  • Wax crayons
  • Tealights
  • Candle wicks
  • Glass candle holder
  • A cheese grater
  • Paper cups
  • Wooden stirrers
  • Bluetack

Pasos

  1. Choose 3 colored crayons that you'd like your candle to be.
  2. Grate 2 tea lights and put a small amount of wax in a paper cup.
  3. Microwave for 1 minute or until wax has melted.
  4. Take a glass candle holder, pour in a small amount of wax and fix the candle wax to the centre. Let cool.
  5. Chop up your first crayon and add it to the remaining grated wax in the paper cup.
  6. Microwave for 2 minutes. Stir with a wooden stirrer and microwave again for 2 minutes, or until fully melted.
  7. Using the blue tack, fix the candle holder on to its side and pour in the hot wax carefully. Let cool.
  8. While you wait, grate another two tea lights. Chop up your second crayon and add it to the grated wax in a new paper cup.
  9. Microwave for 2 minutes. Stir with a wooden stirrer and microwave again for 2 minutes, or until fully melted.
  10. Turn the candle around and pour the wax. Let cool.
  11. Grate another two tea lights. Chop up your final crayon and add it to the grated wax in a new paper cup.
  12. Microwave for 2 minutes. Stir with a wooden stirrer and microwave again for 2 minutes, or until fully melted.
  13. Stand the candle on a flat surface and pour in the remaining coloured wax. Let cool. Enjoy